Post by fots2 on Feb 24, 2023 10:02:37 GMT 8
I just returned from a one-week trip to Corregidor. There is no practical way to get from Manila to Corregidor directly so I went there via Bataan. There is a new banca service from the MAAP Terminal on Bataan to Corregidor and I gave it a try. (MAAP = Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific). I was very satisfied with the service.
Advantages of this service over others at a nearby location are: (1) a boat dock where you do not get your feet wet and easy to load/off-load your gear, (2) a big breakwater on one side which I assume results in less waves at the dock, (3) bench seats for your ass and not narrow wooden planks. (sit on an unused life vest even better), (4) at MAAP dock the trip to/from Corregidor is shorter, (5) the boat has a rain/sun roof, (6) availability of a washroom and a small convenience store at the dock and (7) cheaper in that the cost is P4k per boat with no minimum and maximum of 10 people. The boat owner also runs Corregidor day tours and goes to a resort up past the Mariveles Points. Her name is Susan Ponpon and she often advertises of the Corregidor facebook page.
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Advantages of this service over others at a nearby location are: (1) a boat dock where you do not get your feet wet and easy to load/off-load your gear, (2) a big breakwater on one side which I assume results in less waves at the dock, (3) bench seats for your ass and not narrow wooden planks. (sit on an unused life vest even better), (4) at MAAP dock the trip to/from Corregidor is shorter, (5) the boat has a rain/sun roof, (6) availability of a washroom and a small convenience store at the dock and (7) cheaper in that the cost is P4k per boat with no minimum and maximum of 10 people. The boat owner also runs Corregidor day tours and goes to a resort up past the Mariveles Points. Her name is Susan Ponpon and she often advertises of the Corregidor facebook page.
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