The Fortune Island Resort is the gateway resort to the Fortune Island accessible thru local boat from the shore.
Those who wish to remain at the resort may do so, and those who wish to cross the Nasugbu Bay to reach the Fortune Island are recommended to arrange with the assistance desk as early as 6 am, and the local will brought them to the Island. The destination to the Fortune Island takes 1 hour of travel by a local boat run by an engine of the locals.
RESORT: Those who remain in the resort may have their vehicles park inside the compound for a maximum of 10 vehicles, either first come, first serve basis, or booked online in advance, since the parking slot is limited.
Accommodation rooms are available for a certain price.
Gazebos are available while viewing the seashore, with a rental fee of P1,000.
The washing area is accessible opposite gazebo and on the other side of the parking area; just bring your own soap or handwashing liquid.
Indoor toilets and showers are available but poorly maintained and disgusting. At the shower area, you don't have clothes to hang on, and the floor is a concrete cement with poor drainage gutter.
The sand in the shore is blackish-gray soil.
FERRY BOAT: The ferry boat to be used on your expedition to the Fortune Island is a local motorised boat used by a local fishermen, with a maximum of 20 passengers on board.
Before your departure, you can view the silhouette Fortune Island straight away from the shore.
The departure is recommended to be as early as 6 am. to reach the Fortune Island by 7 am.
Since it is an open boat, the vest is provided to you on the boat, which you will bring to the Fortune Island until your return to the resort.
Expect the splash of your face with sea water while travelling across the Nasugbu Bay on a rough seas.
And expect the inconveniences when reaching Fortune Island, that all of you will disembark to Fortune Island by crossing the shores totally drenched with seawater, using the rope as your guide.
If you can't cross the seashore due to 1.5 meters deep, you can be assisted by the local staff, mostly fishermen and tour guide.
The stay to the Fortune Island starts at 7 am and returns to the boat by 3 pm, so make sure you enjoy the stay in Fortune Island the fullest despite inconveniences.
Upon your return to the boat to leave the Fortune Island and headed back to the resort, all of you must swim with guided ropes in a wavy waters of the seashore. It sounds unwelcoming for tourists, lest you are an adventurous person.
Despite the beauty of Fortune Island, there were poorly maintained toilets and a lack of...
Read moreThe Island itself is pretty decent for a day tour. What I love about it is the white pebbled sand and the clear beach water. We enjoyed our swimming and snorkling. The only thing I hope was different are the comfort rooms in the island. I'm ok with it being delapidated. But the water from the faucets are filled with tadpoles or whatever organism is swimming in it. It is so disgusting! 🥺 Another major problem in the island are the pool of trash surrounding the area. From the resort until we arrived in the island, a lot of trash has been swimming around the sea. I don't even know why people still choose to swim in those areas. 🥺 Will I go back? No. Not until the city government or even the people around the area do something about the garbage pollution. It is such a serene place, I hope that place can be restored. Until then, I suggest you prepare yourself from...
Read moreBad service, the people from the outside will ask 200 pesos for the parking fee which is you don't need to pay specially if you have reservation but the management are allowing this kind of modus. Another thing the water supply for rinsing is not that good you will always call the management to open the water supply so you can get enough water to use for cooking etc.... lastly, the place is not tidy there are a lot of garbage around the resort and before entering the Nasugbu they will ask for environmental fee expectedly the place should be clean but it's the other way around we will not comeback anymore...
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