So this is the continuation of our Valentine’s vacay to El Nido. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, we’ve done Island hopping to 5 Islands/Lagoons. Next was a Valentine’s day adventure and we decided to go for a canopy walk to Taraw Cliff. I’d say that our trip to El Nido will not be complete if we wouldn’t see it’s entire view from the top of Taraw and feel the adventure of reaching its peak.
We woke up early morning and had breakfast. Even if the Inn that we were staying didn’t have free breakfast we got free coffee instead and that’s okay with us. Anyway there are lot of stores there where we could buy breakfast.
Coffee first💕
Sad part was we really want to climb the Mt Taraw(biggest cliff) but at that time it was closed because of a tragic accident of a tour guide. It was shown in the news actually. Russell got disappointed that we cannot go there but since we’re already in El Nido we want to try the canopy walk instead. It’s one of the reasons why we would really wanna go to El Nido to climb Mt Taraw honestly. So after dinner last night we took a short walk at the side if the beach while watching the stars above. It’s our habit that we always stargaze at night in a good weather everytime we go somewhere. After the stargazing, we checked the office where we will register for the canopy walk to Taraw Cliff. I see that they call it El Nido Ferrata which means ” A via ferrata (Italian for “iron road”, plural vie ferrate or in English via ferratas) is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other locations.” After we asked for the info , they said we can go early morning 6:30am at their office to have a good morning view at the top.
We arrived at their office around the time said after we ate breakfast. Then we registered and put our gears on. We payed P500 each.< b>
<<<<<<<<<< r first customer and we're lucky that we're the only tourists above. Then we get ready and all gears are completely worn. We took our first photo upon reaching the canopy.
<<<<<<<<<< 20min walk/climb but if you're slow and afraid of heights it might surely take longer. There's like a long hanging bridge there that you will pass. If you have fear of heights, really your knees will tremble. 😂 Russell took advantage of that time to tease me. I know Im weak when it comes to that. I couldn't hardly walk at first because if the person you are with is shaking the bridge you might get out of balance. But here's our little secret, he's also afraid of heights. Esp tall buildings and he's walking on the side. He really doesnt like it. At that time he's too energetiic and excited that's why he didn't feel any fear. Now you know 😂.
The above pic was when we’re in the middle of the bridge and it looks like I couldn’t step my other foot. 😂
If you wish to go there please be advised that some roads are stiff and you have to focus and be more careful with walking/climbing. But it is way a lot different than Mt Taraw. At that time, our tour guide was telling us of the accident that happened in Mt Taraw(the biggest cliff and it’s in the 2nd pic below).
Look how stiff the road and in some cases you would really need to climb up. That’s the real adventure out there. But as I’ve read in some posts, a lot of climbers said that it was totally worth it when you get to the top. Also it is one of our reasons why we really want to go to El Nido as what I’ve mentioned earlier.
Once you passed the spot below, you’re almost there. The beach can be seen from there. It was a huge limestone formation and you have to bow your head to pass. Im not sure of what the tour guide told us but the limestones are changing every 10 years. Really not listening well because im more focus on the view✌🏻☺️
We’re almost there and we can finally see the view of the beach below. Look how beautiful it is!
Our tour guide is nice he was patient and he took photos of us from walking to the top.
Here are the awesome photos we captured:
After 45 mins of staying at the top, we went down so we can rest. However we still want to go somewhere so we can maximize our stay since we will be leaving at night. Typically it is our last day in El Nido. We have to go back at night and find Inn in Puerto Prinsesa where we can sleep because our flight back to Manila is the next day at 12’nn. Good thing our tour guide told us that we can go to Nacpan beach. We remember that it is the nice beach in Elnido. He said he knew a trike driver and arranged us of 1000php for the trip. The driver will be waiting for us in Nacpan then will be bringing us back to the Inn. It was already 11am when we went out of our room and we look for an atm machine where we can withdraw. We met the tour guide and driver at the plaza near PNB. We arranged if they could give it for 800php since it’s noon already and we’re only staying half of the day there. Luckily they agreed because of my charm. Joke. 😁
We headed to Nacpan beach. We’re excited to swim there. I’ve read that Nacpan is such a beauty and the water is very clear. So we will see. 😍
Upon arrival at Nacpan, we payed 50php each for the Tourism Development fee. It’s good if they will just maintain the cleanliness and beauty of Nacpan but I hope they wouldn’t make it look like Boracay which is very commercialized now.
We hurriedly ran to the beach to see the view. When we saw it…WOW! This is the best beach we’ve been to! We had a video of it actually. Hehe then we swim and play in the water like children do.😅😂 What’s good about Nacpan beach is that the water is so cool and not so salty. You’ll really enjoy swimming there even if the sun is too hot. 😂 plus the water is very clear and clean. This is really a good beach life! I would really recommend Nacpan beach. Not so commercialized beachfront and the sand is so fine. The sand bed of the beach doesn’t have any corals or what. It’s really fine you have nothing to worry if there’s something that would bite your feet.(im just too paranoid sometimes thats why I prefer clear waters when swimming) 😂 You’ll really love it there too I believe. ❤️ Here are our photos in Nacpan beach:
After swimming we decided to eat. At that time there is only one store/resto there. We look for seats and we found a vacant table facing the beach. We can see the people playing volleyball in front of us. I saw some foreigners and they are paying the natives to play volleyball with them. Good thing they earn while having fun only the heat of the sun would hurt them. With regard to the food, it’s good and the price is justifiable. Hehe That was our Valentines day lunchie. 😁💕.
We’ve also seen the foreigners that were with us during Island Hopping last time.
It was around 5:30pm when we left Nacpan. After we ate, we walk along the side of the beach and enjoyed sightseeing. Russell would want to climb the little cliff there. I didnt know at that time that youll be seeing the twin beach from above. I said I didnt want to go coz I was too tired. I just feel that I easily get tired and exhausted but I didnt know yet that I was already a month pregnant that time. I just didnt mind it since I dont want to kill the good vibes but in that case I killed it. We didnt go there and sadly the other memory card of GoPro was having issues and some of the pics and vids we’ve captured were not playing. It seems it’s corrupted. Until now we’re finding ways on how we can fix it and retrieve the files. But I think its with the memory card. That wasnt original tho so I guess thats the reason.
When we arrived to our Inn, we picked up our bags. We have already checked out earlier when we left and packed our things ready. It’s nice that Ms Annabel have our bags left in their house first then we go back to pick it up. Actually the Inn is their house. It has 5 rooms and cost if non-aircon and 1000 for airconditioned room. Most houses in El Nido are being turned into Inn because it’s a good business and a lot of people are visiting El Nido. Sometimes there’s not enough rooms for all the tourists and thats why they recommend to book their stay before their arrival. Like what the last couple who dropped off from our van, they didnt have a place yet to stay, they walked around to find if there’s any vacant rooms however it was already dark I think 7pm they still haven’t found one yet when we saw them.
Around 7pm when we ride the van and head back to Puerto Prinsesa. We’re so tired we took a nap during the ride. It was already past 1am when we arrived in Puerto Prinsesa. We had already booked for a room where we can stay for a night and good thing the driver dropped us near the location. When we found the place we headed to our room and slept right away so we can wake up early and roam around the city for the last minute. ☺️
It was 7am when we went out for breakfast. We just ate breakfast in the corner carinderia, that was cheap and good food tho. After that we met a tricycle driver and ask us if we want to tour around the city. We said if there’s a good place we can roam around city for a short time so we can catch our flight He suggested the baywalk and plaza cuartel. So we go and roam before we go back to Manila.
The photos below are taken in Puerto Prinsesa baywalk.
Then we go to Plaza Cuartel to maximize our stay in Puerto:
History of Plaza Cuartel
“The plaza has a bronze marker that contains the name of eleven prisoners of war (POW) who managed to survive the horrible massacre that happened in the place. The bronze marker is placed above the area where main underground bunkers existed. These bunkers became the cage for the unfortunate prisoners.”
We also visit the Immaculate Conception Cathedral near Plaza Cuartel.
After that we ask manong if he can take us to the airport and we’ll just get our bags in the Inn where we stayed. Thankfully he agreed.
We arrived in the airport just in time. We are so thankful and happy of the very good experience we had in Palawan. We bought some souvenirs too.
Our flight was delayed but it was fine since we dont want to go back to Manila yet. 😅
Finally after almost 2hrs of waiting we’re on board.
Sea of clouds. I already miss the sea. 😅😍
For our Do-it-your-own Itinerary and budget tips:
Book your airfare few months before your trip or check for a promo fare.
Check with google, fb or sites like trip advisor to look for your hotel/Inn where you can stay or you can ask for your friends who already has a contact there. But much better if you already knew someone who has a good feedback about the place and contact.
Once you arranged your room and plane ticket, ask the hotel if they have a van to take you from airport vice versa Puerto Prinsesa – El Nido. Usually the price is 500 each per trip so 1k for roundtrip.
If you’re already in El Nido, you can go check for the rates of Island Hopping and other tours where you want to go. You can save if you’ll ask for some discount. 😉 Just use your charm. 😅☺️
For the food, you can bring snacks with your baggage because snacks there are sold at a much higher price. The price of food and tours there are standard as per government mandated.
If you don’t want to spend so much on tours, you can just go take a walk or swim in the beach nearby. They have nice beaches there and you’ll surely enjoy. Just bring sunscreen, water and food to keep you hydrated. 😁
Discover a new place where you can relax and chill. It’s good for your mind and soul. 💕
And… don’t forget to watch the sunset as what I’ve said earlier if you come visit El Nido.
Our expenses:Airfare – P5513 – 2756.50 eachVan- P2000 – 1000 each Mountain Side Inn- 700x3nights -2100 Island Hopping – 800 each – 1600 Taraw – 500 each – 1000Nacpan – 800 Food – 4000 – 2000 each for 4days (you can cut this if you’re really saving but better to eat well when you travel)Inn Puerto – 550Puerto tour – 100 _______________________17, 663php / 8,831.50 per pax for 4D3N stay in Palawan 😁💸✈️🌅🌄🏞🗾 Contact persons / numbers for your room, van, tours, etc.:Blessed Inn El Nido – Ms Ivy #(+639-915-452-6361)Facebook page: Blessed Inn FB pageMountain Side Inn – Ms Annabel #(+639-935-816-0551)Facebook page: Mountain Side Inn FB pageI hope you had fun reading our blog and you’ll also find our tips helpful somehow. Thank you so much! ❤️ Enjoy your life and have fun in your vacay! 😍💕
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