Exploring Puerto Princessa, Palawan: Underground River Tour

What's a trip to Puerto Princessa, Palawan without a visit to the world-renowned Underground River? At the time of  our visit, it's still a candidate to be one of the 7 Nature Wonders of the World. As of this time, it's been hailed as one.

We managed to find a group who has rented a private van going to Sabang. We met them through PEX. The van rental was PhP3,500 round trip and we split the cost among 8 people.

The drive from city to Sabang was 2 hours, and we had a stop-over half way to answer the call of nature and to buy whatever stuff we needed.

weee..one more hour to go!

little souvenir shop

And then we had another a stop, which according to our van driver is also a usual tourist destination when going to Sabang. Oh, well! We got off the van and took pictures anyway.

another stop

viewdeck

love the view!

After taking several shots, the group decided to moved to our destination. We were all very excited! This is the view that greeted us when we got to Sabang.

Sabang Beach

mountains meeting the sea

weeee!

And since I didn't get a change to do my signature pose during our Honda Bay Tour, I did it here. Taddaaa!

signature pose

It's a very laid-back beach, very provincial, we even saw this...

wow, can't believe this still exists

A few more minutes of waiting, and then we were told by the driver that our lunch is ready. (Again, we forgot to take pictures of the food!)

this where we had our lunch buffet for only PhP200

After lunch, the driver told us to get back in the van, where we proceeded to the port where we will hire a motorized boat towards the Subterranean Park.

information map

And then we boarded the motorized banca...

And then we held our breath...

 After 15 minutes, we are now by the entrance where we registered and gave our permit.

information

going to the cave

the map

here we go!

entrance to the cave

photo op while waiting for our turn

some more!

opposite view of the entrance

And then these are some of the formations in the cave...

jelly fish

candle

can you see the face of Jesus?

this is where the boat docks while waiting, just opposite to the entrance of the park.

 And there it goes, one item off my bucket list. =)