PUERTO PRINCESA SHORE EXCURSIONS: UNDERGROUND RIVER OR HONDA BAY

Puerto Princesa is the main city of Palawan. Its famous sight, the Underground River, is about 2 hours away on the west coast.

Route 1: Underground River (about 7 hours)

• Drive across the island to Sabang, then a short boat to the cave.
• A paddle boat into the Underground River, a cave river about 8 km long; tours go in for about 45 minutes. Bats, rock shapes and total dark beyond the boat's lamp. It is a World Heritage site.
• Monitor lizards and monkeys around the entrance.

Entry permits are limited each day, so we need your booking well ahead. In bad weather the river can close.

Route 2: Honda Bay (about 6 hours)

Island hopping close to the city: Starfish Island, Luli Island (which disappears at high tide) and Cowrie Island, with swimming and snorkelling.

How these shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from a few people in a van up to a full coach.
• An English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal (or at the tender pier if your ship anchors).
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back well before all-aboard.
• Send us your ship name, port date and docking hours, and we fit the route to them.

Included

• English-speaking local guide
• Private vehicle with driver
• Entrance tickets and boat rides in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks, unless we agree on a lunch stop in the price
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on your group size and the route. Tell us your ship, date and number of people and we will send a plan and a price.

More in the Philippines: all Philippines shore excursions. Other ports: Hundred Islands, Manila, Boracay. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.