The hidden beauty of Sta. Ana

Sta. Ana has fascinating beaches. I visited two well known beaches in Sta. Ana, one is Anguib and the other is Nangaramoan. It was a paradise, indeed. I was stunned by the hidden beauty of this beaches. My narration will only tell some of my experiences in Anguib.

You can reach this place by land or by Boat. And if your afraid of big waves i recommend you take a motorcycle from Sta. ana proper or if your up for an adventure go for the boat from san vicente port and it includes a sidetrip to the mangrove forest, a very nice mangrove forest and if you are lucky enough you'd catch a flock of birds at this place.

Anguib beach is made famous by last seasons US Survivor Palaui and Cagayan. They say this is the Boracay of the North, Anguib Beach has a powdery soft white sand and shallow waters,like Anawangin it has pine trees which compliment the beautiful beach.

First destination is the Mangrove forest park (the biggest mangrove park i been to). From here you can see a mini white sand beach in the middle of the mangrove forest and bird watching is also good here. Since the park is only accessible during high tide and it is almost getting low tide the boat man decided that we leave the place right away.

After a while, i could see a long strip of white beach waiting for me. As the boat approached the beach, i was left speechless by the sight of clear green and blue waters greeting me with the most assuring white beach in the north and I was immediately distracted by the sight of numerous colourful fish swimming around the boat.

Usually being more of an active traveller, I was looking forward to spending a few days lazing on a white sand beach, feet dangling in the water or trekking, but I was antonished by the silence of Anguib and how its beauty seemed to have calmed down my mind and body. For a while, I thought everything is good, but looking back at the sky and the different shades of clouds that is visible in the sky, I was brought back to the reality of a bad weather waiting for me at this cove.

The water in anguib is a real emerald green colour, which is complimented by deep white sand. The beaches are surrounded by some rock formations that jut out of the water, covered in patches of greenery stone. The setting is enchanting, and gives a completely different feel to the other beaches that i been. I presumed all of these beaches would be stunning and 'same, same, but different'. But as it turns out, there is no 'same, same' at all, only beautiful and different.

What more would you ask for? This is a beach bummer's haven. And if you want to stay out for some quiet time this is a perfect place,  it was like i owned this place. Such a Perfect hideaway. 

At the mangrove forest

the beachfront of Anguib where survivor immunity challenge was shoot

some of the props use for survivor

beautiful rock formation at the right end part of anguib

@ nangaramoan beach