El Nido, World’s Number 1!
Haha, parang gatas lang, di ba lol.
I had the chance to visit Palawan earlier this month and I’ve nothing but admiration and envy. The streets are very clean, and the Palawenos are conscious about their role in protecting the environment. It’s nothing like Manila.
Today, I will tell you about El Nido – one of the bonggang-bonggang tourist destinations in Palawan, which was chosen as one of the best travel destinations in the world by the National Geographic Traveler’s magazine (November-December 2007 issue).
The 6-8 hour drive to El Nido (from Puerto Princesa City) was all worth it. It is a first class municipality and marine reserve park located in the northern part of mainland Palawan bordered by the Sulu Sea and the South China Sea. It is composed of 45 islands and islets.
It has lots of things to offer you – from cliff climbing and trekking to snorkeling and kayaking to island hopping and diving to cave exploring and even windsurfing. We had a whole day trip of island hopping and snorkeling, dahil yun lang ang kaya ng powers namin. First stop is the…
Miniloc Island
To the last frontier!
If you want a reliable and efficient boat guide, hire nyo si kuya, I have his contact number.
The serene turquoise-green waters and limestone walls are awesome.
They featured this lagoon on Living Asia channel. Super ganda sa TV and it’s even more beautiful in real life.
Amazing rock formations.
and super duper crystal clear water.
Heading to the enchanting lagoon.
Kayaking
Amazing rocks/cliffs.
Truly a must-see spot here in Pinas.
El Nido’s natural beauty is awe-inspiring.
Snake Island
Obviously, it’s called Snake Island because of the s-shaped sandbar, and that’s only visible on low tides.
Pix taken from a hill/cliff whatever.
Beautiful.
Cone Island
Truth is, I don’t what they call this place basta it’s somewhere in El Nido. Let’s just call it Cone Island, for lack of better term to use haha.
To say that it’s a paradise is an understatement.
Oh yes, that’s my best jumpshot, so far.
Another perfect spot for photoshoot…
and more photoshoot with powdery white sand.
A haven for tourists who want to get a tan.
Our country is blessed with many extraordinary natural sceneries. 
We have the best beaches in the world, truly world class diving sites
and many other unexplored adventure destinations.
7 Commando Beach
This is the last stop of our islandhopping adventure. Why it’s called 7 Commando, I don’t know.
They offer fresh buko for 20P.
I enjoyed its serenity. Perfect for meditation and….
….of course, photoshoot haha.
Make sure you visit El Nido when you have time and $$$. It is pure bliss. Warm hearts to welcome you, scenic spots to feed your soul and yummy foods to satisfy your palate. Indeed it’s the world’s number 1! Biased ba? HAHA
photo credits: exilim, samsung, cybershot and canon
PS. PM me if you need more info, I can help you get an affordable package (pramis, wala akong komisyon jan haha)
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malensky is is a true blooded Waray-waray from a certain barrio in the Eastern Visayas region. She graduated without honors in Engineering at some University along the Pasig river. A real life opportunist, self-proclaimed artist and street-smart babe who frequents the parlor, making friends with parloristas to get free highlites lol. She works in QC with slightly above minimum wage and plans to further her studies in Ricky Reyes Learning Institute so she could try a career out of haircutting, with manicure and pedicure.
yey! danda talaga….pwede ba kamo tourist? walang abu sayaf?
it’s safe, pramis. actually, super daming tourista – mostly koreans and europeans.
Been to Palawan underground river but not el nido. Really beautiful Malen. Parang gusto kong mamuhay doon ng mapayapa (hindi tuluyan ha Undas pa naman). Ano kaya job opportunities doon maliban sa turismo?
Yun ang mahirap sa Palawan dfish. Tourism is the only thing that nakakasustain sa kanila. dapat meron ka talagang specific market.
been there for a company i worked with. ok lang kung established ka na. pero other than that… R & R is the way to go sa PPS.
@dfish, fishing siguro hehe.
sa narinig ko, soon to rise, call center daw haha.
the thing is wala ni isang factory dun. ayaw ni Hagedorn. Pati mga establishments…hanggang 4th floor lang din.
on some areas, walang kuryente from 6AM to afternoon. they also promote the use of solar energy. i guess they want to preserve as much as possible the pristine nature of Palawan.
@monique, yeah, eco tourism is what keeps them going.
naka me kebigan ako who decided to stay put sa puerto princesa at nilayasan ang manila. since then, parati kaming ini-engganyong lumipat dyan. kaso pagkagabi puro kulig kulig naririnig ko hehehe
lol @ kulig-kulig
buti na lang kamo at morning til afternoon ang brownout. ayoko na kase makakita ng petromax hahaha
at hinde na ako sanay ng walang electric fan sa gabi hahahaha
Hahahaha – i luv fishing, even night fishing, especially night fishing hehehe. Joke lang…I like Hagedorn – iron hand at personally reformed ang dating talaga bilang dating illegal logger. His credibility is quite high…
@dfish, Palawan = Hagedorn diba. I like that guy.
He is well loved in Palawan talaga. We got there nun bday nya and parang lahat ng bahay sa Puerto Princesa may banner ng HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYOR. Also, nakita namin sya dun na nag vi-videoke haha. He seems to be a nice guy
Nice! El Nido is definitely one of the most beautiful places here in the Philippines. Mga magkano rough estimate ng package?
Anyway, sana sa susunod Amanpulo naman yung i-post mong pictures. Hehe…
P7500++ – Puerto Princesa and El Nido tour. Hotel, bfast and van included. airfare – 1600 only, through PAL.
Not bad, kase yun isang travel agency offered us 14K, same package.
re amanpulo, yaan mo pag may package na tig-7000 pesos lang papunta amanpulo, gora ang ate mo. HAHAHA
for now, dahil $400 and airfare and 750$/day, WAG NA MUNA! lol
ang mahal naman kamo nung amanpulo na yan. di pa ako nakakarating dyan.
truly maganda talaga palawan. been there up to like Roxas City, by jeep noon, lecheng layo hahaha
‘day, the road to Puerto Princesa going to El Nido is chaotic. kanda bakli-bakli ang likod ko
saan ba galing? sa puerto princesa? you mean, hindi pa ayos ang daan? noon kasi, lubak lubak sya yong iba aspaltado the rest is earth hahaha eh linsyak umuulan pa naman noon when we went to roxas, dinadaanan sya papuntang el nido
yeah, nadaanan nga namin yun roxas. trulili ‘day. earth talaga. parang clay pa nge eh haha. reminds me of the long and winding talahib highway. i hope they do something about it..para mas maging accessible ang EL Nido.
also, many parts of Palawan eh wala pa din kuryente
Ilang beses ako napadpad sa Palawan pero never nakapunta sa el nido
sad.
Uber ganda din. 
Try Dos Palmas too.
uyy, dos palmas reminds me of rico yan
wah.. how i wish makapunta din ako dun.. never been to southern part.. haisst..
‘day, nasa gulong ng palad mo na makakarating ka sa palawan hahaha
Hi Malen, i’ve been to palawan but not sa El Nido, i cannot access your blog, email mo ako, anette_love_ph@yahoo.com. ate an2nette
mukhang banned ang blog ko sa germany. you, manay cheh and manay beng have the same probs.
anyway,i will email you laters
Hahhahah…maleeeennnnn!!!!
I want to invade Palawan na din becoz of your pictures! I wanna buy an island there and establish my own barrio siete. Hehehhe.
Jusko, ang ganda ng place na yun. Nothing like Manila nga!
super ganda talaga sa small/big lagoon in Miniloc Island. enchanting place. can’t get over it. make sure you include MI in your itinerary.
go go go!
syet!
habang binabasa ko ang entry na to i can’t help but hearing my voice within saying, “photoshoot, photoshoot”.
bwahahaha!
i can imagine you mel, you and your beautiful heels rampaging and posing by the sea HAHAHHA
syet, habang binabasa ko ang post na ito i can’t help but hearing my voice within saying “photoshoot, photoshoot”. hahahahaha
ang GANDA!!! inggit ako. gusto ko rin magpunta!!! grrr… i love beach!!!
“P7500++ – Puerto Princesa and El Nido tour. Hotel, bfast and van included” – Is this rate group-shared or per pax?Need help for our puerto princesa tour next year (Feb 2010). Hopefully we can find this arrangement at affordable rate (sana group-shared rate =]): underground + city tour + el nido. we are around 7-9 pax in our group.Please keep me posted or email me at:clarize.amurao@hotmail.com.Thanks!;p
Ma’am Malen pa-share naman po ng info ng tour operator and any contact person na makakatulong gumaang ang bisita namin sa el nido. Thanks =)