Rizal Beach: Gubat, Sorsogon

Posted by Gloria Gamat on May 2nd, 2007 at Bicol, Summer Hot Spots

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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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35 Responses to “Rizal Beach: Gubat, Sorsogon”

ericd001 » May 2nd, 2007 at 10:18 am

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.

Gloria Gamat » May 2nd, 2007 at 11:33 am

hindi siya black sand pero di rin white…maganda dito, halika na. let me know kung matuloy ka.

ericd001 » May 2nd, 2007 at 2:19 pm

cge. ill will inform u pag maka balik ako dyan. i love bicol so much! madaming daragang magayon! ahahaha

gener » May 2nd, 2007 at 2:43 pm

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

Gloria Gamat » May 2nd, 2007 at 8:01 pm

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 daragangmagayon@gmail.com

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 » May 3rd, 2007 at 3:01 pm

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.

gener » May 3rd, 2007 at 3:43 pm

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

techguy » May 4th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

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.

Gloria » May 4th, 2007 at 7:15 pm

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.

gener » May 7th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

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.

Roel Hoang Manipon » June 4th, 2007 at 6:55 am

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.

anthony » June 24th, 2007 at 1:42 am

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

donzki » July 6th, 2007 at 6:54 pm

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.

Gloria » July 6th, 2007 at 7:57 pm

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

gina » August 21st, 2007 at 2:27 am

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

precy » August 25th, 2007 at 1:30 pm

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

ronald » August 29th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

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

Gloria » August 29th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

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.

gener » October 17th, 2007 at 4:46 pm

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!

DOER » November 16th, 2007 at 5:14 am

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

aimee » January 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

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..??

baby » March 13th, 2008 at 12:15 am

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.

ralphL » March 18th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

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

Sary » March 21st, 2008 at 4:48 pm

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!

sfv » March 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm

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.

roroval » March 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm

This place is very nice. everything from the staff to the beach to the enormous property is pretty amazing.

calvin » March 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 am

may cell number ba yung rizal beach? hirap macontact yung landline eh. thanks!

efren » April 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am

hi glo,
ive seen your blog so many times alredi and gustuhon ko ky proud ka sa ato lugar, taga rizal mismo ako nan
everytime i go online chinechek ko tlaga kon nano an mga bag o na news tungkol sa ato lugar, kun nano2 na insasabi lalo na sa mga magayon na spots sa ato lugar…malin ngani ako an ludog ky pag minsan diri ko mapigilan itype sa google an rizal beach nan mg imod imod sa net san mga bag o na pictures san rizal beach, malin pirmi ko gus2 imodon hehehe, kauuli ko ngani lang san nkaagi na pebrero don sa ato mlin gusto ko na naman umuli…
eniwey thanks to you for this small but great step to promote tourism sa ato magayonon na lugar…more power…efrendionedamanallo

kate » April 16th, 2008 at 5:34 am

luv d place!!!!!!! this is where i grew up. i’m here in massachussets na but i’m strongly recommending this place to everybody who wants goodtime!

Nelson Dino » June 8th, 2008 at 4:02 am

I missed terribly Gubat, I Praise & Thanks God the Lord JESUS CHRIST for having a hometown like Gubat in Sorsogon. I’ve been born and raised in this place, a simple, sleepy town of Gubat. Yes, of course Rizal, Dangkalan & Kaluyakay beach dine kami san mga barkada ko nag hang out always, inuman sumsuman always with a guitar, i have a bunch of friends they are very good musicians we sing compose songs even bicol language songs. I was born in town proper Manook St. I pray to God Jesus to Bind all the evil deeds working in Gubat like sicknesses & diseases, poverty & death. It was in dreams

Nelson Dino » June 8th, 2008 at 4:21 am

I was born there in Gubat grew up until graduating from Gubat National High School. Reminicence the place as simple, fresh, sleepy town, most children are good in academics when properly nurtured they can be very good in college. Remincence the laughter & smile of olds and young people alike of Gubat in Sorsogon. The Rizal, Dangkalan & Kaluyakay Beaches are our hang out places with my friends who are very good musicians always with guitar singing & composing songs. I Thanks & Praise God for having a hometown like Gubat. I missed the place. God bless the place & people of Gubat. Wala ng hihigit pa sa sariling Bayan!!!

Nelson Dino » June 8th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

I was born and raised in Gubat Sor. also, until I finished High School in National High . The Beaches of Rizal, Dangkalan & Kalayukay during summer is our regular hang out for picnic with exotic foods and guitar, I have bunch of friends in Gubat before they are all musically inclined skilled in guitar playing and singing. Dire pa niyo naabot an “Ugbos” sa may “Hangdawan”, a very nice place to gather “tagunhasun” kaya lang you have to walk appro. 5-6Kms.and pass through a river with strong current. Reminscence the place as simple, sleepy town, down to earth,the innocence smile & laughter of our olds & young people’s alike, the musicians in Gubat, from the family of Enaje & Esporlas atb. I Praise & thanks God for I was born in Gubat, and having as my town. There is no place like Gubat as my Hometown. God bless Gubat, Sorsogon & the people of Gubat at mga Gubatnons..

jester » August 31st, 2008 at 10:19 pm

Glo, salamat for opening this door for others to see the real beauty of Rizal Beach Resort in our hometown. Though I would like them (visitors & balikbayans) to try our timitim (timatim as others call it). This mouth watering delicious type of cassava cake that I believe can only be found in our hometown. As I recall about this type of cassava cake is they put a coconut milk on this, with pili nut on top. If you want this to be a little exotic maybe you can make a side dish of fried I forgot the name of the small fish, I think its “kuyog” or something. As I recall my Mom order this timitim with a certain tiya conching somewhere in balud or sometimes in santa ana.There is also one cassava cake that is being sold their in poblacion, the baked one with queso. If you want more info about this type of cake you can ask Tiya Conching at Gajo Store so she can redirect you. I just hope that OGA and Golden Theater is still operational. The Pansit of tiyo Vincing co. The Arroz Caldo in Sorsogon Station at JB line terminal. Johnnies hot Pandesal. The halo halo, the Bilyaran, TheChurch and many more.. It’s almost 12 years now. I hope to feel the romantic breeze of the pacific ocean again and see the majestic mount Bulusan.

kaye salazar » September 3rd, 2008 at 4:48 pm

hello everyone,

Im kaye from manila, taytay rizal, sino po ba sa inyo yung mga taga Gubat sorsogon, kasi po gusto ko lang malaman kung talagang wala pong signal ang mga cp jan sa place nyo, kasi sabi sa akin ng bf, ko wala daw signal dun, kaya hindi ako makakatext, tama po ba, taga jan po kasi sya, sa Gubat daw gano po ba kalawak ang Gubat sorsogon, malay nyo kilala nyo pala sya.kasi po mag one week na syang di nagtetext e.

SALAMAT PO SA SASAGOT NITO.

KAYE

red » September 7th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

hi kaye,

i think sinungaling ang bf mo or sa bundok sya nakatira but i guess kahit sa bundok pa sya nakatira magkakaron ng signal yung kc for sure pupunta pa rin sya sa bayan. gubat is a large area compare to other towns in sorsogon and its a second class municipality. sa mga 5th class municipality nga me tower ang globe at smart, sa gubat pa kaya. btw taga san ang bf mo at ano name nya. one more thing me internet cafe na din pala dun, so its either ayaw ka lang niya itext or ayaw lang magparamdam nun sayo.

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