EL NIDO Thread 5

[s h e i l a]

^thanks

I already asked northernhope tours tsaka daytripper for their quotation, inform ko kaya pag nagreply sila

[beach_n_sunsets]

^Hi sis Sheila,

If you're a big group, I'd also recommend Hadefe Travel & Tours. They arranged everything for us including 'yung transpo diretso from PPUR to El Nido same day. I initially contacted Northern Hope tours pero Hadefe gave us better prices and packages with discount pa Try mo din so you have more options to compare.

[s h e i l a]

^dalawa lang kami

A bilis magreply ni daytripper mas expensive pag Airport-UGR-El Nido (10,435php) excluded pa ang environmental fee, mas cost-friendly talaga if we stay one night in Puerto Princesa.

[honeybunny]

^kelan ang trip nyo sis? ako naman nahihirapan mag arrange dahil yung isang kasama namin mag asawa with kids tapos they dont communicate well pa on what they like or they dont.. hay

[itsKat!]

^ I-book mo nalang sis! Then ask them to pay! hehe

For those asking about UGR, make sure masabi nyo sa magaarrange ng tour nyo yung time ng flight nyo and ask them if kaya talaga, because the last time I went there around march (hindi pa masyadong summer), may pila talaga sa UGR, like we have to wait for at least an hour before kami makasakay ng boat. So pag summertime, I think mas matagal ang waiting time...

[honeybunny]

^we'll be there march25-31 sis. flights are booked na. yung tour na lang hindi pa

[itsKat!]

^ Hi sis! try mo yung ipil suites. may hotel sila both in el nido and puerto and may tours na din silang kasama. last expo meron silang 4d 3n with UGR and tours sa el nido for 6500 per pax.

[s h e i l a]

sis honeybunny, April 3rd week kami wala pa kaming flight, baka mag one night stay na lang talaga kami sa Puerto Princesa.

Ang private tour pala nang island hopping is super mahal na, the rate per person is 1500php then minimum of 6 persons pag less than 6 persons we need to pay for 6 persons pa din. Awwww!  Baka may may alam mga sissies natin na contact for private tour na mas lesser.

[honeybunny]

has anyone tried yung van transfer from PPS to El nido? hadefe or northern hope? is it comfortable? and maraming leg room?  kasi yung kasama namin is 6'5" so if ordinary van lang na 18-seater and 6 hours ride hindi sya comfy.. at baka sumakit legs nya

any feedback sa day tripper? kasi my friend says it is more comfortable daw pero i wanna know how comfy is comfy.. thanks

[beach_n_sunsets]

^I tried na 'yung van transfer ng Hadefe:

- nung 2 lang kami and joiner lang, sinama kami ni Hadefe sa van ni Eulen Joy and sobrang sikip. Kawawa talaga mga matatangkad.

- nung isang family na kami (7 pax), sa 'min na 'yung buong van na pagmamay-ari mismo ni Hadefe. Sobrang comfortable and gulong kami sa van sa luwag haha. Di ko lang alam kung ilan ang minimum ni Hadefe for private van transfers. 'Yung friend ko dati 6 sila sa group and private van din sila ni Hadefe.

[janangela]

Really? We have been pushing pa naman for private tour. I am interested to get contact numbers for private boats din. 6 to 7 kami.

[gardenbelle]

Sisses, recommend ko ang Joaquinn's Bed and Breakfast Maganda ang rooms nila at very affordable. Maganda din location 'coz near sya sa port so you can just walk before and after your island hopping trips

[s h e i l a]

Here's my itinerary (not yet detailed and some are not yet final) I appreciate if someone can suggest some places that are worth checking out

7D6N + UGR

Day 1 - Arrival at Puerto Princesa via Cebu, Check in at accommodation & Firefly Watching
Day 2 - UGR
Day 3 - Puerto Princesa to El Nido c/o daytripper (not yet final) & Check in at accommodation
Day 4 - Tour A
Day 5 - Tour C
Day 6 - Nacpan Tour
Day 7 - Check out at accommodation, El Nido to Puerto Princesa c/o daytripper (not yet final) & Departure at Puerto Princesa Airport

sissies, pwede na ba yan? I booked na our flight naging 7 days instead of my first plan na 5 days lang.  Kinaya ko ang diy dahil sa mga info dito Thanks

[janangela]

^hi! nakahanap ka ba ng private boat na mura? kasi may friend ako na from puerto princesa, i can give you the number, nagquote sya sa amin ng 4500 a day private boat rate. is that a good price na? walang minimum number required, i don't know yet kung ano yung maximum number of people.

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[simang]

^keri yan sis, medyo maluwag pa nga yang schedule nyo. Kung gusto nyo ng isa pang tour sa El Nido, you can travel to EN sa gabi after your UGR tour, para hindi sayang yung isang araw sa byahe lang. And, mas mabilis travel sa gabi unlike pag daytime mas may traffic. Pwede nyo din try pumunta ng nagkalit kalit or bulalacao falls pagpunta nyo ng Nacpan, unless magsstay talaga kayo buong araw sa Nacpan. Kami kasi dati halfday sa nacpan and then bulalacao falls. Around 4pm nasa town na ulit kami.

[s h e i l a]

^thanks sis simang alin ang mas ok bulalacao falls or yung nagkalit kalit?  First time ko marinig yan better do some research again.

Ang prob ko traveling from PP to EN e yung sasakyan, as much as possible kasi mas gusto ko comfortable kami medyo maselan kasi ang kasama ko.  Maganda ang idea na gabe na kami pumunta or if ever man mag daytripper kami pwede ko na siguro isingit yung Nacpan pag dumating kami ng maaga sa EN.

Wala pa akong nakuhang island hopping tours sa EN, dun na lang ako kukuha pagdating namin para makapag haggle ako

[simang]

^bulalacao lang napuntahan namin. medyo kelangan magtrek ng konti going to the falls pero hindi naman mahirap, around 25-30 minutes lang siguro. mostly tawid lang sa ilog and konting hike.

yes it's always better to find tours dun na mismo sa island. madaming nag offer dun and pwede pa makipag negotiate. you can try marimegmeg beach din, closer sa town than nacpan and has a good view of the sunset.

[s h e i l a]

^checked the falls sis, mukhang hindi appealing yung trekking lalu na sa kasama ko baka mag pass na kami sa falls.

[honeybunny]

I understand that it is recommended to go back to PPS from el nido the day before you do the UGR tour. Kaso yung mga kasama ko wants to do it on the day itself bale alis ng early morning sa el nido to travelto PPS for UGR tour. Ok lang ba start ng UGR tour after lunch? How long ba usually ang tour? Thanks.

http://undergroundriver-palawan.com/underground-river/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAuqC2BRDVxMSnpa-mhZoBEiQAFta8wa11WS8-h_nH9Es5k-D0Ju6JM38g5zfpCinwF1maHD4aAvD48P8HAQ

I found this website so i guess it is pwede, but i need to know your input mga sis. Thanks

[fidelity88]

^sis you need to travel from El Nido the night before you go for UGR tour. Though it will start at 2pm as stated in the link, they need to pick you up at 7am and technically that will be the start of the tour. When we were at PPS before, 9am na that time pero hindi na kami pinayagan for the tour. And ending, nagcity tour na lang kami. Then next day though abot kami sa time ng UGR tour, hindi nanaman daw pwede dahil malakas ang alon. Haha! Kaya ayun, babalik kami with El Nido this time.