After a warming voyage over Philippine waters, my princess and I flew on ironed wings of Cebu Pac to reach the western arm of the land – Palawan, known as the last frontier and it’s August of 2014.
To further enhance enjoyment of any adventure, any traveler needs a comfy day-ender of a courtyard inn – and so my princess booked the chic Purple Fountain.
Within our first day – we were treated with a salvo of a city tour, with highlights at the historical Plaza Cuartel and the sky bluish Immaculate Conception Cathedral whose facade was designed in resemblance of a cathedral back in Manila.
We have also visited the famous Crocodile Farm and the dazzling Binuatan Creations capped by a sumptuous buffet dinner overlooking a Manila Bay-inspired scenery. In between, we also visited uphill the famous Bakers Hill and took a look at the Mitra residence.
By night time – we paddled straight up to the romantic mangroves for an experience only the freshest supply of oxygen can make possible, a firefly watching tour along a local river.
The second day was allotted for the world famous Puerto Princesa Underground River tour – one of the Philippines’ entries to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Before the day ends, we zapped our way to the adventurous offers at the Ugong Rock, where Eri made her first solo zip that can only be achieved after a rocky spelunk.
Back in the capitol, Eri and I relaxed in a seafood diner – Kalui, a resto so cool, it’s of an all barrio theme and they only let customers in in barefoot.
Third day is beach day – and the locations are the islands of the beautiful Honda Bay. We visited three islands out here – the Luli Island (whose name’s from the Filipino words ‘lulubog-lilitaw’), Starfish Island (where we skin dive in search of a clown fish we named, yeah, Nemo) and the Cowrie Island of serenity.
Visiting Puerto Princesa in Palawan is a dream come true. It’s a given fact that the Philippines has this planet’s greatest beaches and we have not explored even more of its marine offers given a three-day limit (highly recommended El Nido requires a day and Tubbataha Reefs requires more intricate planning).
What made this escapade all worth it is the ecological and environmental programs being implemented around the province – so kudos to the institutions behind for preserving the natural beauty of Palawan. It is also culturally rich with all its history we learned, thanks to the organized tour guides who made our jaunts educational and entertaining. It’s indeed more fun in the Philippines!
My Princess Eri and I took one of our final pictures at Cowrie via the local’s sandcastle. (Well, yeah, those are our Lithuanian shipmates photobombing!)
Until we meet again, Palawan! 🙂
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