"palawan is a paradise" a Puerto Princesa Travel Page by ayn_g

Finally, I had set foot on my dream destination - PALAWAN. It was a memorable 6 days and five nights stay in the last frontier of the Philippines. And if I could just replay it over and over again... I would gladly do it.

Together with my constant travel buddy and best friend Rosary and my former co-worker Jolan and his GF (well now ex-GF) Portia, I explored Palawan... from the Snake islands to El Nido... and then Sabang... and I cant have enough of this island. I know I have to find a way to go back there someday. For now, I only have the luxury of retracing the steps we've made on Palawan...

Months of painstaking research to come up with a workable itinerary and realistic and accurate budget estimate paid off... We almost visited everything we wanted to see in Palawan and the biggest plus is we did not shell out over PHP 10,000 each for this memorable trip. The budget was PHP 8,000 per person... including the fares, accommodations, food, and allowances for pasalubongs and extra stuffs... and we did achieved that.

Here's our itinerary and budget:

Puerto Princesa-Sabang-El Nido Itinerary V.1

Day 1: March 12, Sunday

8:30am ETD from Manila (we should be at the AP 2hrs
b4 flyt)
9:40am ETA Puerto Princesa
check in
Honda Bay Tour
2:00pm back in PP
rest

Day 2: March 13, Monday
4:00am call time
5:00am ETD from PP
1:00pm ETA El Nido
check in
explore town

Day 3: March 14, Tuesday
7:00am call time
8:00am island hopping
Tour A - Snorkel tour to two lagoons on
Miniloc Island, Simisu Island, and 7 Commando beach.
P500/per person
- this is inclusive of lunch -
5:00pm back in town

Day 4: March 15, Wednesday
4:00am call time
5:00am ETD from El Nido
1:00pm ETA PP
check in
city tour or just rest

Day 5: March 16, Thursday
5:00am call time
6:00am ETD from PP
8:00am ETA Sabang
Underground River Tour
2:00pm ETD from Sabang
4:00pm ETA PP
free time, pasalubong buying or we could do
the city tour here

Day 6: March 17, Friday
6:00am call time
9:40am ETD from PP
10:50am ETA Mla

estimate expenses (by day, food budget and plane fare not included)

Day 1, March 12:

Terminal Fee PHP 100.00
Fare fr PP Airport 20.00
Lodging 200.00
Fare to Wharf 60.00
Honda Bay 400.00 (PHP 1,200/3)
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780.00

Day 2, March 13:

Fare to El Nido 350.00
Lodging 200.00
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550.00

Day 3, March 14:

Island Hopping 600.00
Lodging 200.00
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800.00

Day 4, March 15

Fare to PP 350.00
Lodging 200.00
trike fare 60.00
entrance fees 65.00
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675.00

Day 5, March 16

Lodging 200.00
Underground Tour 400.00 (1,200/3)
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600.00

Day 6, March 17

Terminal Fee 50.00
Fare to Airport 20.00
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70.00

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Overall total 3,555.00

Our round-trip fare only cost PHP 3,200 per head (i forgot the exact figure), thanks to the yearly promo offered by Cebu Pacific...