Puerto Prinsesa Thread 19

[eischied_21]

Will be in PP with family (3 adults, 2 children ages 7& 9). Ano marerecommend nyo sisses na hotel with pool sana kasi mukang hindi kame makakapag HB dahil kulang na yun days.

Habang naghihintay ng boat for Underground river tour, pwede ba magbeach muna or hindi swimmable yun area? TIA

[teejiko]

New thread I'm backreading pa eh. My daughter and I will be going here on Feb and backreading makes me want to go there soon!!

Anywhooo, we'll be arriving there a wee bit too early (7a.m., probably stay nalang sa Terminal 3 til boarding time para hindi na mag-travel ng alanganing oras) which is actually okay at least ma-maximize namin yung trip. We'll be staying sa Go Hotel.

Wala pa kaming itinerary eh so basa-basa pa more. DIY kami mag-ina But definitely, 1st day namin will be city tour. 2nd day UGR or Honda Bay though medyo nag aalangan pa ako sa UGR kasi baka matakot ang daughter ko (this is actually a surprise birthday treat kasi).

Mga sis, from Go Hotel to baywalk, mga magkano ang trike? Any idea? TIA!

[travelchic]

@eischied_21, naku sis, for me, hindi swimmable yung beach in the immediate vicinity where you're waiting for the boat. you have to walk at least 500 meters from the dock before it becomes swimmable.

but when you do get to the farther part of Sabang beach, ay ang sarap mag-swimming! hindi siya biglang lalim so safe siya. and ang lawak ng beach! but then again, "while waiting for the boat", this is not an option. the best talaga is to spend at least a night in Sabang.

@blackgreen, first off, it seems that your itinerary is too tiring... when we went to PP, we spent four nights. then in our planned trip to El Nido, four nights din. but since you have limited time, here's what i can suggest:

1) move the UGR tour to Oct 4 because UGR is between El Nido and PP. so don't put UGR on Oct 5 because that will be inefficient.

2) on Oct 5, you can do the Honda Bay tour.

3) city tour in PP? in my opinion, meh! hahaha! but that's just me... since you have very limited time, you can scrap this.

[blackgreen]

^thanks sis. We decided na oct 2 travel to el nido oct 3 island hopping oct 4 chill lang sa el nido travel ulit to PP then oct 5 chill na lang ulit sa PP. Not recommended ba ang city tour sa PP? If ganyan na itinerary namin pwede ba isingit UGR ng oct 5? Or scrap na yun chill sa el nido ng oct 4 tapos gawin na namin UGR ng oct 4 then back to PP? Ayaw din namin ng mala amazing race since may pasok na ulit sa work ng oct 6.

[travelchic]

^hmmm.. i stick by my original recommendation, haha! here's why:

1. Oct 4: your revised itinerary says na chill lang sa El Nido before traveling back to PP. kaso... sa El Nido town itself, di ko maisip kung paanong chill ang gagawin ninyo since hindi naman maganda ang beach dun - unless you're planning to go to Nacpan? honestly, i didn't enjoy UGR much, but it seems that you really want to try na "isingit" ito and i would say the most efficient way is isingit mo sa Oct 4 since it's partway between El Nido and PP. leave El Nido early, daan kayo sa UGR, then head straight to PP.

2. Oct 5: ETD mo is almost 7pm, so let's say you have to be at the airport by 5:30pm. Honda Bay tour usually ends at 4pm. in my opinion, you have enough time for Honda Bay. pero para di ka masyadong ma-stress, kahit sabihin mo sa boatman to end the island-hopping at 3pm.. since you have time (IMO), if it were me, i'd prefer Honda Bay than PP city tour.

[blackgreen]

^thanks sis. Will consider that. If hindi na namin isingit UGR ano pwede namin gawin sis ng 1 day sa PP yun dun sa oct 5?

[cinammon_swirl]

Hi sis blackgreen! Will you avail of packages or DIY? Will be in PP from October 3-6 naman. Still thinking if we'll go to El Nido.

[blackgreen]

Hi sis cinammon_swirl, mag-aavail kami ng package dun sa Purple Fountain na napa-book namin. Ang excited nga lang. Booked na kami sa Purple Fountain tsaka sa Marina Garden sa El Nido.

[cinammon_swirl]

^ok sis blackgreen. How much per person sis? Kasama kasi namin ang son ko na mag 3 years old pa lang by that time kaya hesitant pa ako kung mag El Nido kami. Pero we want to stay din sana sa Purple Fountain because of good reviews.

[eischied_21]

Does anyone who have stayed in Acacia Tree Garden? Ok ba in terms of location and swimming pool? I'm travelling with family kasi and may 2 bata so prefer ko yun may pool. Parang mas ok kasi yun Acacia Tree compared to Blue Lagoon based sa website.

I will also get La Tiara Tours for UG Tour kaso she quoted me 1540/pax. Next year yun travel date and mag iincrease na daw next year.

[jayce_mom]

Hi mga sis,

Booked for Palawan on January 17-20, 2015. Didiretso kami el nido, plan sana namin 2 days kami dun. Eto itinerary namin:

Day 1 (mga 7 kami darating ng PPS)
Travel to El Nido

Day 2
Tour A
Roof deck view
Overnight

Day 3
Twin Beach Tour
Travel back to PPS

Day 4
Underground River Tour (DIY)
Buy pasalubong
Flight to MNL (7:30 PM)

Kaya bang mag-underground river tour (DIY) before flight namin ng January 20 (7:30 PM flight)? Inisip rin namin wag ng mag-underground river kaso takot 4-year-old daughter namin sa dilim baka umiyak habang nagtotour (baka makabulabog sya).

Please advise mga sis.

Thanks.

[darna88]

when you did the underground river activities san nyo iwan smarphone and cam nyo?..hindi ba mababasa? any tips

[budzwhiz]

Sinama namin with us sis. Bring a scarf or anything pang cover nalang to protect from the rainwater drops.

[friendlyneighbor]

Is it hard ba mag DYI? 8 adults kasi kami and 1 child (5yo). we have hotel booking na sa blue lagoon at flight tickets. I reserve the room through agoda at nag flash sale sila, we got the room fot only 3k per night for 9 pax na, bale 4 bunkbeds at yung bata makishare nalang.. Ang problema nalang is for the activities. masyado talagang mahal kung magtatravel agency kami.. any suggestions mga sis. Mahirap ba magsecure ng pass for UG?

[aheart]

To our sisses who are PPS based, would you know kung magkano ang apartment for rent pang 1 year stay. Thanks in advance.

[pret_ty68]

Does anyone who have stayed in Acacia Tree Garden? Ok ba in terms of location and swimming pool? I'm travelling with family kasi and may 2 bata so prefer ko yun may pool. Parang mas ok kasi yun Acacia Tree compared to Blue Lagoon based sa website.

I will also get La Tiara Tours for UG Tour kaso she quoted me 1540/pax. Next year yun travel date and mag iincrease na daw next ye

Maganda ang location nang acacia super lapit sa airport. Kung lalabas nang hotel pwede naman mag tricy accessible yung place. Regarding sa pool di ako naka pag swimming sa pool nila kasi kulang sa time pag umaga kasi nagmamadali sa tour pag gabi naman pagod at nakakatamad na pero nakita ko yung pool maganda sabi nga nung mga nag swi swim doon ang ganda daw nung water kasi medyo mainit kaya hindi ka lalamigin.

[kawchpatatas]

sis we arrive Puerto princesa 6:40am.  transfers namen to elnido is not until 10am.  ano kaya puede magawa sa Puerto princesa while waiting for our transfers?  any suggestions?

[eischied_21]

Thanks @pret_ty68, do you know how much ang tricycle per person from Acacia going to city center or sa mga kainan? Papano ba usual na charge sa tricycle per person or per trike? TIA

[ayanlanz]

^^you can go to their church then sa likod eh may garden/old arsenal na pwede magrelax dahil maraming puno at halaman. Nasa main street naman ang church. Meron din sila Baywalk. Medyo malayo sa highway kasi papasok pero walking distance din from main street.

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excited for next month trip. after 2 yrs babalik ulit kami. sana matuloy na kami sa UGR this time. 

[pret_ty68]

^^
Paiba iba sis depende sa pupuntahan namin. Actually doon mismo sa hotel pwedeng magpatawag nang tricy meron na nga silang list nang mga places na pupuntahan and kung magkano. Nung first day namin doon kami sa hotel nagpatawag nung mga sumunod nagaabang na lang kami nang dadaan na tricy kasi syempre mas mahal kung magpatawag sa hotel. Di ko na maalala yung exact na mga price. ang ginagawa namin tinatanong na namin bago kami sumakay kung magkano. Sa pagkakaalala ko per sakay yung charge hindi naman per tao tatlo lang naman kasi kami noon. Sa experience ko mababait mga tricy driver sa palawan hindi sila yung nananaga.