Tourist Spots & Things to Do in Santa Cruz, Marinduque

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Marinduque

MIMAROPA · Luzon

Capital: Capital: Boac
Cities and municipalities: 6 municipalitiesLocals speak the Marinduqueño dialect of Tagalog
Languages: Languages: Tagalog · English

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🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
From Santa Cruz town to Brgy. Ipil; go with a local guide.
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🕒 Best time:
Holy Week for the Moriones Festival
🧭 Getting there:
In Boac town center.
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🎟️ Entrance:
Guide fee PHP150 per group of up to six (2013 prices)
🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
In Brgy. Bonliw, Torrijos; arrange a local guide.
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🕒 Best time:
Morning
🧭 Getting there:
From Mogpog town toward Brgy. Hinanggayon, near Balanacan Port.
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🕒 Best time:
Year-round
🧭 Getting there:
In Brgy. Malbog, Buenavista.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season, early start
🧭 Getting there:
From Buenavista; coordinate with the municipal tourism office first.
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🕒 Best time:
Mar–May
🧭 Getting there:
Banca from Buyabod Port, Santa Cruz.
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🕒 Best time:
Low tide
🧭 Getting there:
About 15 minutes by banca from Maniwaya; time the trip with the tide.
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🎟️ Entrance:
From PHP25 depending on the beach area (2019 prices)
🕒 Best time:
Mar–May
🧭 Getting there:
Vans and jeeps pass the beach entrance in Poctoy, Torrijos.
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🎟️ Entrance:
Boat rental about PHP1,000–1,500 per day (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Mar–May
🧭 Getting there:
Rent a boat in Gasan.
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Arrowroot Cookies
Crumbly uraro cookies from Rejano's Bakery, a family bakery from 1946, sold in tins.
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Bibingkang Lalaki
Local rice cake sold by vendors at the Boac market.
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Uraro
Crumbly arrowroot cookies that melt in your mouth.
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