Destination highlights

El Nido, in the Philippines, is a wonderful archipelago of Bacuit, paradisiacal beaches of white sand, crystal clear waters, colorful corals, islands impossible because of such extreme beauty and variety of fish. It consists of 45 islands and islets in Palawan Southwest of Manila, in the Philippines. Tiny swiftlets build edible nests of saliva on the immense limestone cliffs that surround the ramshackle city, hence the name, El Nido. The city proper has a common beach, but is home to an emerging restaurant and bar scene. The island of Cadloo is close to the coast. There are three possible entrances to El Nido from Manila: The El Nido airport is the closest and most convenient, but the airfare may be too steep.

Also, the Busuanga airport is an option to consider for those who plan to make the Coron-El Nido tour. For those who want to enjoy Puerto Princesa and El Nido to the fullest, Puerto Princesa Airport is the most popular option. Coming from Manila, there is 1 hour to get to Puerto Princesa International Airport. Consult your preferred airline for the flight and air ticket schedule. Once in Puerto Princesa, you have 3 options for El Nido: Van (P550-600, 5hrs); Bus (P385-480, 6-7 h); Roro Bus (P290-380, 6-7hrs). From the El Nido bus terminal, take a tricycle to the center or directly to your hotel. Also from the city proper or along Bacuit Bay, you can book the tour of the island of El Nido.

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Travel tips

The most popular sites are:

The falls: Visit the Waterfalls: they are located via Nacpan Beach, there are available tourist guides that can be hired to take a walk to the falls that by the way to reach them you must cross 9 rivers, which represents an adventure to those who wish to have a different day in El Nido.

Secret Lagoon: The Secret Lagoon of Miniloc Island, is a hidden place behind the imposing karstic cliffs, the Secret Lagoon is a natural creation work whose dark walls of limestone must be protected at all costs.

Big Lagoon: This radiant lake has clear and crystalline green waters, in its surroundings there are mountains and extensive vegetation. You can reach this place in a small bangka in which up to 4 people can move through the canyon.

Small Lagoon: You can access the Small Lagoon through a space between two giant limestone rocks that are very close to each other. Through this small space, you can swim or kayak to the lagoon. These cliffs, rocks and corals in the superficial part of the area that temper the waves, protect the water in the lagoon from all violent events that may happen in the open sea. The Little Lagoon offers additional adventures such as swimming in hidden sea caves and squeezing through narrow holes in the rocks to access the placid waters.

Estalula Island: Beach to spend time with its incredible colors of the sea and vegetation with the rock, it is quite calm and ideal to rest. You can dive / snorkel and really enjoy all the marine life that this place offers. Regarding the food, a picnic is held which includes a lot of marine food that is really delicious. It is definitely worth going to relax and appreciate the nature that this place has.

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Hotel recommendations

To sleep in El Nido there are two options. On the other hand, you stay in the town of El Nido, where you will find accommodation of all kinds, for example, hostels for backpackers of the cheapest, or you stay in Corong Corong, which is a great option, it is a small town before arriving to El Nido. Here some sites are specified:

Qi Palawan

When looking for accommodation in El Nido, there is an excellent resort east of Palawan with top quality food service in its restaurant, free parking, Wi-Fi. It is located in front of the sea, pool, spa, breakfast included, lounge bar, laundry, transportation from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport, multilingual staff, with clean, comfortable and well-equipped cabins, yoga classes with trained staff and wonderful scenery, spectacular bathrooms, special attention.

Amazing Villa

Beautiful summer house in a spectacular location overlooking the South China Sea. The house is located on a private property with 2 km of private coastline (of which 600 meters are white sand beaches). The mountains in the background covered in tropical jungle form a spectacular backdrop. The house has a gardener, a cook and a caretaker. If you wish, the hosts can also cook for you. With excellent bathrooms and ocean view, gym, a petanque court, a bar, yoga and an outdoor kitchen, facilities planned for the near future are a Zen garden, a brick wood oven and a zip it will take you from your balcony directly to the beach. It is a resort for families with children and for couples looking to spend quality time together in paradise and for lovers of adventure (off road cycling trips, routes, hiking, river crossings). There are also possible activities such as swimming, diving, surfing, fishing, rowing boat, campfire, and barbecue.

El Nido resort

The Nido Resorts Pangulasian Island has 4 stars with 42 rooms in Pangulasian Island – Palawan. This spa complex is around 38 km away from Cesar Lim Rodríguez Airport (RZP), Taytay. It has rooms with: air conditioning, balcony, bathrobes, bathroom, bathroom amenities, electric kettle, hair dryer Mini Bar Patio Refrigerator Room service Waiting area, shower, slippers, soundproof rooms (on request), TV TV – Satellite , Cable. It also has docking station for iPod, facilities and rooms for the disabled, Internet business center, free WiFi.

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