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Puerto Princesa Culinary & nightlife

Our most recommended Puerto Princesa Culinary & nightlife

Puerto Princesa: Underground River and Firefly Watching Tour

1. Puerto Princesa: Underground River and Firefly Watching Tour

Begin the day with hotel pickup from downtown Puerto Princesa or the airport and head to Sabang Wharf, arriving around 8:00 AM. Board a pump boat and cruise into the mouth of the cave, home to monitor lizards, monkeys, snakes, and other wildlife, some of which is exclusive to Palawan. Following a short walk, ride a paddle boat to the Underground River and marvel at this unique natural wonder. Grab an audioguide and sail through the narrow waters, past stone walls with hundreds of years of history. Keep an out for interesting shapes and colors in the caves and on the walls. Upon return to the wharf, lunch will be served. Savor a feast of local cuisine and then set off on the optional excursions, either a zip-lining adventure or a peaceful mangrove paddle boat tour. Return to your hotel for some downtime before heading back out for the evening portion of the tour. Drive to an offsite restaurant for your dinner before heading on to a river located some 30 kilometers from the city center. Aside from the fireflies and the stars, you'll also see the water light up by the bioluminescent plankton. Following the tour of the estuary, return to the wharf and then to your hotel.

Puerto Princesa: Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

2. Puerto Princesa: Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

Be at one with nature with this one-of-a-kind activity in Puerto Princesa. You will be collected from your accommodation at approximately 4:30 PM and will be driven to a restaurant where you can have your dinner. The food is mostly local cuisine and includes rice, fish, meat, soup, and fruits in season. Other dietary meals can also be requested upon booking. After the hearty dinner, you will be driven to a village 45 minutes from the city center. With fewer lights from the city, you will be able to fully enjoy the night illuminated by fireflies. Board a paddle boat and learn about these majestic creatures and their habitat. Enjoy the romantic atmosphere aboard the boat. Depending on weather and tide conditions, the tour may end anytime between 8 and 10 PM.

Puerto Princesa City - Guided City tour

3. Puerto Princesa City - Guided City tour

Itinerary 7:00-11:00am /1:00-5:00 pm hotel pick up Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (Crocodile Farm) Mitra’s Ranch Bakers Hill Binuatan Creations (Weaving Loom Center)(Optional) Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral Plaza Cuartel Promenade/The Baywalk Souvenir Shops 11:00am/5:00pm hotel drop off

Puerto Princesa: Balayong People's Park with Dinner and Show

4. Puerto Princesa: Balayong People's Park with Dinner and Show

Enjoy an evening of fun in Puerto Princesa's Balayong People's Park. This park is lined with hundreds of Palawan Cherry that blooms to a beautiful hue of pink during the dry season. In the evening, it transforms into a park that has an interactive light and water show. To start the activity, you'll be picked up form your hotel and will have early dinner at a restaurant down town. You'll then head to the park where a water and light show happens every hour. This is a great activity for children and adults alike. The park also has a children's playground, several roundabouts with different depictions of what Puerto Princesa is, a sports complex, and several stand-alone parks. You also have the option to include a luxurious massage experience after the tour where you can relax in a sauna, dip in a jacuzzi, and have a soothing massage. Once all that is done, you'll be dropped back off at your hotel.

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What people are saying about Puerto Princesa

Our guide Kyle was very passionate about his job and had a great amount of knowledge about the area! Our bus arrived on time and was comfortable, it picked us up at our hotel and dropped us back there after. The tour duration was from 7am to 5pm and because there were different activities if you didn't sign up for them all you were waiting for other people in the group to do them (you could choose to add on activities at the time if you wanted). We booked the combo tour of the Underground River and Firefly Watching tour but they were separate tours which was not communicated to us beforehand. Kyle contacted the company to ensure we wouldn't miss the Firefly tour bus after we raised it. Overall, the tours were worthwhile!

Good pick up service, we were ready at 1700 as instructed when we booked then had a message to say it would be 1830 instead but not a problem. Van journey was comfortable and the guide was knowledgeable. The paddle boat guides found us the fireflies and managed to catch a couple for us to hold. We also saw the plankton light up as we returned to the shore. Unfortunately we couldn’t eat in the floating restaurant and went to another one in town. The food was fine but personally I would rather skip that part as it was quite late by the time we got there and the food wasn’t amazing but for the price of the tour it was perfectly acceptable. Overall good value for money activity.

no regrets for choosing this agency..tour was so great and with the group that we meet was excellent.. first booking went so well until the last tour that we book.. and we definitely book Gain..thumbs up

I was busy all day with experiencing unforgettable moments! Underground river is a must (watch out monkeys). Firefly show was lot of fun followed by amazing dinner on a boat!

Too much rain shut down underground but we still enjoyed a tour and the guides were great