Ultimate 1-Week Palawan Tour to Puerto Princesa, Port Barton & El Nido with Flights from Manila

After enjoying breakfast at your hotel in Manila, check out and wait to be picked up by your designated driver. You will head back to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where you will catch your flight to Puerto Princesa.

You’ll land at the Puerto Princesa International Airport, where another driver will be waiting for you. Once you are all set, you’ll head to your accommodations in Puerto Princesa, where you will stay for two nights. After checking in and getting settled in your room, you can explore Puerto Princesa at your own leisure.

Take advantage of the free breakfast at your accommodations. You will be picked up by your driver and guide afterward for your free tour of the Puerto Princesa Underground River. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and this tour will allow you to explore its caves with the assistance of a tour guide.

You’ll board a small boat that will take you inside the cave, where you will see beautiful rock formations and stunning stalactites and stalagmites. The park is also home to several species of bats, birds, and reptiles. After exploring the caverns, you’ll head back to the mainland, where a buffet lunch will be waiting for you. Once you’ve had your fill, you will be dropped off at your accommodations.

Feast on the complimentary breakfast before checking out of your accommodations in Puerto Princesa. You will make your way to San Vicente via car. When you arrive there, you’ll go straight to your accommodations so you can check in. Leave your bags in your room and prepare for your island-hopping tour in Port Barton.

There are four island-hopping tour routes, and you can choose one. Tour A will bring you to Palawan Camping, Naonao Beach, Fantastic Reef, Sandbar, and Pamuayan Beach, while Tour B will take you to Exotic Island, Twin Reef, Paradise Island, and Starfish Sandbar. Your third option, Tour C, will allow you to visit Port Barton’s White Beach, Aquarium Reef 1, and Aquarium Reef 2. Finally, Tour D will have stops at Giligans Port Baron, Wide Reef, Bigaho Falls, and Lagoon Reef. Regardless of which tour you pick, lunch is included.

After breakfast in San Vicente, you will check out of your accommodations. Your designated driver will pick you up so you can begin your journey to the last destination on this Philippine holiday package, El Nido. 

When you arrive in El Nido, you’ll check in at your comfort-level accommodations and then head out for the last complimentary tour of this Philippine travel package, an island-hopping adventure. El Nido Island-Hopping Tour A will take you to some of the top tourist attractions here, including Big Lagoon, Shimizu Island, Secret Lagoon, and 7 Commandos Beach. During the tour, you’ll see dazzling limestone cliffs, beautiful beaches, and crystal-clear waters. 

Today is your last full day on this 1-week itinerary in the Philippines. After breakfast, you are free to spend your day however you wish. You can explore El Nido on your own, or if you want to make the most of your time here, you can book an add-on island-hopping tour.  

You can choose from three tours. Tour B will visit Snake Island, Cudognon Cave, Cathedral Cave, and Popolcan Island. Tour C will bring you to Hidden Beach, Matinloc Island, Secret Beach, and Helicopter Island, and Tour D will take you to Small Lagoon, Paradise Beach, Cadlao Lagoon, and Pasandigan Beach.

This is the last day of your tour of the Philippines. Enjoy the complimentary breakfast at your accommodations and use the morning to explore more of El Nido before packing your bags and checking out. When you are ready, a driver will pick you up so you can head to Lio Airport to catch your flight back to Manila.