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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Exploring Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan for 3 Days and 2 Nights

Some people say that when you spend your vacation in Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan, it would cost you a lot! However, I say it all depends on how you will budget your vacation. Traveling in groups would be an advantage. However, there are some tours with fixed rates - - for example, the underground river tour. Below is our itinerary during our 3 days and 2 nights stay in Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan.

Day 1 :         March 11, 2014

7:25 am       ETD via Airasia Zest
8:50 am       ETA at Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan
9:15 am       Check in at Marianne Tourist Inn
11:00 am     Lunch @ BADJAO Seafood Restaurant
1:00 pm       Half day City tour (Maple Travel and Tours)
5:00 pm       Back to Inn
6:30 pm      Firefly watching Activity ( DIY : tricycle – Php600 ; Boat – Php600 good for 3)
9:00 pm        Late dinner @ City Bay 












Day 2:          March 12, 2014

7:00 am       call time for Underground River Tour ( Php 1500)

                   It is about 2 hours travel time from the Inn to the port. From the port, you still have to board a motorboat to get you to the island where the Underground River is. It will take you about 15 minutes to get there. Once in the island, you will pass by what the locals call as the Monkey trail. Basically because there ARE monkeys in this trail. So better be careful of your personal belongings since these monkeys could really get playful.

10:30 am       Our turn to enter the UNDERGROUND RIVER by means of a paddle boat. Fortunately, we had Captain JunJUn as our boatman. He is the best boatman among the 15 boatmen. He even toured our own President Benigno Aquino Jr. when he went there for a visit.

11:45 am     We headed back to the port for our buffet lunch which was included in the tour.

1:00 pm       Ugong Cave Adventure with zipline

                   The cost of spelunking in the cave is Php 200. However, if you choose to go back via zipline, it would cost you an additional Php 250 (if sitting) or php 350 (superman position). An additional Php 100 for having your picture taken while doing the zipline (optional).

3:00 pm       Head back to Marianne Tourist Inn
5:00 pm       Arrival at the Inn
8:30 pm       Dinner at Ka Lui Restaurant. Be sure to make a reservation days before. The resto has a 6:30pm schedule as well.









Captain JunJun








Day 3 : March 13, 2014

6:45 am       DOS PALMAS RESORT call time
8:30 am       Van leaves for Dos Palmas office center
9:00 am       Boarded Dos Palma’s Motorboat
10:00 am     Arrival at Dos Palmas Island Resort ( Php 1800.00)
11:00 am     Snorkeling Activity
12:30pm      Lunch Buffet
2:00 pm       Free time for recreational activities/ rest
4:15pm        Motorboat departs the island (it also has a 1:30pm departure schedule)
5:15pm        Arrival at the port
7:05 pm       Flight back to Manila













It would be best if flight back to Manila would be at a later time. We almost missed our flight because of the tight schedule. Good thing we still had 10 minutes before the check in counter closed. Thank God!

The group did not opt for Honda Bay Island Hopping because of the limited schedule. However, Jomar (09076009228), the trike driver who took us to Iwahig for the firefly watching told us that you could always hire a trike that could take you there (around 500 – 600 pesos) and rent a boat ( around 1200 to 1500 pesos) instead of availing a tour package which would cost you about Php 1300 per pax.

Have fun! Ciao. J