Route overview
Fly into Puerto Princesa, make the 5-6 hour journey to Balabac, then 3 or 4 day Balabac tour, and back to Puerto Princesa by 3-4pm with the options to end that night in either Sabang, Port Barton or El Nido and onwards.
Start by choosing your travel date and group size to build an instant route estimate:
Fly into Puerto Princesa, quick overnight stay
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Choose your accommodation (together with flights is not included in Your Current Plan):
Choose your Balabac tour (group joiner tour is ₱17,800 per person, private tours assume 2pax per tour – contact us for other variations):
After Balabac on the last day of your tour you will end up back in Puerto Princesa around 3-4pm, at which point you have the option of transferring right away to either Sabang, Port Barton or El Nido (4-6 hours ride total).
Choose your next destinations:
You can check out details of the various Port Barton tours. If you like sea turtles this is a good place for that. Nice quiet beach resort village off the beaten path.
You can check out details of the various El Nido tours. One of our favourite highlights is the zipline to neighbouring island to walk back ankle deep along sandbar to sunset restaurant. If you are into nightlife El Nido usually has many live bands playing in the beach restaurants, mostly though during the peak season roughly from November through February. It has a long beach so there is plenty to see if your plane arrives late in the day you will not have enough time for a full day boat tour until the next day.
Next day transfer to Sibaltan, maybe some day tour or leisurely kayaking etc
Book a night in Sibaltan and start early and fresh the next day, or if you prefer to stay in El Nido, a separate private van can take you to the expedition’s start the next morning:
The archeological village is another quiet, pleasant stay and there are several things you can do there during the day.
You can check out details of the various Sibaltan land tours. Sibaltan offers a historic glimpse into traditional Filipino life, past and present. Or you can rent a kayak and explore the mangrove river.
Start of multiday expedition to Coron
You can check out details of the multiday expedition from El Nido to Coron. One of our premium services, you can explore 82 islands along the way in a beautiful, remote area off the beaten path. Upgrades to fancier accommodation are possible. Along the way you can come across sea turtles, manta rays and sometimes even whale sharks.
End in Coron
Book your night(s) in Coron. By default it is one night in Coron on arrival after your expedition from El Nido, Dugong tour the next day and flight out if late enough.
The multiday tour from El Nido can include all the Coron sites, but if you wish to end your expedition earlier, we can also organize for your single day private tours from Coron:
You can check out details of private single day tours near Coron. Or you can extend your multiday expedition further by seeing some of the more remote areas further west, out of reach to the typical Coron crowd. Coron is more of a commercial town and doesn’t really have a beach, in which case if you would like to stay in the area longer, we advice on one of the island beach resorts.
Dugong tour, flight back to Manila at the end of the day
You can check out details of the dugong tours (private and group). A wonderful way to end your tour of the Palawan area. And if your flight leaves from Coron late enough, you can make another full day of fun with your limited time!
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