Rizal Beach: Gubat, Sorsogon

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People always asked me where is the nicest, best beach to go to in my hometown. There is actually one and best: Rizal Beach in Brgy Rizal, Gubat, Sorsogon.

Facing the Pacific Ocean, this place isn’t as developed as one might think, which is actually good in some way. Although resorts have sprouted in its vicinity (old Duana resort and new places like Vera Maris) where travellers and vacationeers can stay the night, the rawness of the place have been somewhat preserved.

To date, there is still no entrance fee to the swimming public and although there is paid parking for your vehicles, cottages can still be rented (about 500 pesos/cottage/day) on a first-come, first-served basis.

But if you’re like us, we went at around 3 pm and stayed until almost six. Thus, no need for a cottage, just for a nice relaxing dip and play on the beach.

It was heaven… and i guess this photo shows it all.

Come on over, best time to come is March to May.

[Photo Credit: Lakbay Pinay]

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sfv

OMG!!! I absolutely love this resort!!! The beach is comparable to Boracay’s incredible beach. I must say that this resort is far better than most of the resorts in that town like Vera Maris.
Sary

OMG!!! I absolutely love this place! The resort is incredible. The beach is compaable to Boracay! I must say that this place is much [MUCH] better than other resorts like the Vera Maris Resort!
ralphL

makadto aku.. daanisun! diin baya un.. kay daanisun
baby

Hi! san po ang magagandang puntahan sa gubat at bulan? Bumisita kami Gubat last week pero di namasyal, ang great grandma kasi passed away at the age of 102. Nakabalik na kami sa manila pero we really want to visit again. Gusto ko din makilala mga relatives sa Bulan.
aimee

ei there..can i ask you a favor?
if you can please take a picture of the sign that says:
Rizal Beach??
i need it for my subject kasi..
please please po..??
DOER

ps! taga rizal beach mismo ako… 6 yrs na wara ako paka uli maraming bago, naka kamiss na talaga… lalo na an dagat an mga seafoods, manamit talaga… an mga nagturuhog kaligay an bunuan namo ‘baklad’ an kuyog an manamsi… marami pang iba… an mga nag surulo tabugok… an bato ni kilat ‘corals’doon sa atubangan namo paghubas ‘lowtide’ wow! mayadman kay may proyekto an ato municipal aricultural & fisheries council of gubat’ sorsogon… matagal ko nang
pinangarap itong mga livelihood program bata pa ako. nan an tibo ‘the mangrove trees’sana tuloy tuloy na an ‘mangrove reforestation’ malaking bagay ito sa mga taga rizal beach… nagsisilbing sheild ito along the 7 kilometers long beach of gubat, sorsogon. kmuzta nga pala mga kamaganak ko ‘esmeria, estavillo, escandor, endraca, escueta, ferreras,pura,espaldon,espineda, forteza, dreo,salcedo… kmuzta rin mga ka- alumni ko sa rizal elementary school…fiesta june 24 ‘san juan bautista’ ‘ thnks again, danesller
gener

Hi Glo. Was finally able to visit Rizal Beach last July! We stayed for 1 night in Rizal Beach Resort. The place is nice and the food is good! We also went to the Old Church in Barcelona. The stained glass decor of the church are really fantastic!
http://daragang-magayon.com Gloria

dalawa lang ang puwedeng pag-stay-han sa rizal beach: yung lumang Duana beach resort and hotel at yung bago pero maliit lang na vera maris.
ronald

Hi Ms. Glo,

im ronald of EMJ Travel may masasadguest ka po ba sa amin na maganda at comportableng resort jan sa sorsogon, para po maisama ko sa mga packages na ginagawa ko po my contact no. 410-6279/84 or 721-5141 kung may mga inquiry po kayo about travel baguio,boracay,bohol, palawan pwde po ninyo akong tawagan sa no na naibigay ko po sa inyo

salamat po
http://precyjb.multiply.com/ precy

hi ms glo, nice to know someone cares to blog about beecool.. im planning for a 2-day vacation that tentatively will be spent at Rizal beach. Can you suggest safe and serene place to stay at? thanks
http://aztig_bentedoz22yahoo.com gina

hi ms. glo im gina from manila, my clan from my father side is all bicolano’s i been there twice!!! ung house po ng lolo ko eh sa gubat sorsogon then yung time na nagbaksyon kmi fyan dun kmi nag stay sa kamag anak nmin sa
ariman mapalpit na dun yung rizal beachi i will never forget that day kasi sobra talaga akong na amaze sa beach ng rizal hindi masyadong crowded yung place relaxing po talaga and yung simoy ng hangin sobrang refreshing and
romantic!!! pati yung food sobrang sarap!!! specialy ung
kuyog tapos my ka partner na pili!!! wow okey ang sarap

kaya kau guys go na sa bicol sorsogon try our beach there
okey not only that try our food!!!

so pano back to work its me ghina
http://daragang-magayon.com Gloria

try mo yung paguriran island sa bacon din. but don’t ask me how to get there, kasi di ko rin alam. LOL!
donzki

Hello to everybody, I am also a Sorsoganon or a sorsogogueno, but haven’t discovered yet most of it’s beautiful places. I’m looking for a nice water to snorkel. Yong “Tulong gapo” kasi sa Bacon over used or abused na. The corals are mostly dead. Do you know other places particularly sa Bacon District din. Tnx.
anthony

im in the us, and looking for a lady in rizal beach name maria grenada, she a school teacher, i really want to find her, i met her in march,nut cant some thinking of her, if u can help please write
http://www.gridcrosser.blogspot.com Roel Hoang Manipon

I have written an article on Gubat, Sorsogon, and another one on the food of Gubat. To anyone interested, I have posted them in my blog and can be read at http://www.gridcrosser.blogspot.com or http://gridcrosser.blogs.friendster.com/gridcrosser.
gener

Thanks Glo! Ibig mo sabihin Batchmate tayo? hehehehehe actually 88 dapat ako, pero napasarap sa LB kaya nag extend ako ng 1 year. Siguro before end of May makapunta kami dyan Sorsogon.
http://daragang-magayon.com Gloria

gener: naga city is just three hours drive from here. kung may sarili kayong car mas convenient kasi maganda naman ang road. naku boring nga diyan sa naga!

pumunta kayo sa legazpi/albay at dito siyempre sa sorsogon. actually meron din nice beaches/island sa bacon, sorsogon.

tapos sa bulusan, sorsogon merong hot spring. bs chem ako sa UPLB batch 89. uyy puede akong tour guide, libre. he he. anyway, bilisan niyo punta at naku malapit na ang tag-ulan.
techguy

i have a picture on the same spot back in 99, i have spent 2 years of childhood there, my lola’s house was very near the church.
gener

Hi Glo! it’s me again. Can you also suggest other area of interest we can go visit during weekends? batong bato na kami sa bahay pag weekend e.
thanks
gener

Hi Glo! Actually, dito ako naka base sa Naga City but the area I cover is the entire Bicol Region, except Masbate. Maybe one of this days, we will visit Rizal beach. Mukha kasing maganda e. If you don’t mind, what year did you graduate from LB? What course?

Thanks again.
http://daragang-magayon.com Gloria Gamat

gener: yes i am from UPLB. any time of the day and week is a good time to go to rizal beach. in fact kahit gabi may nag-si-swimming dun pero siyempre u should take extra precaution. may hotel rooms for rent sa duana hotel and vera maris di ko lang alam how much rate. andun lang sila sa shore so easy to find. asan kayo stay dito sa sorsogon. if you like you can email me privately at [email protected]

eric: ha ha ha!!! yeah that’s true dami daragang magayon dito. am glad u liked my region. sure glad if you could visit Sorsogon, it’s more exotic than other parts of bicolandia. ;-D
gener

Hi! Saw your blog (Daragang Magayon) from whatsuplb, and i thought you must be from Bicol and also from UPLB. I was assigned here in Bicol by my company and since we (my wife and I – we also from UPLB) don’t know anybody from here, i decided to search the web for anybody we can connect with. Saw also your pics in Rizal Beach, can you recommend what time or day we can go there? where to stay? etc.

thanks
http://www.byahilo.com ericd001

cge. ill will inform u pag maka balik ako dyan. i love bicol so much! madaming daragang magayon! ahahaha
http://daragang-magayon.com Gloria Gamat

hindi siya black sand pero di rin white…maganda dito, halika na. let me know kung matuloy ka.
http://www.byahilo.com ericd001

glo, black sand din ba dyan> im suppsed to go there 2 weeks ago, pero kinapos na ako sa oras. hanggang albay and CamSur lng ako. but im planning to go there in sorsogon soon.