Region

Mindoro

Base in Puerto Galera (2–4 nights) for beaches, diving and nightlife; add a day‑trip to Calapan or San Teodoro for waterfalls.

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Key facts · Philippines

Visa: Depends on your passport
Currency: Peso (PHP, ₱)
Language: Filipino and English
Plugs: A · B · C · 220 V
Time zone: UTC+8 all year

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Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
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Philippines ↗Typhoon season runs roughly June to November: flights and boats are cancelled at short notice; buy flexible tickets and keep a spare day.
Philippines ↗Carry pesos in small notes; many stalls, jeepneys and taxis are cash-only.

Mindoro offers white‑sand beaches, coral reefs (Puerto Galera, Sabang) and interior waterfalls (Tamaraw, Tukuran). Stay in Puerto Galera for most activities and take day trips to the east or south.

Where to sleep

3 places in this region

Sleep base

Puerto GaleraCity guide
Beach and dive hub, nightlife, easy ferry access.
Best Nov–May
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CalapanCity guide
Gateway to eastern Mindoro, ferry port.
Best Dec–May
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Day trip

San TeodoroGuide: planned
Waterfalls and quiet beaches.
Page planned: listed so the region plan is complete.

Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

3 nights: Puerto Galera 3, day‑trip to San Teodoro
5 nights: Puerto Galera 4, Calapan 1 (eastern side)

Typhoon risk rises Sep‑Nov; avoid sea travel in storms.
Roads can be narrow, steep and winding; drive cautiously.

Day-trips door to door

To	From	Door-to-door p50	Last return	Note
Tamaraw Falls	San Teodoro	30 min	unknown	Short drive, swim in pools.
Calapan	Puerto Galera	90 min	unknown	Ferry + road, explore market and museum.
Lubang Islands	Puerto Galera	180 min	unknown	Ferry, check schedule; remote beaches.

Bags between cities

Luggage forwarding between towns is uncommon; arrange with hotels or local operators if needed.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

Only good-now countries

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Country	JJan	FFeb	MMar	AApr	MMay	JJun	JJul	AAug	SSep	OOct	NNov	DDec
Puerto Galera	go	go	go	go	go	×	×	×	×	×	go	go
Calapan	go	go	go	go	go	×	×	×	×	×	×	go
Philippines (country-wide)	go	go	go	ok	ok	ok	ok	×	ok	ok	ok	go

Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Regional food

Where and when it works

Dish	Where	Timing / trap
Seafood	Puerto Galera, San Jose, Sablayan	Grilled fish, squid, shrimp; often caught same day.
Mangyan dishes	Cultural villages	Root crops, rice, native veg cooked in bamboo or banana leaves.
Adobo, sinigang, pancit	Carinderia in towns	Low‑price local meals.

Go next

Boracay

planned

Ferry from Roxas or San Jose to Caticlan, then boat

White‑sand beaches, nightlife.

Coron

Ferry or flight from San Jose

Shipwreck dives, turquoise lakes.

Batangas (Luzon)

planned

Ferry from Puerto Galera to Batangas City

Back to Manila by bus or car.

Mindoro: what we know, and what is coming

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On this page

3 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
How to split 3 or 5 nights
3 day trips with door-to-door time
Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
What to do with the big bag between beds

Coming as the guide grows

Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
A page for San Teodoro — Waterfalls and quiet beaches.

Meanwhile

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep: 2 bases
Day trips: 3, 30 min to 3 h
Nights suggested: 3–5 nights

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Photos, reading and every source

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Sources

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