Palawan : El Nido and Puerto Princesa (Itinerary and Guide)

 

Stunning rock formations at Masinloc/Matinloc Island Shrine

Top one on my list of dream destinations in my beloved country is El Nido, Palawan. When I was in high school, I was captivated when I saw a picture of the place from a post card. And that photo was imprinted in my memory that when I started travelling, I couldn't help but prioritize the place while choosing some destinations to book. And it is quite obvious in my itinerary that I have spent 90% of my time in El Nido for my first Palawan trip.

Drizzling but still beautiful

Lagoon where Survivors was filmed

It was unfortunate though that when I got to go there was a typhoon was in Luzon, so the photos aren't that picturesque as what I've seen in personal. Nevertheless, it was a true paradise on earth that I'd love to go back again! After all, there are a lot of places I've missed to visit when I was there last July, including Puerto Princesa, and I have got to buy an underwater camera because I've missed to take some beautiful scenery since it would be too risky to bring my DSLR.

Here's a short itinerary of what happened in Palawan: Puerto Princesa and El Nido. :D

DAY 1

08 AM ETD Manila
09 AM ETA Pueto Princesa, Palawan
10 AM Breakfast at  Kenitana Hotel
11 AM Abrupt and quick city tour: Rancho Sta Monica, Cathedral, Baker's Hill, Plaza Cuartel, Boulevard
06 PM ETD Pueto Princesa, Palawan
12 MN ETA El Nido, Palawan and check in at Together Pension

DAY 2

08 AM Breakfast and buy snacks for the island hopping
09 AM Tour C with lunch package: Star Beach, Hidden Beach, Masinloc/Matinloc Island Shrine, Helicopter Island, Lagoon where Survivors was filmed instead of Secret Beach*
05 AM Back in El Nido/Freshen up
07 AM Dinner at Squiddo's Restaurant

Lovers at Helicopter Island

DAY 3

08 AM Breakfast and buy snacks for the island hopping
09 AM Tour A with lunch package: Small Lagoon, Big Lagoon, Shimizu Island, Seven Commando, Payong-payong Beach instead of Secret Lagoon*
05 AM Back in El Nido
07 AM Dinner

DAY 4

08 AM Breakfast and buy snacks for the island hopping
09 AM Supposedly Tour B**
02 PM ETD El Nido, Palawan
08 PM ETA Puerto Princesa, Palawan
09 PM Check in to lodging

DAY 5

09 AM Breakfast
10 AM Quick photo walk near the lodging
11 AM Buy some souvenirs/pasalubong
12 NN ETD Puerto Princesa, Palawan
1 PM ETD Manila

*Destinations were changed due to the bad weather during this week
**Did not pushed through the third island hopping tour (Tour B) due to weather conditions. Instead of departing from El Nido at 6pm, we decided to go home earlier to have a good night rest in Puerto Princesa.

Star Beach where we had our lunch by the beach

EXPENSES

Puerto Princesa

Lodge - Php 300 each
Fare and Fees
  Motorcycle rent for city tour -Php 200 (3 hours)
  Fare - Php 200
  Food -Php 125 x 5

Total - Php 1325

El Nido

Tour A - Php 750 each
Tour C - Php 900 each
Lodge - Php 300 each x 3
Fare and Fees
  RT Puerto Princesa to El Nido - Php 1000
  Fare - Php 100
  Food - Php 100 x 9

Total - Php 3950

Airport fees - Php 200 + Php 50

Total Expenses - Php 5525 (exclusive of airfares)

Loving El Nido at the Small Lagoon's Entrance

HOW TO GO TO PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN

From the capital city of the National Capital Region - Manila, you can go to Puerto Princesa, Palawan by booking a flight from any local airlines in the country. The flight takes around 1 hour.

HOW TO GET FROM PUERTO PRINCESA TO EL NIDO

From Puerto Princesa, you can take the RORO Bus in San Jose(neighboring town of Puerto Princesa) to El Nido. Travel time to El Nido usually takes around 6 hours for Php 483 (airconditioned bus).



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