Puerto Princesa tour sharing

Biking and health

These are some of the pictures I am sharing with Jorgeus bikers to atone for me not joining the Atimonan  ride.   The road between Puerto and El Nido could be nice roads for road biking;   the distance is 276 km and takes 5 hours + by vehicle.  It could be  2 day ride.  The hills are just like Sierra Madre or the long way at Atimonan.

The Ugong Rock - it is a community based eco tourism organized by the city and ABS CBN.   The visitors pay 200 php @ and gives the guides etc  a living.  It is social entrepreneurship at its best

                                    Entrance to the 75 meter cave;  spellunking  as an adventure

                                           You have to wear gloves and helmet

                                What is the difference between stalactite and stalagmite

                                       An elephant head

                  You can descend the easy way via a zip line, a 250 php 25 second thrill

                               Our intrepid companion, an HR expert in Manila going for it

                           You have to scream, that is the advice,  that is a 75 meter drop

We made the side trip to this attraction according to Ernie because being a Friday and Holiday, there was a huge queue at Puerto Underground river.  It was a challenging experience.


At Sabang beach en route to PUR

              Buffet is at P160.00; we were charged extra;  Tamiloc is P100 (bug flesh from bakawan)

                                       Sabang beach

                              Huge crowd having lunch;  those are NSO staffers

                                Nice photo of Sabang beach;  post card perfect

                                   Pricey Sheridan hotel.  Prices start at P7,000 @ night


Near the PUR site

                           Naughty monkey:  they grab chocolate;  open bags and other annoyances

                               Entrance to the underground river

                            Tourists making a beeline for the PUR

                        A huge crowd waiting for their turn;  we were #60 and were serving 48

               Finally it was our turn, we were June and Ms. Aguila and son, Jing and Ms. Ortiz

                                 A stalactite view inside the PUR

                                    You have to wear hard hats and a life vest; 

The ride took 45 minutes covering l.5 km back and forth.  The entire river is 8.2 km long.  It is one of the 7th wonder of the world now.  Our guide was Raffy, he was the boatman, the guide and the joker.  He speaks well on geology, bats, and the market and cathedral inside the PUR.

You must close your mouth because the water that drips from the ceiling could either be mineral water. or bat pee. 

It is an experience to be a PUR