Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan Thread 18

[meimei]

mga sis, i did a little research re: mga kainan sa Sabang, i learned na merong mga P200-buffet (Robert's), P89 inasal (Penao), etc. my question is, malapit lang ba itong mga kainan na to sa Daluyon? as in walking distance? mga ilang mins? kasi naghahanap talaga ko ng medyo affordable alternatives na pasok sa budget (P100-150), since we will be spending 2 nights in Sabang. help!!!!

also, may nabasa ko na pag gabi ay onti na lang ang tao sa Sabang area, so does this mean na dapat early dinner kami para may maabutan pa kaming bukas na kainan? may nabasa kasi ako sa isang blog na nag-dinner sila ng 7pm, sila na ang last customer.

[ayionick]

izzie7, nabasa ko na dati yung ysabelle mansion. di ko lang matandaan kung may negative review akong nabasa. kahit naman hindi sya along rizal ave, madami naman tryke dun kaya madali lang makapunta sa mga kainan. just make sure to ask first kung nakapila yung sasakyan nyong tryke, if so they'll charge you P40 per tryke. dun sa island hopping nyo, baka pwede nila isama yung iba pang islands. not sure pero baka hindi na allowed dun sa iba pang islands kaya wala sa itinerary nyo, they've been privatized na ata kaya ganun?

[jasmine3689]

Sis ano bang malapit sa city sotera mansion or chas de az pension?

[pinksuman]

izzie7,
yes, Kalui is the most popular restaurant and you need to pay a P100 per pax to reserve then offset na lang sya sa total bill. special yung place because maganda ang place and they change their menu daily at marami talagang tao, talo ka kung hindi ka nagreserve because you need to wait for a long time. very Filipino with lots of paintings and ang ganda ng toilet ha...sabi nga ng pamangkin ko parang yung toilet eh bahay na 

yung UGR trip you can wear shirts and shorts. mababasa lang naman legs and feet mo below your knee. if you are inside the cave na minsan matutuluan ka ng water from the stalactites. sabi ng tour guide if malamig then water yun pero kung warm sya...it means jebs yun ng bats and avoid opening your mouths while staring up....baka matuluan ka ng kung ano

10 adults kame nun with 4 kids and we took all our packages from our hotel (Purple Fountain Courtyard Inn). super ok yung island hopping because siguro na we own the whole boat.

1st island - Pandan island (tambay lang kame dito from morning till lunch time)
sarap magswimming and the colored fishes are just there. don't forget to bring bread because hindi sila mahiyain and highly recommend to rent snorkel gear because its so worth it. malinis and individually wrap pa yung mga snorkel gear nila and may mga eye grade pa sa pamangkin ko na may grado ang mata.

2nd island - Pambato Island na floating island ito and you can see lots of coral reefs. sandali lang kayo dito because there is no land as in nasa gitna kayo ng dagat na nilagyan ng mga kawayan kaya floating sya. this place is also worth it

3rd island - Luli Island (lulubog lilitaw island depending if its high tide or low tide)
ang saya din dito. may diving board and can feed also the fishes and the best of all malaki yung vacant lot as in ang galing ng bangkero namin to make "camera tricks" ang camera, iphone, ipad kaya nila. nayon lang ako nagkaroon ng picture na jump shot behind the blue sea and sky kala ko nga nun photoshop lang but its very real with no filter pa yan, hehe we got jump shot pictures na classy, on a broomstick at kung ano ano pa you can ask your bangkero...ang galing nila actually sya pa nga nagyaya na we do these shots....galing talaga

I know 3 islands lang talaga ang this is enough because hindi sya rush and you can see the beauty of each place. actually this is the best island hopping so far that I have experience compared to Bali, Thailand or Boracay.

yang.yang
i'll pm you our tour guide na si kuya rich. magaling sya sa kids, magtour, chef pa sya and ang galing magswim and sumama sya magdiving sa amin for fish feeding and sa pambato reef. he assited my 22 month old baby to swim... hehe...best talaga...kaya laki ng tip na binigay naming sa kanya

[jasmine3689]

kumuha ako ng package na UG sa travelagent. how would i know kung nakuha nila talaga ako ng permit?

[ms_ldr]

meron pa ba ibang place to stay na pwede mag luto aside from big brother? or any apartment na pwede i rent? we will be staying for 10 days.

[karlita123]

any feedback on Deep Forest Garden Inn? Thanks!

[jasmine3689]

meron pa ba ibang place to stay na pwede mag luto aside from big brother? or any apartment na pwede i rent? we will be staying for 10 days.

i think sis sotera mansion pwede.just look at there site na lang may kitchen sila e.

[~tiArA~]

mga sis ang reason kaya naiba na ang mga islands na pupuntahan para sa honda bay, nagtaas ng entrance fee ang isla pandan pati cottage nila, sobrang laki ng itinaas, ang snake island naman close pa din hanggang ngayon. sabihin nyo na lang sa agency na willing kayo na mag-add kung gusto nyo mapuntahan ang isla pandan. by july din magtataas ang Underground river, dahil magtataas din ang rate ng permit, from php175 magiging php500 na. Department of tourism naman ang nagdecide para sa permit, kahit madaming magprotesta, wala na kami magawa

[patchi2012]

for our july puerto princesa trip, we booked purple fountain courtyard inn, thanks to sis pinksuman's review. prefer namin yung package 3 for 4d/3n stay and opted to change the city tour to firefly watching nalang, since we'll be meeting a relative kaya useless din yung city tour, bait ni ms.ella kahit there's 500 difference sa city tour and firefly, still same yung rate na binigay for us. excited for the trip.

[pinksuman]

patchi2012,
good for you sis happy trip...few months to go ka na lang.

~tiArA~,
grabe naman tinaas. 
P175 to P500....ang laki kaya nun! buti na lamang nakapunta na kame hehe. pero bakit naman tinaasan? Gano katagal na ba na P175 entrance fee?

[Shiecg]

meron pa ba ibang place to stay na pwede mag luto aside from big brother? or any apartment na pwede i rent? we will be staying for 10 days.

did you try sis Prima Residence, alam ko may kitchen sila. kasi don ako nagpa book eh.

[BicuriousGm]

My advice mga sis stay there longer yung di nag madali...relax mode lang. Puro byahe naman kasi sa layo ng mga tourist spot dyan. Pero worth naman! Enjoy your vacation!

[boppie]

Hi!
pwede pong magluto sa sotera mansion. meron silang dirty kitchen na separate sa rooms ninyo. P50.00 per luto po para sa gas.

[jasmine3689]

^ akala ko sis every room may kitchen sa sotera? hindi ba ganun dun? kaya nagbook ako dun kasi para rin syang suite na may sala at kitchen. hindi ba ganun? yun kasi nakita kosa website nila

[izzie7]

Thanks sis pinksuman

Gusto ko ng sariling mouth thing pang snorkel, pwede na ba yung tig 300 lang or dapat yung speedo? Since may grade yung nirrent mag rrent na lang ako ng goggles. What do you think? Hindi ko alam kung kelangan ko mag tipid or what hahaha

[minnie99]

^Sis, based on my experience, maganda naman snorkels na pinapa-rent nila (Aqualung). Siguro naman sterilized yun. Pero kung gagamitin mo naman madalas, then why not.

[soontobe]

Hi mga sis...may alam ba kayo na travel agency sa puerto princesa where i can contact to book our underground river trip this coming May 29? i've texted and sent a message to sis tiara last week kaso i haven't receive any reply from her yet. TIA sa mga sasagot.

[ms_ldr]

any feedback from puerto apartments' 2 bedroom house?
1,400php lang per night looks clean but far away sa city.

[patchi2012]

^^ soontobe, try this http://www.harbourbaytravel.com/ yan kase yung ka tie-up nung purple fountain courtyard inn e, kung san kami ng book ng packages nila.