Puerto Princesa

February 08, 2024

Puerto Princesa

I only spent three days in Puerto Princesa since there wasn’t too much to do.

My hostel was the Bamboo Nest Guesthouse. It’s located near a military compound so the only way to get in and out was through a dirt road. The dorm had no AC and the first night was very hot. I ended up changing to Mongki’s Pension House on the last night so I can get some AC.

I didn’t do much in Puerto Princesa except going to the Baywalk Park. I spent yesterday going on the Subterranean River Tour that’s one of the new seven wonders of the world. The tour was 1900 PHP, adding a 150 PHP environmental fee, and a 350 PHP tour of the mangrove forest, the total was 2400 PHP, or about $44, the most I spent on a tour. I was the first to be picked up at 6:30 AM and the last to be dropped off so the tour was especially long for me.

The subterranean river is about two hours away in Sabang by van. Then we took a boat to the cave site. The tour itself was only about 45 minutes long on a smaller boat. We had an all-you-can-eat buffet for lunch before the mangrove forest tour. By the time I came back I was tired. It was a full day.

The tour is the only thing to do in Puerto Princesa according to many people I’ve talked to. I feel three days is more than enough.

I’m at the airport waiting to board the flight to Cebu. I’m not sure what I will do in Cebu. I’m kind of tired of traveling so I might stay the whole ten days in Cebu. But then again, I might get bored and want to do something else. I’ll have to see.