Way back in October 2019, when I'm still working at the private school. As a yearly incentive for teachers is to have an Educational Tour with all the faculty and staff. The school President decided to go to Puerto Princesa, Palawan because the place is known for there Educational history.
Let me your you to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. One of the 7 new wonders of nature according to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. And also Puerto Princesa is the capital of the island province of Palawan.
We have two-stop transportation, the first is from Cebu Port to Cebu Airport and Cebu Airport to Puerto Princesa Palawan Airport.
As we arrived at the airport, we were picked up by the accommodation van service as a part of the travel package.
That day we were scheduled to visit the well-known tourist spots in Puerto Princesa.
Our first stop is the Puerto Princesa Baywalk. Upon arrival from the airport to our first stop visit, we can see how clean organize the place is.
As you can see in the photo the place is so clean, and baywalk the view is similar to the baywalk you can see in any Turkish drama/movie.
The next tourist spot we visited is the famous historical plaza in Puerto Princesa the Plaza Cuartel.
Plaza Cuartel is once a base during the second world war II, according to the tour guide some 150 American prisoners of war were burned to death by the Japanese soldiers in December 1944. And few of the survivors swam into iwahig, Iwahig is an islet near Puerto.
The next tourist attraction we also visited is the famous Puerto Princesa, Palawan Cathedral, or Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish.
According to Wikipedia, The first mass in Puerto Princesa, initially a barrio, was held at the site of the present cathedral on March 10, 1872, by the Augustinian Recollect Fray Ezequiél Moreno(now a saint), six days after the Spanish expedition arrived in the area. Subsequently, Moreno established the town and its parish mission under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
During World War II, on December 14, 1944, the parish witnessed the Palawan massacre of the adjacent Plaza Cuartel where more or less 150 American soldiers were burned by the Imperial Japanese forces.
The next spot is the Palawan Butterfly Eco Garden and Tribal Village.
The Butterly Eco Garden is not just famous because of the butterflies but also for its conservation of different endangered Palawan native animals such as;
They also have a yellow python and an American gecko.
But the most highlight of the place is the native tribal villagers of Palaw'an, The Palaw'an. They offer free entertainment for the guests who visited them after the tour guide explained the way they live or the way of living they do.
The next spot is we also visited is Mitra's Ranch.
Mitra's Ranch has an overlooking and refreshing view. It is owned by the family of late Senator Ramon Mitra.
The second to last spot we visited for our Day 1 is also owned by Mitra's Family the Baker's Hill.
Baker's Hill is designed as a theme park but they are famous for the baked goodies that they offer at an affordable price. They also have a "pasalubong" center where you can buy many foods you want to bring when you go back to your hometown.
The last spot we visited for our Day 1 is the MCA pasalubong market, where you can buy any kind of "pasalubong" and Palawan delicacies.
After our Day 1 tour, we come back to the baywalk to have our dinner. We dine in at K'na BOYET sa Baywalk.
They have different dishes and one of their famous dishes is the Crocodile Sisig, this crocodile is cultured.
After our delicious dinner, we back to the Inn and we sleep early for our Day 2 tour.
We wake up at 4:30 to get ready and have our breakfast. The Inn we stayed at offered free breakfast.
For our Day 2 Tour, we schedule to go to one of the famous 7 wonders of nature the Puerto Princesa Underground River, before getting there we need to travel 2-3 hours van travel. If you are an adventurous person Underground River is perfect for you. You need to pass a zigzag road before getting to the port.
Upon your arrival, immediately go to the Underground River Booking, present a valid ID, pay the fee, and get your permit. After, you will then be assigned a boat that will take you to the PPUR entrance in 20 to 30 minutes.
Your 20 to 30 minutes travel to Sabang Port will not be boring because of the jaw-dropping rock formations you will see upon traveling.
This is the rock formation you will see upon arriving at the port.
And Welcome to Puerto Princesa Subterranean River Nation Park Underground River.
From the entrance, you fall in line to take a smaller boat that will take you inside the Underground River.
You will be given a sound recorder where you will hear the history of every cave's rock formations, stalagmites, and stalactites formation inside the cave and you are not allowed to make noise inside so that the bats will not be bothered.
You will travel 4.3 km inside the cave that is allowed for tourist exploration. After our Underground River tour, we went to a Filipino Cuisine Restaurant for our lunch near the port.
It is a whole day, approximately 9 hours of traveling. We went back to the Inn where we stayed and refresh ourselves by taking bath. For our evening event, we scheduled to have a holy mass at K'na Buchs Grill and Bar. We are all amazed because the manager of the grill and bar respect the ongoing holy mass in the area, some crew participated.
After the mass, we have our delicious dinner with the faculty and staff. After our dinner, we have a pageant for our entertainment (faculty vs. staff).
We enjoyed our tour and our stay in Puerto Princesa, Palawan even in the shortest time. And we are also honored to bring great memories and new knowledge went back home.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed your tour too.
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