Anilao
Anilao Proper and Anilao East are two barangays in the municipality of Mabini, Batangas, the Philippines.
They are located south of Manila on the large island of Luzon, at the southern end of the Calumpang Peninisula facing Maribacan Island. However, Anilao is now frequently used as a generic term for Mabini, Tingloy, and Bauan.
Getting to Anilao
Mabini is two and a half hours away from Manila and about one hour from Batangas City. Travel times can be affected by traffic jams and peak season traffic, so get prepared. Most visitors from Manila will take the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway to Batangas City.
Things to do
There are hiking tours to Mount Gulugod Baboy, not too far from the seaside resorts. There is one major trail from barangay Bagalangit, which takes one hour to complete. Highlights are camping at the summit and views of Batangas Bay, Metro Batangas and surrounding areas, and Mount Maculot.
- 01Mount Gulugod Baboy
A 525 metres (1,722 ft) high peak that looms over the Calumpan peninsula.
Getting around Anilao the local way
- Get inThere are no buses to Mabini; instead, the Batangas-Mabini (BW-05) jeepney route connects most points in town, including the downtown, Anilao, Talaga, and Masasa, from the Grand Terminal where buses arrive.
- Get inBW-05 also serves as the direct connection with downtown Batangas City; jeepneys depart from the row of hotels near Batangas State University.
- Get inFrom Western Batangas, take the hourly Batman Starexpress buses headed from Nasugbu, get off at Manghinao junction in Bauan, then take the BW-05 jeepney.
From Wikivoyage: Mabini, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.