Puerto Princesa, Palawan

12 things we did in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
May 5, 9-10, 2012

1. Dinner at Ka Inato
2. Checked in at Remari Pension
3. Underground River
4. Tiangge
5. Plaza Quartel
6. Immaculate Conception Cathedral
7. Dinner at KaLui
8. Bay Walk
9. Crocodile Farm
10. Mitra's Ranch
11. Baker's Hill
12. Food Trips

Photos

Trip Notes

• Our Palawan tour was arrange by Hadefe Travel and Tours c/o Cherry Ronao.

• Tour package cost - P8,500 each for 9 pax including El Nido.

• Tour includes van for the whole trip, accommodations in Puerto Princesa and El Nido, breakfast and lunch, island tour A, B and C, city landmarks tour mentioned in the itinerary, insurance, fees (permit, conservation, park entrance, boat and tour guides)

• Round trip ticket via Cebu Pacific Air cost P3,890 per pax.

• Stayed in Remari Pension.

• Please bring mosquito repellents.

• Travel time from Puerto Princesa to El Nido is 6 hours.  About 30% of the ride is rough road.

May 5
Arrived in Puerto Princesa at 5:05pm.  Picked up by Hadefe Van.  Dinner at Ka Inato.  Head straight to El Nido for 6 hours.

• What we had at Ka Inato.

Ka Inato

Here is my El Nido Palawan post.









May 9 (B, L)
Arrived at Sabang at noon, lunch at Taraw Vista Lodge, Underground River, Tiangge,  Plaza Quartel, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, checked in at Remari Pension, dinner at KaLui, Bay Walk.

• At Sabang, we tried Tamilok or Shipworm, a delicacy in Puerto Princesa.  Extracted from dead woods in mangroves, you can eat it raw, buy the ones in Taraw are chilled in coolers for P100 a pack (7 pieces).

Tamilok

• After our lunch at Taraw, we went to the boat pier going to the Underground River. 

• Underground River is a cave with a river channel and incredible rock formations.  It was declared as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature on January 2012.   

• It's a beautiful place, exciting for a first timer like me but nothing extreme.  You just get into a boat with a guide telling some silly stories about the rock formations (typical cave tour).  Waiting time at the park for the boat ride is 30 minutes to an hour.

• Take caution with yourself and belongings as lizards and monkeys roam freely in the park.

Underground River

Boat Ride to the Underground River

• After the Underground River trip, we dropped by at the Cathedral and Plaza Quartel to take some pictures then checked in at Remari Pension.

• Had our dinner at KaLui's, tell your tour operator to book for you because you have to make a reservation to dine here.  This is probably the best restaurant in town, their menu looks so good I ordered a set menu for two only for me.

KaLui

 

• After a perfect dinner, me and Cherry went to Bay Walk while the rest call it the night.  Did a quick stroll and picture taking and head back home.

• Tricycle ride from hotel to Bay Walk is P20.

Baywalk with Cherry

• On our way back, I saw food stalls on the street near the hotel, accompanied Cherry back to her room and went out again to for some street food.

Pork and Chicken Intestines

May 10 (B)
Checked out, Crocodile Farm, Mitra's Ranch, Baker's Hill, Tiangge, flight to Manila.

• Our last day, had a half day city tour, bought some stuffs and flew back to Manila.

• Crocodile Farm is a conservation center, so they don't slaughter crocodiles.  An outside company buys their crocodile to process it as frozen meat.

• At Crocodile Farm, did some picture taking with baby crocodile and bear cat, bought frozen crocodile meat and tried their crocodile sisig. 

Crocodile Sisig

Crocodile Portrait for P30