We’re Back from Palawan!
In: Family & Friends | Palawan | Personal | Philippines
5 Jul 2008
We arrived safely back to Manila yesterday from our 4 night, 5 day trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It was wonderful, to say the least. The weather was very cooperative and the sun did let us enjoy our adventures to the different tourist destinations within Puerto Princesa. There were places where we went that made you feel that you were in a National Geographic documentary; from the view going to the Underground River and the Underground River trip itself to literally swimming with a thousand fishes and admiring the sea life that Palawan has to offer. Of course, food was essential and treated ourselves with the freshest sea food we could find; lobsters, Blue Marlins, tuna, Shrimps, Parrot fish, flat fish and more.
We’ve also had our share of mini “casualties”. Those very territorial fishes near the shore would bite you once you get near them resulting in my sister’s bite mark on the leg from the said fish. Xiane would also suffer being stung on the ear by a jellyfish while my other sister got stung on her leg. With the sudden onset of low tide, I found myself trapped in a bed of dead corals and rocks and scratched my right leg trying to avoid hitting any of the corals. Still, it was fun!
I’m still processing the photos we took and would post them here as well show you the complete set on our Gallery once I do finish with them. As it is, my family is already harassing me to give them a copy of the photos. And I’ll probably be blogging about our trip in detail once I get time. Need to get some zzzzzzsss….
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5 Responses to We’re Back from Palawan!
nina
July 5th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Nice. Wanted to go to Palawan too. Coron and El Nido are also breath-taking!
xtian001
July 11th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I’m sure. Pueto Princesa alone is great. How much more for those really secluded areas. We even saw a glimpse of a “Pawikan” (Sea Turtle) swimming while going to the Underground River. The whole experience was wonderful!
lena
November 15th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Great,very detailed report and very helpful report! We are planning to do the same trip with 4-6 people. Did you make your arrangement thru a trave agent or you booked your flights and accomodations directly. I’ll be flying fom Los Angeles to Manila. Should i book before getting to Manila or do i have time to do it when I get there 3rd week in Jan. Thank you so much for any additional tips. I look forward to seeing your photos.
lena
November 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Great,very detailed report and very helpful report! We are planning to do the same trip with 4-6 people. Did you make your arrangement thru a trave agent or you booked your flights and accomodations directly. I’ll be flying fom Los Angeles to Manila. Should i book before getting to Manila or do i have time to do it when I get there 3rd week in Jan. Thank you so much for any additional tips. I look forward to seeing your photos.
xtian001
November 15th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Hi Lena! You can look at more details of our trip here: http://lifeonthespot.com/blog/philippines/palawan/ . You better get reservations for tickets going to Palawan before going to Manila just to be safe.