El Nido Palawan – Philippines
Guided boat tours in Bacuit Bay northern Palawan
Rocky – El Nido tour guide.
This happy guy was our tour guide on Tour “A”
He is a great cook and his happy go lucky attitude made for a great day trip. Possibly these 600 to 700 pesos tours around El Nido are among the best values in the Philippines.
Palawan
We shared a boat with this Chinese couple. It worked out great for me because she didn’t want to swim so the bloke let me use her mask and snorkel. The waters were crystal clear.
This resort is on one of the remote islands – very exclusive.
Palawan
Those resorts tow a bunch of kayaks to the bays for their clients to use.
I stayed in El Nido at Og’s Pension house. The singles were 500 peso and the doubles were 700 peso with inside cr.
The waters sparkled. 
Rocky
Yo!
Good food, good company, beautiful surroundings – you really can’t go wrong with a trip to El Nido.
Palawan
El Nido
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Sounds good DP, did not hear about this guy when I was last there. Every where we went we were pesstered with an Island hopping trip which we eventualy did.
Agree the place is lovely if a bit touristy, also crime was a problem, do they still have a large fence between the cottages and the beach?
Must look up your trip there, wonder if the road has improved?
Great site and wonderful adventures.
Hi bruce,
Good to hear from you! – did you get to do a little 4 wheeling with your brother in New Zealand? I really enjoyed meeting up with you guys in Samar.
for me – El Nido is really a great place to chill. The road up from Puerto Princessa is nothing special – neither difficult nor easy. Once past Tay Tay it is gravel.
I did get a ticket up there by the El Nido police collecting money for Christmas. (just on my way to the market and wasn’t wearing my helmet) 200 peso fine.
Have a Happy New Year Bruce – hope to see you next year!
dp
Hello,
I like your website.
I’m visiting El Nido around late April next year. The guides that you recommended, are they nice and reliable? I’d like to do the Island Hopping (bacuit islands), how much do they usually charge for the whole day? Also, I’m alone and a girl; is it safe for me to visit El Nido alone?
Rocky, your tour guide, seems like a nice guy, do you have his email add?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
A
Hello A,
All the guides work with the El Nido tourist guide association and are pretty good.
Martin seems to be the coordinaton – just ask him if you can choose your own guide.
Usually there will be 6 people on the boat – sometimes 4 sometimes 8. It is a lot of fun and a super value.
El Nido is a top destination n the Philippines and it is perfectly safe for single girls to visit.
Have fun!
dp
DP,
Thank you so much!!! – really appreciate your reply =)
Also, are they the same guides that the Boutique & Art Cafe are associated with?
-A
Hello A,
I am not sure – we stayed at Og’s Pension – the boats leave from the beach out front.
It probably would be best to do a few inquiries.
Have a great trip,
dp
hi there
im living and doing business in el nido for around 3 years now and i didnt heard any crime in el nido yet.im living in the philippines since 1991,im married here and have 3 kids,and el nido is the safest place in the philippines.and its not “TOURISTY”.actually we need more tourists.peak season is only from december till june,after that no source of income for those people who are in tourists’ related jobs.
el nido is the paradise of the philippines.
for more info feel free to contact me :
gurinderpauls @ yahoo.com
and we are also buying some motorbikes for rent in el nido soon.
seee yaaaaa