Island Experience

Island Life • Native Cabins • Local Flavors • Freediving


Nestled along a cove of Tingloy, Batangas, Cahaya Cabins offers native-style huts, laid-back adventures, and delicious local Filipino meals—all just a few hours from Manila.

Resort Amenities

• Day Tour Stay

• Overnight Stay

• In-house bar and restaurant cafe

• Roundtrip Boat Transfers

• Meal Packages

• Ihaw-ihaw Bilao Meals

• Paddle Board/Kayak/Crystal Kayak Rental

• Freedive classes, trainings, and events

• Diving and snorkeling gears rental

• Island Hopping

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Boat Transfers

Since our cove has limited road access, we recommend availing our boat transfers for guests' convenience


Boat Transfer Routes


  • Marikaban Proper - Cahaya Cabins
  • ₱100 per way per person
  • ₱200 roundtrip per person
  • Mabini, Batangas - Cahaya Cabins
  • ₱500 per way per person
  • ₱1,000 roundtrip per person


⚓️ Boat/s to be used will depend on how many guests will ride the boat per trip



Island Hopping


Boat Rental Rates:

  • boat rental rate starts at ₱2,500 (up to ₱4,000) for half day tour
  • additional ₱1,000-₱1,500 for whole day tour
  • boat fee and boat to be used will depend on the total number of guests who will join the island hopping


Island Hopping:

  • Beach resort entrance fee applies depending on destinations
  • Fortalez Beach: ₱200 per person entrance fee + ₱500 cottage fee
  • Mapating Beach: ₱200 per person entrance fee + ₱500 cottage fee
  • Sombrero Island: ₱200 per person entrance fee + ₱500 cottage fee
  • Dugong Cave: FREE Entrance


Entrance fee and cottage fee will only apply if boat will dock on the beach or island (i.e. if guests will just snorkel or dive near the shore, no need to pay for entrance fee)

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Food & Dining

At Cahaya Cabins, we serve a rotating menu of  Filipino meals and snacks, made fresh daily by our local kitchen. A few foreign dishes are also available in the menu. Guests can enjoy hearty breakfasts, lunch platters, merienda (afternoon snacks), and casual dinners on the beachfront.


For a hassle-free stay, we recommend availing our full board meals.


Meal Packages:

  • 4-meal Package - ₱775 per person

D1 lunch and dinner

D2 breakfast and lunch

  • 7-meal Package - ₱1,350 per person

D1 lunch and dinner

D2 breakfast, lunch, and dinner

D3 breakfast and lunch

  • Ihaw-ihaw Bilao Meal- starts at ₱2,399 good for 5 persons

chicken and pork barbecue, grilled fish, hotdog, salted egg, grilled eggplant, cucumber salad, kamote fries, grilled banana, rice, iced tea or fruit juice


We can also cater to vegetarian or pescatarian diets with advance notice.

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EXPLORING THE UNDERWATER WORLD IN ONE BREATH

Freediving with Wetified Freedivers 🤿

Learn how to freedive, train, and get certified with Wetified Freedivers! OPEN TO NON-SWIMMERS


  • Introduction to Freedive (class for beginners)
  • Intro Refresher
  • Fun Dives
  • Boat Dive
  • Line Trainings
  • No Fins Training
  • Molchanovs Freediving Certifications


WHY JOIN WETIFIED FREEDIVERS?


✅ Quality handling of students with coaches handling up to 4 students (max 5)
✅ Events are handled by Certified Molchanovs Freedivers and guided by a Certified Molchanovs Freedive Instructor
✅ Early check-in and late check-out allowed
✅ Affordable freedive packages are available
✅ Open to non-swimmers, solo joiners, couples, and groups
✅ FREE Photos and Videos