El Nido Thread 4

[sweetbabycakes]

^may fan room and aircon ang telesfora sis, pero nasa corong-corong siya. you need to take a tricycle pa to get to the town proper. ipil lodge is 2k/night standard room. very clean pati cr, and masarap buffet breakfast nila. DP nila should be paid in full. Yung tour A & C namin sis shared, so 1k each thru northern hope tours. warning though, yung vest nila is the orange one, pag talon sa water, umaangat. I forgot to take note of the tour company na may red vest, the true vest, fit sa katawan. Particularly helpful pagswim sa small lagoon, since mahaba haba din yun.

sis unwantedP, salamat sa replies. I am leaning toward reserving sa ipil na. buffet talaga breakfast doon? parang sa marina kasi plated lang.

[unwantedP]

^yup buffet sis busog na busog ako bago mag island hopping eggs, ham, corned beef, rice, champorado, watermelon. iba iba per day yun sine-serve nila.

[chicgurl]

hello mga sis.. first time namin sa El Nido this coming July.. i dont have the luxury of time to back read from 1 to 4 can you recommend any decent accommodation in El Nido? i know maulan na sa atin kaso ito lang ang time na pwede kami.. salamat po.

[naturallyposh]

okay ba talaga sa pangulasian? i was tasked to be a chaperone for my cousin! so, all expense paid yung trip ko:)
i've never been to palawan! so i dunno how to go about tour and stuff. i hope you could share yung mga must visit..:0)

[hisana]

^^
Just came back from El Nido. On walking along the beach, pinaka-type ko yung itsura and location ng Entalula and Marina Garden. 

We took a private boat instead of joining a random group tour, and I think it was a good decision. Hindi crowded, naasikaso mabuti ng boatmen, dami ng food (LOL), at hindi masyado tight ang schedule. I recommend getting a kayak and fins if you can! We had a great time kahit umuulan minsan, though of course nahirapan kami magtake ng pics.

[sweetbabycakes]

just when parang set nako sa ipil, may nagrefer sakin sa stunning vistas sa corong corong. very restful daw and cheaper. di nga lang sa el nido proper pero ok daw. any feedback? i tried searching pero wala masyado nagturn up. parang nagtatanong din ata sya about the place.

thanks in advance sa mga sasagot!

[loverofsummer]

^di kami nag-stay dito, nag-lunch lang. Maganda ang view and very peaceful talaga.. Postcard-worthy ang mga pics mo dito!

Sino may updated number ng Roro bus? Thanks.

[sophia03]

okay ba talaga sa pangulasian? i was tasked to be a chaperone for my cousin! so, all expense paid yung trip ko:)
i've never been to palawan! so i dunno how to go about tour and stuff. i hope you could share yung mga must visit..:0)

wow ang swerte mo naman..Pangalusian is the most expensive resort in EL Nido, Super ganda sa pics. Well ang best place to visit talaga is yung Tour A B and C. 

Share ko lang, nung pumunta kami dito nung January, sa lakbayisla kami nagbooked ng tour package, very nice si ate and ang mganda sa knya ambilis nya magreply. Nung time na nahihirapan na kami sa budget namin ang helpful lang nung sinabe nya na "Sige, ganito na lang...." hahahaha. Discounted pa ng 100 yung lahat ng tours nya sa el nido, regardless kahit konti lang sa boat kaya laki ng tipid kung madaming tours yung kukunin. I definitely recommend them. email add nila: lakbayislapilipinas@gmail.com

[matetreyes]

ok sa pangulasian if you want a laid-back vacation. yung tipong lounge by the beach, dinner by the beach, ang peg. pero pag naka-check in ka sa pangalusian, kasama na island hopping activities sa binayad nyo. may activity coordinator sila. pwede magpunta ng lagoons, or dinner and rock climbing in entalula.

i heard nabili na din ng mga ayala ang helicopter island. am not sure kung totoo but if totoo yun, hala, kanila na lahat! haha

[unwantedP]

Re: RORO bus, updated na ata yun, di lang sila sumasagot. kasi when i went there, yun padin nakasulat na number. tsaka weird nung may pumunta ng 8:30pm, fully booked na pero may reservation sila. so naghintay pa sila ng ibang kasama para contract sa private van na lang.

[chicgurl]

finally naka book na din! El Nido Waterfront hotel.. let's see if ok..

[gleek]

hi sis sweetbabycakes.  Try Zaniya's pension. It's not beachfront,but it's only a minute (or less) walk away from beach. katabi sya ng Garnet hotel. we were allowed late check in, kasi we arrived in El Nido, mga 11 pm na.

[matetreyes]

our tour a and b was care of tiara. private tour kami nun. okay yung boat, malaki sya. and the good thing is DOT-licensed/accredited (whatever you call that) and tour guide namin (na sa group yata ng Ricsons galing. Genson yung name). ang galing pa magluto!

[unwantedP]

^^sis yun malaking bangka can go up to 6k as i was advised by northern hope tours. take note lang, yung life vest nila is yun orange, na pag dating sa tubig aangat na sa neck mo. i saw some na red and black ang vest, yung totoong vest, forgot to take note though sino nag o-offer nun.

[hisana]

Kami naman we availed of our private tour from servant. 4200 sya for tour A only. The size of the boat was more than enough for the six of us. We had a great time, hehe. Cons lang with booking with them is that walang water kasama yung lunch (pero masarap naman at madami, buti na lang  , tsaka their vest is the orange one, like what sis unwantedP is saying. Though hindi pa naman mukhang luma yung vest, tsaka their kayaks and fins are in good condition pa.

[layzieg]

Worth it ba mag el nido pa or ok na sa Honda bay?

[sweetbabycakes]

hi sis sweetbabycakes.  Try Zaniya's pension. It's not beachfront,but it's only a minute (or less) walk away from beach. katabi sya ng Garnet hotel. we were allowed late check in, kasi we arrived in El Nido, mga 11 pm na.

sis gleek, el nido ba ang Zaniya's? how much doon and how much ang charge sa inyo sa late check in? kamusta naman ang room? may a/c ba?

[gleek]

yes sis, it's in el nido. no idea about sa rate ng late check in,we availed kasi package, all in for our puerto princesa-el nido trip. though when we asked the owners, yung room good for 2-3 pax nasa 1300 rate. w/ac and hot/cold shower. ok yung rooms nila, bago pa,malinis.  meron lang isang room na pinaka malapit sa road, better avoid, in case you'll stay there, para iwas ingay.

[unwantedP]

Worth it ba mag el nido pa or ok na sa Honda bay?

go for el nido! sa honda bay kasi, maganda naman yung sand and all, pero parang typical beach siya, like yun sa bohol. beach and sand lang talaga. sa el nido, may mga sights and madaming trip like secret beach, small lagoon, etc. if you have the time to travel to el nido, go for it, mas mabilis puntahan ang honda bay next time.

[pink_saphire]

sisses, kamusta naman yung panahon don? gustong gusto rin namin magpunta ng elnido ng husband ko para masundan yung baby namin, pero ngayon july and aug. lang kami pwede pumunta don eh, kaya lang nakakadala kasi pag nakabooked kana tapos timing pagpunta nyo may low pressure, sayang money.