Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa
There are various places within day-trip distance of Puerto Princesa. To give you an idea, the Irawan Crocodile Farming Institute at Irawan, and Iwahig Prison Farm and Penal Farm which is far more interesting than it sounds

Diving is good at Honda Bay, off Tagbutos - Santa Lourdes Pier, only 10km from Puerto Princesa. There are many small islands in the bay. White Nagtabon Beach lies on a beautiful, calm bay on the west coast and is another good swimming spot.

Sabang
Is renouned for the Underground River in St Paul Subterranean National Park - a highlight of Palawan. From the beach in Sabang you can either take a boat to the mouth of the river or walk there over the monkey trail through the beautiful jungle on the national park, this takes about two hours. Of the river itself, you will only get to see about 2km of its 8km total because most of the river is currently off-limits except for reseach purposes.

The vast Banaue rice terraces have been called the eighth wonder of the world.

The Mayon volcano's perfect symmetry offers a perfect challenge for climbers.

Mindoro's Puerto Galera and Sabang sport fine white beaches, superb reef diving and great nightlife.

Kick back on the beaches of Boracay, one of South-East Asia's enduring travellers' haunts.

In the Chocolate Hills, more than 1000 eerie hillocks make up a bizarre, unforgettable landscape.

One of the world's best kept secrets, the island of Palawan is a nature lover's paradise.