My First Trip to Palawan (Part 1)

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My First Trip to Palawan (Part 1)

April 16, 2007

(I said “first” because I am definitely going to visit Palawan again. To those who are planning to go there, this may seem a spoiler, but from my experience I’d say you will never really know what it’s like unless you actually set foot in the Philippines‘ Last Frontier )

About five years ago, when Tita Helen and I started out with our “project” (read: to visit as many Philippine towns and islands as we can), Palawan was already on top of our list. But for some reason, the trip to Palawan did not materialize. In December 2006, we finally got the nod of our parents (yes, we do ask permission from our parents whenever we venture into a trip and usually it takes months bago makuha ang matamis nilang “Oo” but we don’t really mind at all. We like being treated like kids sometimes ). As early as January, we were already scouting for good airfare deals and cheap accommodations and planning our itinerary.

Our Base (Puerto Pension Inn)

We landed in Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan, after an hour flight from the Centennial Airport in Manila, and waited for a while for the vehicle which which would take us to the inn where we booked.

Puerto Pension Inn is a clean, cozy and decent place. Very accommodating ang staff, plus it offers low room rates. Ayan, libreng plugging hehehe.

Puerto Pension Inn at night.

Tita Helen at the reception area cum souvenir shop of Puerto Pension.

Sabang

To get to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, we had to travel first to Sabang in a van. It was a two and a half hour trip bone-shaking trip on winding and bumpy roads. But all in all it was fun and enjoyable, made more so by serene countryside scenery like this…

…and big limestone rocks on the side of the road. These limestone rocks are part of the St. Paul mountain range which is made up of "karst" limestone.

When we reached Sabang, we saw boatmen readying their outrigger boats (banca) to transport passengers to the beach at the entrance of the park.

Each boat can load a maximum of 8 persons, which include two boatmen. Guests are required to wear life jackets.

Yours truly with some new-found friends from mainland China who speak Mandarin, not Fookien. So the little Fookien that I knew was worthless that day. My broken English came handy though lol.

The 20-minute boat ride to the beach at the entrance of the cave was an awesome experience.

Notice the image in the background? It is the St. Paul mountain range. Some people say it looks like a contour of a face, St. Paul’s face, that is. Hence the name of the mountain range and the river under.

This picture tells we are just a few meters away from the shore of the bay at the entrance of the river. Look at the color of the water. It’s torquoise!

That's all for now folks. I have a terrible headache, my migraine is pestering me. Got to rest. Next post: Part 2 of my first Palawan trip. We’re going into the batcave .

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Posted by tatish at April 17, 2007, 11:14 am

Try ko ulit kung wala ng engkanto dito…

kaso nawala na yung momentum ko kanina…

Basta, ang ganda-ganda ng mga sceneries mo…

Abangan ko yung iba…

Amoy na amoy ko yung dagat…

Gusto kong mag-dive!!!

Posted by c5 at April 17, 2007, 11:50 am

tita cee, nahiya yata yung engkanto. ayan o, na-post na ang comment mo.
salamat, tita cee. hay naku, sinabi mo, suuuuuuper sarap maligo dyan hehehe

Posted by bea at April 17, 2007, 1:51 pm

uyyy… how much was the room? pwede bang pakilagay ng mga prices including boat ride and all para alam din namin magkano yung magagastos if we go to Palawan. please, please?

Posted by Daisy at April 17, 2007, 3:35 pm

kainggit ka beah!!! langya ka - - ang ganda ng mga pictures mo! inggit na inggit ako - - samantalang ang lamig lamig dito.. huhuhu!

i’m glad that you enjoyed your trip.. next time sana sabay sabay tayong mga bloggers no?!

glad to see you’ve visited my site lately.. hope all is well.. well deserved ang vacation na yan cause i know workaholic ka.

Posted by chuvacheines at April 18, 2007, 10:23 am

hello, daisy. sorry i forgot pala to link puerto pension to its site. here’s the site. http://www.pal-onl.com/pension.
the trip from puerto princesa to sabang to the underground river costs PhP 1300/person. mura na, considering that it includes the van to sabang, the boat from sabang to the entrance bay of the underground river, the paddle boat used in the underground river tour, pati na rin lunch. kasama na rin pala dun ang guide. PhP1300 na lahat-lahat hanggang makabalik kayo ng hotel.

meron flight from cebu to palawan, if u prefer that route. if from manila naman, watch out for plane promos tulad nung sa cebu pacific. they recently gave out tickets to palawan for only PhP1,800 (one way). sa air philippines, 5,800 (round trip ticket na yun).

Posted by bea at April 18, 2007, 3:46 pm

chuva! waaaaaa….na-miss kita! kasi yung ninanakaw kong linya, pati yung legal kong linya, ayaw akong papasukin sa balay mo. bubong lang ng bahay mo minsan ang nakikita ko. minsan, wala pa akong makita.

kami yata ang dapat mainggit sa inyo dyan dahil malamig. it’s too hot here. halos 40 degrees na yata! kawawa ang mga byuti namin dito. ang iniiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!!!!!

opo, enjoy na enjoy ako sa trip. sulit na sulit. sarap ulitin. sige, pag nagbakasyon kayo dito, puntahan natin hehehe.

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