No. of Pax: 4 pax

Budget: P4,900 – airfare and airport terminal fees not included

Duration: 3 days – 2 nights

Estimated Start: Day 1 – 9:00AM Arrival at Puerto Princesa

Estimated End: Day 3 – 5:00PM flight out of Puerto Princesa

Lodging:  Fan Room

Activities: City Tour, Iwahig Firefly Watching, Honda Bay Island Hopping, Ugong Rock Caving & Puerto Princesa

Underground River

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

0900 AM Arrival at Puerto Princesa

0910 AM Walk outside of the airport premises; Ride tricycle to Lodging (P10/pax)

0920 AM Arrival at Lodging; Check-in & Rest

1130 AM Ride Tourism Accredited Tricycle to Badjao Seafront Restaurant; (P150/tricycle)

1145 AM Arrival at Badjao Seafront Restaurant; Tricycle should wait for you

0100 PM Start of City Tour via Tourism Accredited Tricycle (P600/tricycle)

City Tour includes Crocodile Farm, Rancho Mitra, Baker’s Hill, Butterfly Garden, Baywalk, Cathedral and

Plaza Cuartel

0500 PM End of City Tour; Back at Lodging; Rest for a bit and get ready for Iwahig Firefly Watching

0600 PM Ride Tourism Accredited Tricycle to Iwahig for Firefly Watching (P700/tricycle)

0645 PM ETA Iwahig; Register for Firefly Watching Paddleboat Tour (P600/boat; 3 pax/boat)

0700 PM Start of Iwahig Firefly Watching Paddleboat Tour

0830 PM End of Iwahig Firefly Watching; Ride tricycle back to Town Proper; Drop at Kinabuch

0915 PM ETA Kinabuch; Late Dinner; Try Tamilok

1030 PM Ride tricycle to lodging (P10/pax)

1040 PM Back at Lodging; Freshen-up and sleep

Day 2

0600 AM Breakfast at Jollibee/Chowking/Dunkin Donuts

0700 AM Arrival of Van for Underground River Packaged Tour (P1,500/pax)

Hopefully, your sidetrip will be Ugong Rock Cave

0500 PM Back at Lodging; Freshen Up & Rest

0630 PM Ride tricycle to Kalui (P10/pax)

0635 PM ETA Kalui; Dinner and art tripping!!!

0800 PM Ride tricycle back to lodging

0805 PM Back at Lodging; Freshen up & Sleep

Day 3

0540 AM Check-out of lodging

0550 AM Breakfast at Jollibee/Chowking/Dunkin Donuts

0630 AMRide Tourism Accredited Tricycle to Honda Bay Port (P600/tricycle); Ask to stop somewhere to buy

snacks & packed lunch; The tricycle will go back for you when the Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour ends

0700 AM ETA at Honda Bay Port; Register for Island Hopping (P1,500/boat)

0715 AM Start of Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour

0230 PM End of Honda Bay Island Hopping; Freshen Up

0300 PM Ride tricycle to Airport

0330 PM ETA Airport; Check-in

0500 PM Flight out of Puerto Princesa

Budget for 4 pax

Transportation

10.00 Tricycle from Airport to Lodging Day 1

37.50 Arranged Tricycle to and from Badjao Seafront Restaurant (P150/tricycle)

175.00 Tourism Accredited Tricycle to and from Iwahig Firefly Watching (P700/tricycle)

10.00 Tricycle from Kinabuch to Lodging (P10/pax)

10.00 Tricycle from Lodging to Kalui (P10/pax)

Day 2

10.00 Tricycle from Kalui to Lodging (P10/pax)

150.00 Tourism Accredited Tricycle to and from Honda Bay Port (P600/tricycle) Day 3

402.50 Transportation Budget per pax

Lodging

425.00 Puerto Princesa Town Proper – Cloud’s Inn (P450/night + P200/extra pax/night) 2 nights

425.00 Lodging Budget per pax

Food

200.00 Lunch at Badjao Seafront Restaurant

Day 1

200.00 Dinner at Kinabuch

100.00 Breakfast at Jollibee/Chowking/Dunkin Donuts

Day 2

200.00 Dinner at Kalui

100.00 Breakfast at Jollibee/Chowking/Dunkin Donuts

Day 3

200.00 Packed Lunch & Snack at Honday Bay Island Hopping

1,000.00 Food Budget per pax

Tours & Entrance Fees

150.00 City Tour via Tourism Accredited Tricycles (P600/tricycle)

Day 1

40.00 Entrance Fee to Crocodile Farm (P40/pax)

20.00 Entrance Fee to Rancho Mitra (P20/pax)

25.00 Entrance Fee to Butterfly Garden (P25/pax)

300.00 Iwahig Firefly Watching Paddleboat Tour (P600/boat, 3 pax/boat)

1,500.00 Underground River Packaged Tour (P1,500/pax)

Day 2200.00 Caving at Ugong Rock (P200/pax)

250.00 Zipline at Ugong Rock (P250/pax)

375.00 Boat for Honda Bay Island Hopping (P1,500/boat) Day 3

2,860.00 Tours and Entrance Fees Budget per pax

Budget Summary

402.50 Transportation

1,000.0

0Food

425.00 Accommodation

2,860.0

0Tours and Entrance Fees

212.50 Extra Money

4,900.0

0TOTAL BUDGET per pax

Things to Bring

Clothes good for 3 days and 2 nights

Swimming Clothes

Towel

Tissue

Kikay Kit/Pogi Pack (Toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, etc.)

Flashlight

Personal Medication

Umbrella

Sunblock

Camera

Snacks for sharing

Goggles/Mask & Snorkel

Small bag while walking around

Small bottle of water to be refilled once in a while

Notes

The contact number of Clouds Inn in Puerto Princesa Town Proper is (048) 434-8925, (048) 434-2133, 0921-

317-1819 or 0917-945-2346. If you want to know more options on cheap lodgings in Puerto Princesa call the

Tourism Accredited Tricycle Drivers.

The contact number of Blue Bamboo in Sabang Port can be located at my post about the lodgings in Sabang

Port.

It is best that you contact the Tourism Accredited Tricycle driver before you go to Puerto Princesa so that they

could reserve you boats on Iwahig Firefly Watching and Honda Bay Island Hopping. For more information on

Tourism Accredited Tricycles visit my post on Cheaper Way to Tour Puerto Princesa, Palawan

The budget for food is a bit excessive as I want you to try the different restaurants in Puerto Princesa. If you

want to go cheaper there are karinderyas around Puerto Princesa Town Proper.

If you want to go cheaper on food at Sabang Port visit my post on my Sabang Port Food Trip.

Contact numbers of pre-arranged tricycle drivers can be located at my post onUgong Rock Caving and Zipline

For the Puerto Princesa Underground River Packaged Tour, you should reserve days or months before you go

to Puerto Princesa so you will have a sure slot to visit one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. For more

information about travel agencies in Puerto Princesa click here.

This post is part of my 12 for 2012 Travel Project which aims to document places in the Philippines to

help travellers.

 

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