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The 10 most popular puerto princesa tours in the Philippines. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Puerto Princesa Underground River full-day trip: boat rides into the cave, wildlife sightings, buffet lunch, and optional Ugong Rock zipline.
“the trip was great, everything from the beginning to the end, very professional. Shy was a great guide.”
Island-hop Honda Bay from Puerto Princesa with Luli sandbar, Pambato Reef snorkeling, Cowrie Island lunch, and optional beach massage for about $36.
“Very nice activity i would totally recomand it and do it again.”
A guided day trip from Puerto Princesa to the UNESCO Subterranean River, with boat transfers, an audio guide, and optional Sabang zipline.
“Very interesting place, I would recommend it for everyone”
Full-day Sabang adventure from Puerto Princesa: Underground River cave with audio, zipline over the coast, and a mangrove paddleboat.
“Fantastic day trip! The guides are so knowledgeable, the river cruise through the cave is incredible! We also really enjoyed the local mangrove paddle boat tour and the zip line is fun:)”
Half-day Puerto Princesa city highlights plus optional full-body massage. Cathedral, WWII fort, wildlife rescue, weaving, Hopia, and local snacks.
“The tour guide and driver were both very knowledgeable of the area and kept the tour interesting! We did the early morning tour which was a good way to beat the heat (as much as we could), but at least the van had great A/C. It was also perfect timing as we had a flight…”
Hotel pickup, scenic drive to Sabang, motorboat ride, and a guided Underground River cave tour with audio narration plus wildlife spotting.
“The cave is breathtaking- Sabang beach is beautiful- awesome zip line- exhilarating trek up before hand- only negative was too many people in the minibus - felt cramped with 4 on a back seat for 3. Overall great value for money”
Dusk cruise in Puerto Princesa Bay with hotel pickup, dinner onboard, mangrove fireflies, and bioluminescent plankton lights.
“Well organised. Comfortable mini-van pickup. When departing Bay Walk enormous flocks of giant fruit bats flew over us which was amazing. A full moon shone on us and we sailed across the bay. We were in the first group who joined a smaller boat for the mangrove trip and watched the tiny fireflies in the…”
Puerto Princesa Underground River plus a firefly night tour by boat, with hotel pickup, meals, and optional zipline or mangroves.
“Too much rain shut down underground but we still enjoyed a tour and the guides were great”
Balabac private 4-day island hopping from Puerto Princesa with sandbars, snorkeling, tent camping, and Molbog culture, plus boat and van transfers.
“The islands are beautiful and the boat staff nice and helpful and some nice snorkelling, Onuk island was stunning with lots of turtles but on the whole the experience wasn’t great.”
A 6.5-hour Puerto Princesa boat cruise for a respectful whale shark snorkeling swim, with pickup, lunch, gear, and local spotting.
“This was, amazing! We saw and swim with 5 whale sharks and I was just in awe. What I appriciate most is that this tour is the most ethical way to spot them, and that is super important to me. We were the only tour out on the sea spotting the whale sharks, just looking…”
