My First Trip to Palawan (Part 2)

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My First Trip to Palawan (Part 2)

April 18, 2007

St. Paul’s Underground River Park

Torquiose water and a beautiful rock formation greeted us at the bay at the entrance of the St. Paul’s Underground River Park.

The rock formation looks like one of those we see in the tourism videos promoting the province.

At the entrance of the park, I noticed that the park was clean. I admire the effort of Palaweños and the cooperation of visitors. Just a few feet from the bay were picnic huts where some guests could eat lunch. My companions and I, however, had our lunch when we got back to Sabang after the underground river tour.

We walked on a trail for about 5 minutes before we got to the place where we were to ride another boat.

Along the trail, we met these fellas. They were just freely roaming around.

Finally, we reached the entrance of the cave and eagerly waited for our turn to get on the boat. We were thrilled to see the calm deep blue-green water.

Aboard a paddle boat with outriggers, we started our journey under the earth. The St. Paul Underground River stretches 8.2 kilometer deep into an underground lagoon. But a regular tour which lasts 45 minutes covers only 1.5 kilometers. We asked our boatman if some visitors have gone to the opposite end of the river. He told us that some foreigners sometimes arrange for special trips to cover the full length of the river.

Once inside the river, the only light you will see comes from a halogen lamp placed in front of the boat. The passenger who sits nearest to the lamp serves as the “light man.” Passengers are required to put on helmets and wear life vests with reflectors. Some boats have a maximum capacity of six, some can have 8. A boatman who steers and paddles, sits at the back. He also serves as guide. He directs the lamp bearer to highlight interesting parts and features of the cave and tells something about them.

We were entralled at every turn of the boat. We saw fascinating stalactites and stalagmites formations and several large chambers.

There are formations which resemble a lot of things. Here are some examples.

“banana blossom”

“bell pepper”

“corn”

“mushroom”

“nativity”

Amazing how these stalactites and stagmites are formed.

The cave is also home to a huge population of fruit bats. Boatmen call this “the batcave”, an allusion to Batman’s lair. Most part of the cave is full of bat poop. Never look up with your mouth open hehehe.

The underground river winds through the spectacular cave.

And it flows out to the sea…to the sea…to the open arms of the sea…lonely rivers sigh, wait for me, wait for me, I’ll be coing home, wait for me….ahahaha, napakanta tuloy ako.

We went back to Sabang and had our lunch just a few feet away from the beach.

We enjoyed the picturesque Sabang beach and the “duyan”!

For first-time visitors, it is wise to ask the inn/hotel for a guided tour. The tour costs PhP1, 300 per person. It includes transportation to Sabang, boat from Sabang to the bay at the entrance of the cave, paddle boat in the underground river tour, and lunch. Before your arrival, it is best to inform the hotel that you would like to have a tour so they can arrange it for you in advance.

Next Post: Swimming with Nemo..wheeeee….

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hi,

just checking what’s new in i.ph when i caught your entry in the latest posts section.

i was also in palawan last holy week. also my first time. and we’re greeting “good night” to other group inside the cave in underground river on our second day, apr 5.

that was an awesome experience. sarap ulitin.

Posted by tres at April 18, 2007, 1:09 pm

hi tres! thanks for visiting. yeah, it was a nice experience greeting other people “good night” or “good evening” inside the cave. hmn, teka, you could be one of those i exchanged greetings with…because i was also there last april 5 heheh.

definitely, sarap ulitin. salamat uli sa pagbisita mo dito sa bahay ko.

Posted by bea at April 18, 2007, 2:54 pm

wow, i want to go inside the batcave too! sigh.
btw, thanks for sharing the pics.

Posted by carey at April 18, 2007, 5:43 pm

hi carey! nice sa loob ng cave. i have lots of pics. i just couldn’t post all of them here.

punta ka rin po ng palawan. masarap doon

Posted by bea at April 18, 2007, 7:28 pm

ang ganda talaga sa palawan ano?
daming mga adventuran-adventures…..
ang ganda din ng views…..hindi ba nakatatakot doon?

kasi we heard ano ba yon naka news….limot na ako.

how i wish we can visit palawan too……..

thanks for sharing your vacations and adventure….interesting talaga………

thanks for the visit sa blog ko ha?…bakit kaya hindi ka maka pasok sa comments…….minsan ganoon yon……matagalan…..
but never mind, as long you visit me….lol

bye and take care there……..

Posted by vk at April 19, 2007, 3:54 am

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Posted by kiwipinay at April 19, 2007, 6:36 pm

gaganda talga ng photos at ng place..

Posted by germs at April 20, 2007, 9:00 am

ate vicki, i think you’re referring to the dos palmas incident, yung meron mga american missionaries kidnapped by gunmen. no, safe naman po dun eh. if you are that worried, sa puerto princesa ka na lang po mag-book ng hotel. safe na safe po doon. mababait pa ang mga tao.

Posted by bea at April 20, 2007, 1:14 pm

ate kiwi! hahaha, tagal bang magload?pasensya na, meron kasi akong friends na gusto makita ang palawan kahit man lang daw sa piktyur kaya heto, post ako ng post ng mga kodak hahaha. punta ka dun ‘te, bullet day. sama mo si mama mo….saka si trixie! mag-i-enjoy sila dun!

Posted by bea at April 20, 2007, 1:17 pm

ei, germs, salamat po. appreciate ko ang pagdalaw mo dito. teka, ayaw bakit di mo po lagay ang URL ng blog mo sa URL box para ma-redirect sa blog mo pag may nag-click from my blog?hehehe pakialamera ako ‘no?

Posted by bea at April 20, 2007, 1:20 pm

hi bea,

nice pics! ang ganda-ganda naman sa palawan. di pa ko nakapunta dun, i hope & i wish!

new template pala kaya medyo na-confuse ako hehe

thanks pala sa pagbisita mo.

Posted by ey at April 21, 2007, 9:09 am

ey, aba, nakadalaw ka pala sa akin. salamat po.
try mo visit palawan next time you are in our lupang hinirang . maganda talaga dun.
yeah, i changed my template, pang-summer po heheh.

Posted by bea at April 23, 2007, 8:51 am

inggit ako grabe! i wanna go!

andito ako habang nagcha-chat tayo hehe thank you so much for everything, as in. thanks for talking sense into me.

ingat

Posted by soul-seeker at April 24, 2007, 2:52 pm

grabe, ang sarap-sarap ng moments mo dun! Mapupuntahan ko rin sya…sabi nga ni kiwi, “bullet day…”

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