Palawan Travel Guide

  beauty and the beach
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Pro

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 An Enviromentalist's Dream - Clean and Green City 


Con

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 No malls. Maybe thats a good thing! 


In a nutshell

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 Beautiful all around. 

 

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Things to Do  

Under ground river adventure and underwater

Under ground river adventure and underwater, Palawan

 JULES-NYLL Says:  Palawan is the living paradise of the Philippines. It is known as one of the best destinations in Asia because of many tourist destination there. The most well-known tourist spot there is the underground river. 

St. Paul Subterranean River

St. Paul Subterranean River, Palawan

 ILovePalawan Says:  We booked a travel package for our Underground River trip. As first timers it will be hard for us to go to underground river by ourselves so what we did is to get a tour in our lodging place. Its a very educational trip knowing that there are stalagmites and stalactites... 

Long Beach in Alimanguan

Long Beach in Alimanguan, Palawan

 ILovePalawan Says:  I was fascinated by the place, we strolled around the "Long Beach" the the longest white sand beach in the Philippines that can be found in San Vicente Palawan. 

Palawan Musuem

Palawan Musuem, Palawan

 ILovePalawan Says:  The artifacts of this museum gave me just a bit information of the Tagbanuas. As a Social studies Teacher it gave me a refreshing knowledge of the old people. their tools and way of life in the past. 

Palawan Vacay 2010

Palawan Vacay 2010, Palawan

 ILovePalawan Says:  The best vacation ever in my life. Puerto Princesa, Palawan indeed is the cleanest or one of the cleanest city in the Philippines. I love the white beaches in Alimanguan, San Vicente Palawan. Second, Underground River is worth visiting, we've been here before it was included... 

swimming in puerto princesa

swimming in puerto princesa, Palawan

 mishgreek Says:  Pristine Beach is the best one for swimming in Puerto Princesa.Its one of the few beaches around the city that"s why during holidays & weekends its full of Pinoys(slang for Filipinos).Its just walking distance from the airport,but if you dont like walking just grab a... 

Sabang X Zipline

Sabang X Zipline, Palawan

 SabangXZipline Says:  Sabang X Zipline is located within the coastal vicinity of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, So. Sabang, Bgy. Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City. 

Hotels  

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Restaurants  

Taraw Vista Lodge & Restaurant: Sabang's pride :-) (Fresh seafood, etc.)

Taraw Vista Lodge & Restaurant: Sabang's pride :-) (Fresh seafood, etc.), Palawan

 nixca316 Says:  On a clear day, this place is very, very glorious. The wondrous view of the ocean adds to mystique of this restaurant.The food may look ordinary, but tastes very, very good. Soooo mouthwatering, making you want for more and forget that you need to watch your waist line.It's... 

Ka Lui's Restaurant: Bare foot

Ka Lui's Restaurant: Bare foot, Palawan

 MayvelynG Says:  Ka Lui's- one of the best restaurant in Palawan, with nice ambience. You need to go bare feet when entering the place, another great experience not all restaurants offer.The place is somewhat native and cozy, with an ambience of simplicity and back to basic. That could be... 

balinsasayaw: so native indeed

balinsasayaw: so native indeed, Palawan

 lyrick Says:  ambience was good...the service crew were really accomodating...It may not be a fist class resto but it was a fine one...the good thing about this resto is that it's located from the heart of the city...everything goes from there... try their specialty "balinsasayaw... 

Nightlife  

Kinabuch bar and grill: Kinabuch
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best place to dine,drink,play billards... food is great.. mostly filipino and those common foods on drinking sessions such us sisig and inihaw na liempo.. they serve tower of pale pilsen which is great to share with your barkada and cocktails if your alone..

Dress Code: Anything goes..

Written Feb 5, 2010

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Transportation  

Flying to and from Palawan.

Flying to and from Palawan., Palawan

 cachaseiro Says:  Palawan is connected by air with the outside world by several airlines that flies in to Puerto Princesa.I personally flew from Puerto Ptincesa to Manila with Seair that has a daily service on that route and they were very fine.Cebu Pacific Air, Air Philippines and Zeest Air... 

Trcycle to Mitras ranch, bakers Hill and Crocodile

Trcycle to Mitras ranch, bakers Hill and Crocodile, Palawan

 ILovePalawan Says:  A Bright idea that we have rather than make a booking for our City Tours, we rent a tricycle going to popular destination for the tourist. We don't have much time to visit the other places in the City we just budget it according to must see places. 

Airports

Airports, Palawan

 davidjo Says:  On Palawan there are basically only 3 airports that would be normal ports of entry, Puerto Princesa, El Nido and Busaunga. Unfortunately i have met more than one tourist who has flown to Roxas in Panay by mistake, and recently i was chatting to a tourist who said that after... 

all sorts of transportation

all sorts of transportation, Palawan

 mishgreek Says:  To/From Manila: Cebu Pacific,Airphils Express & Zest Air flies to and from Manila everyday.flights takes an hour.To/From Cebu:Cebu Pacific operates flights from Cebu to Puerto Princesa, four times a week.By Sea From/To Manila:It takes 18 to 22 hours from Manila on board the... 

24/7 Transport Van

24/7 Transport Van, Palawan

 takuyaki7273 Says:  I live here in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. I can help you about transportation. We have 4 new units, and fully-air conditioned vans. We legitimately handle guests. Our van can travel anywhere in Palawan: From North to South: City Proper, Honda Bay, Nagtabon,... 

Warnings and Dangers  

beware of snakes

beware of snakes, Palawan

 davidjo Says:  There are many snakes on Palawan and i usually see at least 6 a year on my land. I am afraid i try to kill them all as many are poisonous and there does not seem to be too much information about them . I have seen cobras and a small snake that has black and white hoops, 2... 

Monkeys or Water Snakes

Monkeys or Water Snakes, Palawan

 yellowbell Says:  Being a UNESCO world heritage listed site, you can't swim in the waters near the St. Paul Subterranean River, Palawan. Just admire those limestone karst landscape, walk amongst the lizards and the monkeys. Sorry, are we blocking the view? Watch out for monkeys that roam... 

Favorites  

Cycling Palawan.

Cycling Palawan., Palawan

 cachaseiro Says:  I spend a few days cycling up and down Palawan and it's one of the better places i have cycled in the Philippines.The roads are in a pretty good state and traffic is quite soft compared to most other places i have cycled in the Philippines.You should still watch out for... 

Palawan is an adventure

Palawan is an adventure, Palawan

 rodisgood Says:  I went to palawan. It was amazing. From flying on to a small airstrip to my last moments enjoying the views I felt very lucky to been there once. I stayed at El Nido which was something special. So many great places in the Philippines to have minute by minute adventures. Nov... 

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