El Nido GoPro Video We traveled to the Palawan province in the Philippines for 3 weeks of absolute island bliss. Watch our GoPro Video from El Nido to see why Palawan was voted “The World’s Best Island”. Highlights include our footage from Tour A, B, C and D in the incredible Bacuit Archipelago of El Nido and the other great Attractions of El Nido that…
Coron Palawan GoPro Video We traveled to the Palawan province in the Philippines for 3 weeks of absolute island bliss. Watch our GoPro Video from Coron to see why Palawan was voted “The World’s Best Island”. Highlights include Kayangan Lake, Malcapuya beach and diving around the WWII Japanese shipwrecks.
Coron Shipwrecks In 1944 there was an air attack in Coron, resulting in numerous Japanese Navy ships being completely taken down by the US Airforce. It only took a few hours and a couple of bombs and torpedoes to sink roughly 11 ships. These shipwrecks in Palawan now offer the best shipwreck diving experience in the whole of Southeast Asia. Palawan is…
You cannot travel to the Philippines and not treat yourself to the Bacuit Archipelago island tours in El Nido! It is no wonder the Palawan province – which includes El Nido and Coron – was voted the ‘The World’s Best Island‘ on numerous occasions. These islands and lagoons in El Nido form part of the Bacuit Archipelago which are made accessible via the…
Most people know El Nido as the main gateway to the Bacuit Archipelago, i.e. the famous islands, lagoons and secret cave excursions known famously as Tour A,B,C and D. This was what attracted us to come spend 9 nights here and wow, we were absolutely blown away!!! Then a typhoon hit, closing access to the archipelago for 3 full days!…
Salem Domestic Guesthouse in Manila We booked this guesthouse for a quick overnight stop in Manila before traveling to El Nido the next day. This guesthouse is situated opposite the airport’s Terminal 4 making it a short 2 minute walk over the bridge, no taxi needed. It is also a short 5 minute taxi drive from Terminal 2. Therefore, it is ideal…
Travel Guide to 3 weeks in the Philippines Planning our holiday to the Philippines was probably the most tricky!! The country is made up of 7107 islands so choosing where to go in a limited time is almost impossible! After much research, we came up with this short list of what we rate to be the best destinations for a…
Butterfly Totem Guesthouse This Guesthouse is a 5 minute walk from the International Airport of Puerto Pincesa – a perfect overnight stay when you have a flight the next morning. The Guesthouse is located in walking distance from all the good restaurants and night bars. The guesthouse is situated between the main street and a small local village. The locals are so friendly…
Casa Coron This boutique hotel is located in the Centre of Coron Town – a perfect location. It is right opposite the Eco Lodge, their sister company. Both hotels are great, but Casa Coron has bigger rooms, more modern facilities and is newly built. The resort is just down the road from the market which offers great street food and shopping…
Greenviews Resort in El Nido The absolute best spot in El Nido!! Greenviews is located in the beautiful El Nido region of the Palawan Province. It provides stunning beachfront cottages in Corong-Corong which is roughly 3kms from the main town of El Nido. Greenviews also offers all of the infamous tours around the archipelago. This was the main reason we…