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.
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Military tension between China and the Philippines is strong. |
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Going through Chinatown |
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A battleship on the Baywalk |
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Going to the Subterranean River |
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Beautiful day for the tour |
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Going into the cave |
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Entering the subterranean river cave |
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Looks like a dinosaur head |
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"The candle" inside the cave |
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Interesting sharp rocks |
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More explorers coming in |
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Exit the cave |
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One of many monkeys by the subterranean river |
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Going on the mangrove forest tour |
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Mangrove tree roots are amazing! |
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Spotted a lizard |
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Mud skippers that look like fish with arms. |
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Mangrove tree seedlings |
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