Intro-Traveller: Palawan Escapade 2014 (Part 5)

We arrived at El Nido at night. We dropped our bags in the hotel. I forgot the name of the hotel though. Sorry about that.

Hi fellas!

several shops

Beachfront Restaurants and Bars

They even have a gym!

We decided to walk around a bit to see the nightlife that El Nido has to offer. I must say there are a lot of foreigners that visited this place.

The pizza place

After that, we were finding a place to eat. We arrived at a certain pizza place called Trattoria Altrove (I hope I got it right). Once we entered, we had a shock of our lives. We were the ONLY Filipino customers during that time. After eating, we settled for the night.

El Nido Excursion

Day 5 is mainly about our island hopping tour of El Nido. It is a must if you visit El Nido. There are 4 options that you can try to visit, each offering a different areas to explore. For our case, we chose Tour B which focuses mainly on caves and coves. Without much delay, it’s time for island hopping!

Entalula Beach

This is the first place we visited. This small stretch of beach is surrounded by limestone cliffs. Only a part of the beach is publicly accessible due to a private resort located nearby.

Snake Island

Our boat docked on the sandbar connecting the island to the mainland. This is where Snake Island got its name. There is also a view deck on top of the island so you can view and take pictures of the surroundings.

Cudognon Cave

The beach right next to it would be our lunch stop. But first, we visited its cave. You must enter a small hole to get inside.

Once inside, you’re inside its chamber. A guide that accompanied us said that this cave was once a hiding place during World War II. There used to be artifacts inside but they were handed over to the National Museum.

Cathedral Cave

After lunch, we went to the Cathedral Cave. It is located at Pinasil Island, which is actually a dome-shaped rock. There is a large opening on its side. However, we not allowed to swim because there are a lot of jellyfishes and poisonous snakes down below.

Pinagbuyutan Island

This would be our last stop for the tour. The sand here is powdery white. There is also a small hut located near the beach. It also has a patch of grass and coconut trees in here. This would be our last chance to dip into their waters.

This marks the end of our Island hopping trip. Once we returned to the town, some of my relatives explored the town proper of El Nido. Here are some of the pictures: