A long dark-sand surf bay under soft grey clouds, with green ridges behind

THIS IS BALER

Plan your trip Call the tourism office

Since 1972Philippine surfing

Tara nasa Baler.

Unofficial concept by RE:GOV. Not made by the LGU or the Department of Tourism. Photo is an AI placeholder.

02Places

Aurora · Central Luzon · Philippines

On the Pacific coast of Luzon

Where Luzon
meets the Pacific.

Beaches, waterfalls, mountains and old landmarks on the Pacific coast of Aurora, where the country's longest-running surf community began.

How to get there

The Philippines

01The story of Baler

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Fig. 01AI placeholder, not a photograph of Baler: Rocky islets off the Pacific coast with waves breaking white

Fig. 02AI placeholder, not a photograph of Baler: The stone facade and bell tower of an old Spanish-colonial church

Fig. 03AI placeholder, not a photograph of Baler: Misty rainforest on the mountains of the Sierra Madre

Fig. 04AI placeholder, not a photograph of Baler: A stone viewing deck on a grassy hilltop above a town and a wide curving bay

Fig. 05AI placeholder, not a photograph of Baler: Old maps and sepia photographs in a small heritage museum

Fig. 06AI placeholder, not a photograph of Baler: A cable footbridge over a river below the mountains

01Before 1578

A town of fishers, hunters and farmers

Long before the first missionaries came, Baler was already a prominent community that lived from fishing, hunting and farming.

Stern mountain walls closed it in on the land side and the harbourless Pacific lay to the east, so for part of every year it could barely be reached by land or sea.

Source: History · baler.gov.ph

041735

Tromba Marina, the wave

Around 2:00 am on 27 December 1735, on a clear night with no storm in sight, a tidal wave swept the sleeping town into the sea within an hour.

Survivors from the Angara, Bihasa, Bitong, Carrasco, Lumasac and Poblete families swam to Ermita Hill. The town was rebuilt inland, and the old site was named Kinagunasan, the place that was washed out.

Source: History · baler.gov.ph

10 places on the coast

Pinned where the LGU's interactive map puts them. Pick a place to fly to it; drag the map to look around.

Photos are AI placeholders, not pictures of these places. Maps: Natural Earth; © OpenStreetMap contributors.

03Events

Baler · through the year

On the town's calendar

A year
in Baler.

Listed by the LGU: 6
Kept every year: 2

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

29 April – 2 MayLabasin Cup

May

1–3 MayKibutan sa Baler 2 MayAll Star Aurora Summer Dance Recital 23–24 MayAurora Vibes 4.0

Jun

30 JunePhilippine-Spanish Friendship Day

Jul

Aug

19 AugustTown and patronal fiesta

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Only the events the LGU's pages list, with their dates as published. Check the source before you travel. Photos are AI placeholders.

04Plan your trip

Getting there · the fee · who to call

Getting there

Manila to
the Pacific.

By bus from Manila: 5–5½ h
Eco-tourism fee: ₱50

By car, the route as the LGU gives it: 16 stops from Manila to Baler. Source: How to get there · baler.gov.ph

5–5½ hManila to Baler
By bus
One bus company runs direct from Manila every day, leaving between midnight and 7:00 am. The trip takes about 5 to 5½ hours.
Genesis Transport, 704 EDSA corner New York St., Cubao, Quezon City · +63 2 709-0803. The deluxe Joy bus leaves at 12:00 am and 1:00 am; the published fare is ₱650.
2 roadsfrom Cabanatuan City
By car
Take NLEX at Balintawak, then SCTEX to the La Paz toll gate, and on through Aliaga to Cabanatuan City.
From there two roads lead to Baler: the Canili–Pantabangan Road and the Baler–Bongabon Road.
7 kmairport to Baler, about
By air
Juan C. Angara Airport, a community airport in Barangay San Isidro, San Luis, is about seven kilometres from Baler. Air Juan began seaplane flights from Manila South Harbor in March 2017; check that they still run.

Municipal Ordinance No. 2025-006

Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development Fee

₱50per visitor

01Paid by every tourist or visitor.
02Senior citizens and persons with disability get 20% off.
03Covers entrance to Museo de Baler and the Doña Aurora shrine.

Where it goes

80%

Development

Coastal, urban and upland resource management, heritage, tourism, marketing

20%

Administration

Tickets, collectors, supplies, the fee booth

Who does not pay

Children 7 and under
Residents of AuroraWith a valid government ID
Visiting government officialsOn official business
ResearchersWith prior consent of LGU Baler

Source: Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development Fee · baler.gov.ph

Before you go, callTourism Office Baler

0928-569-7963

Executive Bldg., Municipal Plaza, Baler, Aurora 3200

Hotlines

MDRRMO0920-594-1806
Baler PNP0908-526-4029 0998-598-5340
Baler BFP0917-119-2784 0939-216-6377
RHU Baler0930-668-3981 0927-304-2828
Philippine Coast Guard0998-585-6227
PDRRMO0939-325-7838 0963-742-7777
Philippine Army0945-457-7339
AURELCO0999-977-2735 0921-866-1859

Illustrations made with Muse Image: artwork, not pictures of Baler. Every figure is from the LGU's pages; check them before you travel.

THIS IS BALERbaler

Where Luzonmeets the Pacific.

A town of fishers, hunters and farmers

10 places on the coast

A yearin Baler.

Labasin Cup

Kibutan sa Baler

All Star Aurora Summer Dance Recital

Aurora Vibes 4.0

Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day

Town and patronal fiesta

Manila tothe Pacific.

By bus

By car

By air

Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development Fee

THIS IS BALERbaler

Where Luzonmeets the Pacific.

A town of fishers, hunters and farmers

10 places on the coast

A yearin Baler.

Labasin Cup

Kibutan sa Baler

All Star Aurora Summer Dance Recital

Aurora Vibes 4.0

Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day

Town and patronal fiesta

Manila tothe Pacific.

By bus

By car

By air

Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development Fee

THIS IS BALER

Where Luzon
meets the Pacific.

A year
in Baler.

Manila to
the Pacific.

THIS IS BALER

Where Luzon
meets the Pacific.

A year
in Baler.

Manila to
the Pacific.