Do-It-Yourself Puerto Princesa City Tour

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1. It’s the first time I see the tripline.net in a post 😀 Funny!

   • what’s funny about that? haha
     or maybe, im teaching travelers to be lazy by providing everything? hahaha
     spoon-feeding!

2. Thank’s bro! magagamit namin to sa March! 🙂

   • pleasure is mine, if i get to have more time, i will fix pa yung day 3 city tour.
     enjoy palawan!

3. I have to try using this Tripline program sometime. Ang cool! Interactive talaga.

   • you will enjoy it Kara! addicting, promise 🙂

4. Geeez. Dami. Ma try nga yung iba dito this July! 🙂

   • ahaha! yep, marami pang magandang puntahan, kaya lng i want those places be kept as secrets. see you in dumaguete elal?

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6. Thanks sa tripline tip! magamit nga din yan for ilang trips din, kahit hindi 100 days.
   Thanks james ah, nakahabol ka sa blog carnival 😀 thanks thanks! 😀

   • yep, even for a day trip its very useful. plus you can add your photo, etc in the map itself.
     best of all, its for FREE

7. Salamat ng marami! Ang tagal ko ng naghahanap kung saan makaka-avail ng UR permit, mamimili ka ba ng oras o first come first serve basis pagdating mo sa UR?

   • first come, first serve basis. its always better to arrive early at sabang so hindi nagmamadali kasi may kasunod na na magtotour

8. Thanks much for this! We could use this for our Palawan tour soon! weee!!

   • hope it helped a lot anna! enjoy the tour

9. This is one of my dreams — be on the Underground (puerto trip!) hehehehe

   You never fail your followers for a cheap travel, James!

   Tripline.net– COOL!

   • ayos yang tripline!
     thanks tindoy

10. I did my own puerto princesa city tour before..
    its not really difficult as long as you know the places you want to visit..
    Its a lot of fun.
    But I guess Tripline could help a lot..

    • yep, i agree! ayos yung puerto noh?

11. Cool ang tripline! And will take note of that Vanishing Batak Tribe

    • yes, you should go there sa batac area. you will enjoy that place and talking with the tribes

12. thanks a lot for this Sir 🙂 ang galing ng tripline, it’s really a big help for us… we plan for the Palawan tour soon…
    Good Luck for the Isang Daan Adventure! God bless Sir…

    • hope you enjoy your palawan trip, let me know how it goes ha.
      thanks a lot!

13. Thanks for this post. Last week, I booked my first flight to Palawan. I’m considering these inexpensive suggestions.

    • sure thing natthan! enjoy palawan 🙂

14. Sir James we plan to go UR on June and this will be our 1st time here. my question is ok p b mgtour khit June since rainy season n xa? also is it safe p b mgtour s UR ng June? TIA!

    • haven’t tried that yet. the guides know very well to go or not to go to UR. trust your guides

15. sir what will be the good itinerary for 3days 2nights. we have ticket on
    June 20-22. ETA in puerto princesa is 12:35H and the ETD going back to Manila is 17:35H.
    we want to go honda bay and underground river. TIA!

    • is the post aint good enough? 🙂 okay yan kapag ginawa nyo

16. Ok na ok sir james ung guide m kso ang concern ko lng ung time. aabot kya? 🙂
    12:35H kc ETA nmin, un eh kung d mdedelay ang cebu pac. 🙂

17. Hi Sir, Thanks a lot for this, me and my hubby enjoyed our PPC trip. Sobrang nakapagtipid kami pramis… but super enjoy and dami kami natutunan 🙂 Goodluck on your journey!

    • nice to know that the itinerary helped! 🙂

18. Hi James! I’m glad to found my way to you blog. BIG HELP! Question though, Pwede bang yung monkey trail gawin na lng after ng UR?

    Thanks!

19. We have a plan tour to Palawan on January 02-4, 2013. That will be our last leg tour starting Dec. 21st, 2012 in Manila.
    We don’t have a plan to get a promo or package except for the UR coz of the permit. Everything will be Do It on Our Own. I might follow your guide as well. TY.

    • glad you find it! enjoy my 2nd home- palawan.

20. This is very helpful! Thanks! Will follow this itinerary. I can’t see some details though like the Puerto Princesa City Tour. I think it’s too long. Even if it’s a full screen 🙁

    • its on the details below the app. 🙂

21. Thanks for the DIY guide man =) I will be visiting Puerto Prinsesa in January next year with my girlfriend. This is very informative and I felt like I’m ready to go to Palawan now! =D Hope that prices won’t go high in 2013 because we’ll do backpacking.

    God bless

    • it will, pero di naman siguro ganun kalaki

22. Hi James,

    Just got back from palawan with my friends. We can’t thank you enough for this wonderful tripline. We had an awesome time following every detail in it.

    Thank you so much..

23. Hey james, just to tell u, u’re doing an excellent job.
    Our trip to palawan is in NOvember and I was preparing to pay the 1500PHP for the undergroung river tour, 1300 for honda bay and 600PHP for the city tour. I could never imagine it would be possible to tour on one’s own. would u have any itinerary for el nido in 1day? cuz we’ll be in palawan for 4D/3N and we’re planning to visit el nido on the last day.
    thousands of thanks, james.

    • i dont have an itinerary for el nido, but the usuals are island hopping tour A, B or C. i suggest you get tour C. if you still have time, add tarak ridge climb

24. Hello,

    Please send me your best offer package tour to Puerto Princessa

    Travel Date: Nov. 02 until Nov. 05 2012 ( already have our confirmed itinerary ticket )

    1 Family total of 5 persons

    I’ve got plenty of offers with different travel tours office.

    May the best offer wins!!

25. ask ko lang kasi may nabasa ako na kelangan mag secure ng permit ng advance para sa UR tour. kapag DIY gagawin ko pano ko makakapag register para sa permit?

26. hi kuya! salamat sa pag post nito. very helpful. sana makahanap ako ng mga kasama para mapasyalan din nag north. ano po pala yung sa no. 20 sa map? yung complete details po. salamat ulit! 😀 God Bless!

27. Kuya James. Naku suki na talaga sa blog m.halos dito ko na nkukuha ideas ko pra sa itinerary.heheh ilang hours po ba ang honda bay tour? mauuna kc kmi el nido and nagdadalawang isip ako kng magdagdag kmi ng one day tour sa el nido or mag honda bay tour nlng…

    • enjoy el nido na lang po, its better than honda bay tour

28. kuya james, thnx for this tripline…ask ko lng din f pwede bang ihalf day lang ang honda bay tour since 11am ung arrival time namin from cebu…ung 2nd day kc plan namin underground river tour, need advise here =)

    • pleasure is mine daryl! pwede naman halfday ang honda bay tour. medyo maalon na nga pag hapon pero okay lang naman.
      enjoy the underground river tour, make sure you have reservations

29. marami pa din bang turista na mghonda bay tour sa hapon? konti lng kc kami,…tnx for the infos =)

    • i guess madami lalo na kapag weekends

30. Thank you so much my friend. Your blog reflects what to me represents the PH – friendly, helpful, top-notch hospitality! Excellent resource. Just made our lives a lot easier!

31. Hi sir! 2 of my friends and I will be traveling to PP by September next year. Although its a bit early, I am very eager to plan out the activities of our trip as soon as now, and your post is a huge help! 😀 Question though: How many hours would we spend for the Underground Tour and Honda Bay tour, respectively? 12nn na kasi ang dating namin sa PP so I’m a bit concerned kung kaya namin isiksik yung Underground Tour on our first day, then kinabukasan na lang yung Honda Bay Tour since mas maraming island ang bibisitahin on that. Advise please! 🙂 Thanks in advance! 🙂

    • i suggest you go to underground river in the morning. medyo malakas kasi alon sa morning

32. hi eida, i am alexander. a local guy from puerto princesa.i would like to comment on your query.
    Honda bay tour would take 7-8hrs including the travel to location + the HB Tour (vice versa).Location is only 45min from PPS. regarding PPUR it depends on the permit/s time of entry. travel time going to sabang is 1hr 15 minutes to be exact then you will pay for boat fee of 700/7pax one boat at sabang port then wait for your turn ride the boat then proceed to island near to PPUR normally boat takes 40minutes of travelling.then walk atleast 15minutes before reaching the mouth of the cave.

    My advice. when you arrive at PPS at noontime it is better to wait for another day before proceeding to your tour otherwise you will not be able to come on time. Do the city tour first when you arrive. it will take you 4hrs of tour.

    For more details.text me.I do arrange also itineraries/tour packages at a very low cost. or i do have van rental at affordable rates.
    thanks.more power.

    Alexander

    • hi! i wanna know sana if we can rent a van. we’re staying at daluyon and they charge a lot for transportation from the airport to the hotel and back. plus the tour is expensive too. pls email me with your quote how much.thanks po!

33. Hi!

    We’re budget travelers and will be visiting Puerto Princesa City this March 2013. May we request for a quotation for Honda Bay Island Tour, Underground River Tour, Ugong Rock Spelunking and City Tour.

    Thanks in advance!

    Gladys

    • email sent po ms.gladys! thanks for your interest

34. hello! we will be in Puerto princesa on jan 7(8am arrival) – jan 9(4pm departure). can you give me a quote for a honda bay tour on the first day and underground river on the 2nd day? for 4 persons

    • quote sent anne!

35. hi i need a help for my palawan tour i cant contact you

    • you can send inquiries at: journeyingjames@gmail.com

36. hi, traveling along to puerto princesa this june 16, im looking for travel buddy hehe im 20 years old . contact me jasoncollinsdavao@yahoo.com

37. Hi James! THis post is very inspiring. My boyfriend and I are planning to go to Palawan soon but as early as today, I want to plan our itinerary already. Honestly, I don’t to make it look so “touristy”, if you know what I mean. Of course, we want the Underground River tour but I also want to do unplanned sightseeing too so your site is just what I needed for an inspiration. Thanks, man. Continue traveling.

38. hi! i’m wondering madali pa bang makakuha ng permit for the underground tour?it seems like ni-llimit na nila ang pagtour dun. be there march 9. thanks!

39. hi james, my friends and i are going to palawan next month. can you help us with our underground river trip? we read that it usually get fully booked. how can we book in advanced for the tour? would it cost us less if we do it on our own? the only advanced booking we found in the web are tour packages. and we are aiming for a DIY trip.
    hope you could help us. thanks so much.

    • yes jane, you need to book in advance bec slots are usually full if you go there today and you want to visit the underground the next day. of course, its always cheaper if you do it on your own. i do offer underground river tour packages at Php1500/person. do email me journeyingjames@gmail.com if you want to avail.

40. hi, james i read your blog… super helpful talaga… im planning my first “ALONE” trip this July… hindi ba maulan? im worried lang kasi first time ko magtravel mag-isa.. hindi ba nakakatakot pag babae? tsaka makakakuha naman ako ng mga boat na hindi package right? like makikijoin nalang ako sa iba para sa tipid budget ko…

    • mam, i dont know about the weather by july, my guess is as good as yours.
      meron po, try nyo po maghanap. mas maganda po, magyaya na kayo ng kasama nyo

41. Hey rey! Your suggestion will be a great helpful for others. I tried thre. Saya ko very satisfied :))

    • Hey here is the link sa site ng go hotels. Makikita mo dito ibang branch. Sana nga madagdagan pa e. Para makatipid na tlga lahat ng mga tao pag naglalakwatsa. http://gohotels.ph/

      As of now kase they only have 5 branches. Sa mandaluyong, bacolod, palawan, tacloban and dumaguete.

42. We are scheduled to visit Puerto Princesa by last week of May, hotel reservation and flight details were all arranged. The problem is that we still don’t have any itinerary for the 4d/3n visit. Do you have any budget tour suggestions?

43. Thanks for the tips! Specially for the budget hotel.
    Really helpful. So all the reviews in net and ganda. :0

44. HI james! your blog was a great help to us when we went to palawan last feb..Share ko lang din..We went to palawan last Feb 27-March 2, 2013. after reading so many blogs and write-ups about PPS, finally na finalize nmin ung mga pupuntahan. We had a 4D/3N stay in palawan itinerary as follows:

    Day 1, arrived at 9:30Am:Honda Bay Tour (DIY); then sa gabi at 6pm we went to El Nido via fort wally van

    Day 2, tour A in Elnido; then 6pm went back to PPS

    Day 3, underground river tour

    Day 4, city tour (AM); flight back to MLA at 5:45pm

    Though medyo hectic and itinerary na ginawa nmin, di namin kc mapalampas na hindi pumunta ng el nido since nandun na rin lang kami. Pagod din kc byahe ng byahe pero super nasulit nmn nmin ang pagpunta sa palawan. Again, thank you sa blog na to kc nakatulong talga sya smin..

45. Hi,
    I’m looking for a tour guide to Underground River, total no is 5, date is May 21, 2013. How much would that cost me? Also, I want my mom to join us she is 81 years old. She can walk by herself, slowy though. Do you think it’s a good idea?

46. Hi James,

    May we have your quote for the underground river and honday bay tour pls. for 2 pax?
    we’ll be visiting puerto princesa in May.
    thanks in advance! 🙂

47. can you bring your own tent to nagtabon beach and stay overnight?

    • i guess pwede.. just ask the locals who live there

48. Hi James. We’ll visit palawan next month. Super nahihirapan ako gumawa ng itinerary plus ung budget pa kasi kasama ko mga friends ko na may kanya kanyang family na kasama. Ang dami kong nakausap na travel agency. Iba iba ng offer. Hindi ko alam kung san ba kami mas makakamura kung DIY o ung package na lang na P2900 per head hinda, UR at City tour. Nabasa ko kasi sa mga comments dito mas mura daw pag DIY. Kaso ang pinoproblema ko ung UR permit. e di ba kailngan may reservation na dun. Iniisip ko kung kunin na lang namin ung package na UR 1300 per head tapos mag DIY na lang kami sa Honda, City at pag possible ung Estrella Falls. I need ur hep James. Sept 8 na kasi ang punta namin ngayon. Sana matulungan mo ako. thanks. (^_^)

49. helpful DIY !!! planning our tour. excited much… thanks baby james. more power. God bless!

50. can you help us for an itinerary May 13-16 our plan, for 4 persons..Manila – Puerto Princesa..thanks.

51. Hi, could you help us plan a 4D3N Puerto Princesa tour package? For Oct 23-26. Thanks!

52. Hi po, patulong naman po sana. Pwede po bang DIY City tour sa Puerto ng umaga? lagi kasing hapon ang nakikita ko.
    Pagdating kasi ng Puerto want to maximize the morning for a City tour before we travel at 1pm to El Nido. If ever po, we will hire a van for the tour. Feasible po ba?
    I saw lang that visiting hours at Baker’s Hill starts at 11am.

    Thanks!

53. Hello po,

    Question lang po sana.. I want to visit the undeground river on my own. What do i need to get the permission. I read in a blog once na I have to get police permit pa. Is there a way where I can just to there, pay the fee and get on the next ride?

    Thanks po.

54. Hi can you send me a quotation for Nov 28-Dec 1
    we only have 2 whole days (nov 29-Dec30)

    6 pax

    Thanks

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