http://tourmanilaphilippines.com/2009/09/21/taal-volcano-batangas/ Crisp sounds, colorful sights, diverse tastes, familiar smells and gritty textures. Your daily dose of Manila love. Mon, 24 May 2010 09:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://tourmanilaphilippines.com/2009/09/21/taal-volcano-batangas/comment-page-1/#comment-65587 Medz Cajanding Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:58:32 +0000 http://tourmanilaphilippines.com/?p=176#comment-65587 Batangas as the Province begins with Sto. Tomas town from Metro Manila and is only an hour or so away (except for the heavy traffic being caused by the new skyway extension project). It is Batangas City / Pier / Port which used to be 2 1/2 hours away... but with the Opening of the Star Tollway from Sto. Tomas travel time has been reduced to 1 1/2 to 2 hours. To go to Talisay, you don't have to use Star Tollway, just follow the old road and turn right at the Tanauan City junction. To get to Taal, you have to exit Star Tollway at Lipa City and turn right at the junction with the sign for Cuenca-Alitagtag-Taal. One can also use the Star Tollway all-the-way to Batangas City, turn right at the Bolbok junction and proceed to use the San Pascual-Bauan-Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita route. One can also reach Batangas via the Tagaytay-Cavite road. In the Tagaytay rotunda, you have to turn left towards the Palace in the Sky, in the vicinity of Picnic Grove, there is a right turn going down the mountain to Talisay (beaches)-Tanauan. After the San Miguel Company Conference Center, there is a left turn going to CanyonWoods / Fantasy World. If you follow that road down-the-mountain, you will reach Lemery (beaches), turn left to get to Taal-Lemery and turn right to get to Balayan-Calaca-Nasugbu-Tuy. You may also reach Lipa City / Laiya, San Juan (beaches) by following the road-to-Lucena. In Tiaong, there is a right turn to reach Padre Garcia-Rosario-Lipa City. There is another right turn in Candelaria which will bring you to San Juan (Laiya beaches) -Rosario-Ibaan-Batangas City. So Gas Up and Explore !!!! Batangas as the Province begins with Sto. Tomas town from Metro Manila and is only an hour or so away (except for the heavy traffic being caused by the new skyway extension project). It is Batangas City / Pier / Port which used to be 2 1/2 hours away… but with the Opening of the Star Tollway from Sto. Tomas travel time has been reduced to 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
To go to Talisay, you don’t have to use Star Tollway, just follow the old road and turn right at the Tanauan City junction.
To get to Taal, you have to exit Star Tollway at Lipa City and turn right at the junction with the sign for Cuenca-Alitagtag-Taal.
One can also use the Star Tollway all-the-way to Batangas City, turn right at the Bolbok junction and proceed to use the San Pascual-Bauan-Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita route.
One can also reach Batangas via the Tagaytay-Cavite road. In the Tagaytay rotunda, you have to turn left towards the Palace in the Sky, in the vicinity of Picnic Grove, there is a right turn going down the mountain to Talisay (beaches)-Tanauan.
After the San Miguel Company Conference Center, there is a left turn going to CanyonWoods / Fantasy World. If you follow that road down-the-mountain, you will reach Lemery (beaches), turn left to get to Taal-Lemery and turn right to get to Balayan-Calaca-Nasugbu-Tuy.
You may also reach Lipa City / Laiya, San Juan (beaches) by following the road-to-Lucena. In Tiaong, there is a right turn to reach Padre Garcia-Rosario-Lipa City.
There is another right turn in Candelaria which will bring you to San Juan (Laiya beaches) -Rosario-Ibaan-Batangas City.
So Gas Up and Explore !!!!

]]>