PUERTO PRINCESA UNDERGROUND RIVER: PALAWANThe Puerto Princesa Underground River is one among the new seven natural wonder of the World. It is situated at Brgy. Sabang, Puerto Princesa City in Philippines a 2 hours ride from the city. This river reputed to be the largest travelable backdrop river of the earth. It is the most beautiful river which the travelers can simply noticeable and experience and has a huge mountain landscape, breathtaking subterranean river which wind through a cave, which has been carved shape by the huge nature.
We're here last february 2013 for our early summer vacation in Palawan. Puerto Princesa Underground River, Ugong Rock Adventures, City Tour, and Honda Bay Island Tour.
From a 2 hours ride from he main city of Palawan, Puerto Princesa. We stop here at Brgy Sabang for a buffet lunch foe 200php/head and while waiting for our boat ride schedule to Underground River. but before that the package tour include the Van, a buffet lunch and a side trip to Ugong Rock Adventures in Brgy Tagabinet, Puerto Princesa.
For a long waiting here we go... a 15-20 mins boat ride and expect big waves and better to bring a sleeper, plastic bag and extra shirt.
The main beauty of the place is a fabulous Karst landscape that features shafts, pinnacles, limestone precipices as well as widespread underground river model. The subversive river is about 8.2 Km length, which is one among the unique underground river system in the water and includes several cave formation, and many chambers with wide 120m and height 60m.
A long way to visit this sites but fulfill.
you can find large lizards, monkey, squirrels on the sea side near the cave and knowing that all of these creatures are protected.
There's to many local and foriegn tourist visiting Underground River and proud to see thing like this in our backyard Its More Fun in the Philippines.
Were the last set of bacth and lucky to enter the cave since is limited to 900 visitors a day. that's why need to secure a visitor entry permit to visit the PP underground river. since we came to palawan not knowing the process in taking a permit. but by chance and willingness to visit PP underground river. we are lucky to get a en entry permit. and or if there is no chance to get a permit, try to shift your distination to El Nido or Coron Palawan. El Nido is a 5-6hours trip from the city and Coron a 6 hours Van trip from the city and another 6 hours boat ride to Coron.
We Injoyed taking pictures and thinking what's inside that hole!
The park features a spectacular limestone or karst mountain landscape and the lower half of the river is brackish and subject to the oceans tide. A subterranean river flowing directly into the sea and associated tidal influence makes it the most unique natural phenomenon of its type to exist.
Manong driver once says that cross mark in the wall when high tide, the water rises to that mark. but luckily when the high tide comes the underground river is navigable.
I never get a chance to shoot the top areas of the cave. thinking it is better no to shoot or take a shoot, so that when you have a chance to visit the underground river amaze what's inside the cave. for sure you will injoy the scenery, like us we injoyed and amazed.
We came here to get our Visitor Entry Permit and knowing that all permits are fullybook. Advise to those who are planning to visit Palawan Underground River. Some tour package are already included the permit and some package are not included. visitors not knowing the visitor entry permit process like us.
Contact: John R. Dela Torre Globe: 0927-411-0643 Smart: 0929-425-3932 he has a Van and people to take care of your Visitor Entry Permit. Underground River Booking Office
City Coliseum National Highway, brgy. San Pedro Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Tel. Nos. (48) 434-2509/ (48) 7230904 Email: [email protected] NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Notice is hereby given to the public not to be mislead by pronouncements posted in the internet and other medium that going directly to the Park or staying overnight in Sabang is a guarantee for the issuance of a Visitor Entry Permit to the Underground River Tour. It is highly recommended to first secure a Visitor Entry Permit at the Underground River Booking Office before proceeding to the Park. Management shall not be responsible for any inconvenience to visitor as a result of failure to comply with any of the above requirements. |
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