Tour A: Small and Big Lagoon, Shimizu Island, Secret Lagoon, 7th Commando Beach
Palawan has been tagged as the "Last Frontier". When you experience Palawan you will understand why ... It is truly magical, enchanting, wonderful and magnificent. It is my dream destination! I hope I can always get back here...
El Nido may sound expensive but we made it with just Php7,000/person budget. We stayed here for 4 nights and 5 days. Airfare (Php700 roundtrip promo fare with Cebu Pacific), Van from Puerto Prinsesa to El Nido roundtrip Php1,000, Accommodation of Php250/person/night, Tour A Php1,200 (less discount), Tour C Php1,400 (less discount), Nacpan Beach Php 300, Taraw Cliff Php 300, food for 4 days and souvenirs.
There were little things you need to know about El Nido and you can view them here. One of the most important information about El Nido is that you need to bring a lot of cash. There is an ATM in El Nido but only for First Consolidated Bank (FCB) depositors. When we get here in November 2015, there's already an RCBC ATM located at the municipal hall but you can only withdraw Php2,000 per dispense.
El Nido has no electricity from 6:00AM to 3:00PM but we don't mind because we are always out there exploring the islands.
El Nido has no electricity from 6:00AM to 3:00PM but we don't mind because we are always out there exploring the islands.
How to get here?
El Nido is a 5-hour van ride from Puerto Prinsesa for those who want to travel El Nido in a budget. El Nido has a private airport to cater the El Nido travellers. Island Transvoyager Inc (ITI) flies with a 50-seater ATR plane 3 times a day but it is expensive.
We booked our adventures with Servant Tours. It is only here where you can avail discounts, haha!
We arrived by midnight and when the clock turns 8am, we prepared for an extra ordinary adventure. Tour A for today!
No need to bring anything because food and drinks were all included in the tours. Just bring of course your SLR for unlimited views and landscapes and an underwater or waterproofed camera and a sunblock.
Our first destination: The Small Lagoon
We booked our adventures with Servant Tours. It is only here where you can avail discounts, haha!
We arrived by midnight and when the clock turns 8am, we prepared for an extra ordinary adventure. Tour A for today!
No need to bring anything because food and drinks were all included in the tours. Just bring of course your SLR for unlimited views and landscapes and an underwater or waterproofed camera and a sunblock.
Our first destination: The Small Lagoon
When I always get to a certain destination I always say, Oh this is beautiful! But when I get here, yeah! EL Nido is my favorite place on earth but SMALL LAGOON is the most amazing, wonderful, enchanting and magical place I've ever been. The place was so.... WOW! I can stay here the whole day...
Our boat docked far from the hole where a special adventure awaits.... Kayaks here are for rent at Php400. My brother-in-law swam up to the hole but he gets bruises because of the corals that bumped into his legs... Wear aqua shoes for your feet protection. Some corals can be really sharp...
It's time to kayak to that hole...
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| our tour guide, kuya Jeorge, made this shot... |
Scientists believe that these lagoons were actually caves but roofs may have collapsed so they emerged like these.
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| what's inside the small lagoon... |
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| the water that is so inviting... |
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| my son removed his vest and enjoyed the scenery |
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| time to go back to our boat |
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| Paradise??? Yeah! It truly exists ... |
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| father and daughter |
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| jayshelle |
Big lagoon is a breeding ground for fishes and crustaceans.
Shimizu Island is where the much sought after bird's nest soup is produced. We found nests of these. This is where we will spend our lunch.
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| with my first born JP |
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| looking for bird's nest, haha! |
The boatmen/guide will cook these for you while you were busy swimming or just plain staring at the beach...
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| our lunch for today |
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| ready to eat... |
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| the hole that will lead you to the Secret Lagoon |
The final destination after a long day tour. The island was named after the 7 remaining Japanese Commandos who lived in the island as straglers after World War II. It has a long stretch of very white and powdery sand.
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| he loves the beach |
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| beach lovers |
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| jump shot by kuya Jeorge, this is my favorite pic
Tour A is the best for me!
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