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.
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| 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
