Filipino Island Palawan is a picturesque place, but not too promoted among Russian tourists. But among foreigners the island is quite popular. You can fly to the Palawan from major Philippine cities - Cebu or Manila local airlines. Time in flight - a little more than an hour. Basically, the Palawan is going to visit two natural attractions: the underground river and the resort village of El Nido.
So, Undegraund River. This river is considered the longest among the underground and is recognized as one of the seven new miracles of the world. How to get there? The easiest all arriving at Puerto Princess Airport and settled in the hotel, buy a tour right at the reception or in one of the local travel agencies for 1300 pesos with a person. It is convenient because the agency will issue the necessary permission to the excursion. Early in the morning you will be sent by a minibus and will be lucky towards Sabanga, it is about 80 kilometers from Puerto Princess. Next - Equipment of rescue vests and a boat path to an underground river. The whole excursion with an expensive back-back plus a small lunch occupies about 7 hours. This is the optimal way to go to the "Underground River", which is not in a hurry. If the time in the edge, then you can try to dock the time so that the Sabanga does not return back to the capital, but go further to El Nido. In any case, the excursion is quite interesting and deserves attention, the truth will tell the guide in English.
The second, and the most beautiful place on the island of Palawan is the village of El Nido, where it makes sense to stop the day to 4 and go to the tours along the nearby islands. But it's not so easy to get there. Coming out of the airport, you need to go to Tuk Tuka or walk with a kilometer to see the parking lot of minibuses departing in El Nido. The fare to the destination is 700 pesos with a person one way. Still, but back to buy a ticket can be cheaper at 100 pesos. You can get to the bus station, from where two types of buses from El Nido are departed (comfortable and not very comfortable) at a price of 250 to 400 pesos. Ride them a little longer, but, but cheaper. Ride long - 4.5 - 5 hours with two stops for not very good road. The path is quite tedious.
Tours on Islands in El Nido can be bought from any passerby, in the local travel agent, at the hotel or in a popular place called Art Cafe. The prices are about the same everywhere: from 1200 pesos with a person for the tour "A" to 1400 pesos for the tour "C". You can bargain. Total tours four: a, in, s and d, you can buy a combined tour, for example, a + s. All these trips are performed in the Philippine boats,
And include a small and large lagoon, helicopter islands, island of minilik, coconut beach and many other picturesque natural places, as well as snorkeling and delicious lunch. If you have a company more than three people, it makes sense to order Privat-tours, only your company will be in the boat - it's great to save time and allows you to give more time to enjoy the magnificent views. For example, Privat-Tour A + B will cost 5000 pesos, including FII (local environmental fees).
Two more places worth a visit to El Nido - this is a chic beach of Las Cabanos (Path on Tuk-Tuka 15 minutes and 150 pesos), where it is very comfortable to swim and meet stunning sunsets
And a party in the center of El Nido is an art cafe where you can eat well, listen to live music, buy souvenirs, in a word, nice to spend the evening.
That's the whole Palawan. Usually, tourists spend no more than a week here, and then go further to conquer other magic Philippine Islands.