Bulalacao offers the best watersports selection in the Philippines because it is uniquely positioned at the southeast tip of Mindoro Island: Bulalacao enjoys both the northeast monsoon (Amihan - October to April) and the southwest monsoon (Habagat - May to September); Bulalacao's waters are flushed daily by the thrust of clear, nutrient-rich ocean currents as the Pacific Ocean forces its way through the islands of the Visayas on its journey to the South China Sea. The only thing that Bulalacao does not have today (although it soon will have) is a surfeit of watersports equipment rental service providers, so be prepared to bring your own sports gear and equipment. Bulalacao offers the best windsurfing and kiteboarding, scuba diving and snorkeling, sailing and kayaking experience in the Philippines, and during the Amihan it becomes a superb wakeboarding venue.
Windsurfing and Kiteboarding
For windsurfing and kiteboarding, Bulalacao is a bit like paradise - it is easy to be spoilt for choice. Depending on the season and the chosen beach, you have the option of on-shore or off-shore breezes, with small or large waves, in deep or shallow water - perfect for all levels of windsurfing and kiteboarding experience. The best breezes with the smallest waves will be found in Bulalacao Bay during the period from December to April but for beginners and novices, anytime of year is great in Bulalacao.
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
For scuba diving and snorkeling enthusiasts Bulalacao offers a huge variety of underwater scenery in virgin environments. Tropical corals of a million colors, fish of a thousand species and hundreds of locations to choose from, for the most rewarding scuba diving and snorkeling experience in the Philippines. About the only thing that nobody has yet uncovered while scuba diving in Bulalacao are shipwrecks - but that may be only a matter of time. If you are looking for new scuba diving or snorkeling destinations then Bulalacao should be number one on your list.
Sailing
The sailing breezes of Bulalacao are legendary and what is good for windsurfing and kiteboarding offers the sailing enthusiast the same opportunity of thoroughly enjoyable on-water travel with a thousand opportunities to photograph places that few have ever recorded on celluloid or in pixels. Plus: in Balatasan Cove, on the eastern shore of Bulalacao Bay, there is also an excellent sailing anchorage where to weather out a storm, so you can put Bulalacao on your sailing chart as a travel destination for both beauty and a place of refuge.
Kayaking
If kayaking is your passion then island hopping Bulalacao's thirteen islands and kayaking the mangrove forests offers a depth and breadth of choice that makes Bulalacao prime kayaking paradise. It is expected that the first kayaking rentals will be available in 2010, in the meantime you should plan to bring your own kayaks.
