Abagatanen White Beach - Agno Pangasinan

     I've been trying to search in google for a white sandy beach near Alaminos City.  I don't want to travel longer than an hour because it will be very tiresome afterwards for the kids and I have a daughter who just turned one.   A neighbor told me they knew a white sandy beach an hour or less travel time from where we live in.  We rent a jeep for P1,200 to get there - Alaminos to Agno, Abagatanen. 

     On our way to Abagatanen, we were able to see another beach where the famous Umbrella Rocks of Agno are located.  There are cottages and bathrooms near the road.

Umbrella Rocks Beach Resort

Low tide at Umbrella Rocks - Agno

    On our way to Abagatanen there are many heavy equipment as the road is being developed so probably next year it will be very easy to get there.

  
      It took us about an hour because of the road construction.  The beach is not yet developed, they said that a foreigner just discovered the beauty of Abagatanen and invested money so that soon it will be more accessible to tourists and fully developed. 

Road still under construction the Abagatanen beach can be seen from this point.

Abagatanen beach.

Wonderful view of the sea while going to Abagatanen.

Low tide.

      There are only a couple of cottages in Abagatanen, you can get one for only P300.  There are no bathrooms yet but the owner of the cottage we rent said that we can use their bathroom.  Even though their bathroom doesn't have a roof it's really clean. 

Abagatanen White Sandy Beach

Cottage at Abagatanen.

     We bought our own food.  There are mini stores but supplies are very limited so better bring anything you need.  Since we hired a jeep we were able to bring folding beds and even my daughter's crib so everything is easy for us.  My kids can sleep in the folding bed and my daughter stays most of the time in her crib.  

Our cottage for P300

      I've been to lots of different beaches now but only here in Abagaten I was able to fully enjoy the beach.  I was able to stay in the water until 4 in the afternoon without feeling that the sun is too hot for my skin.  In other beaches even when I am in the cottages it felt really hot as if the skin on my face is burning. My kids can't stay longer in the water because the sun is scorching hot.  But here in Abagatanen we don't have problems like that, it's our first time not to use sunscreen and we didn't have serious sun burns.

Water is crystal clear and very calm in the morning

You can buy seafood caught by the fishermen if you are early enough to arrive in Abagatanen

      The sand in Abagaten beach is not as white but it is as powdery as the white beach in the famous Boracay Island.  The water is crystal clear and it is not too deep. Beach is suitable for snorkeling and other water activities especially in the morning as the water is very calm from 6am to 10am. 

     There's a small lagoon on the left side of the cove.  Water is very clear inside, children can play there as it is not as hot because about 3 huge rocks gives shade inside the lagoon.  While going to the lagoon you will notice that there are huge rocks under the water.  There's lots of rocks on this part of the beach but the water is still very clear.  When you walk along those rocks the bottom doesn't get murky.

Between the two huge rocks is the entrance to the lagoon.

There are big rocks at the bottom of the water when going to the lagoon.

Inside the lagoon, in the middle of the picture is the entrance.

Inside the lagoon.

Inside the lagoon my son snorkeling.

Huge rocks above the lagoon.

 

Part of the lagoon where the water goes back to the sea.

You can climb up the rocks and jump down in the water.