It’s Day 2 for us here in El Nido and we are about to try the Island Hopping Tour Package C and D of Northern Hope Tours. Just to set your expectations, the travel agencies and even the people who’re trying to sell group tours on site have the same rates. That’s one of the nice things about Palawan Tourism is that they standardized the rates and services to be offered to all tourists coming in, for a healthy competition among agencies.
But of course, to be chosen as an agency you must have a plus deal to get more inquiries and get more clients. So as a good deal, we chose to combine the tours to get the highlights of each tour package. For day 1 of Island Hopping, we chose Tour Package C and D. You may also request for combination tours upon booking. They will give you the best combination possible for you and your group.
Watch this video that I tried to edit and compile. Hehe, this is such a newbie one but hopefully, it will encourage you to travel to El Nido.
Sites visited:
Helicopter Island
Photo by: Doi of thetravelingfeet.com
Activities: Swimming and snorkeling Level of Difficulty: Easy Island Entrance Fee: Cadlao Island
What a romantic scene
Activities: Swimming and snorkeling Level of Difficulty: Easy Island Entrance Fee: Free Secret beach
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Activities: Swimming and snorkeling Level of Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Island Entrance Fee: Free Matinloc Shrine
Photo by: Doi of thetravelingfeet.com
Photo by: Doi of thetravelingfeet.com
Photo by: Doi of thetravelingfeet.com
Activities: Site-seeing, rock climbing, picture taking Level of Difficulty for rock climbing: moderate Island Entrance Fee: 100.00 pesos (because this is a privately owned island. For those with heart problems, I would advise not to climb up for the sake of the view. Going up is a bit easy, going down is tricky. But it’s worth a try. hehe Hidden Beach
Photo by: Doi of thetravelingfeet.com
Photo by: Doi of thetravelingfeet.com
Activities: Swimming, Kayak, and snorkeling Level of Difficulty: Easy Island Entrance Fee: Free Photos by: Doi of thetravellingfeet.com Bukal Island
Activities: Swimming, Kayak (bring your own), and snorkeling Level of Difficulty: Easy Island Entrance Fee: Free
Check out this 360 Photos by 📷 @asjavier360 (IG)
REMEMBER: For non-swimmers always wear your life vest. Also wearing aqua shoes is a must because the rocks and corals are really sharp. Watch out for the rock walls as waves might get too crazy at times.
Note: Snorkeling gears and the masks are included in the tour package. Lunch served during the tour is also included in the tour package. We took a special combination tour, visiting only the highlights of each package tour to make the experience more memorable.
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Thank you Northern Hope Tours for arranging our Palawan escapade itineraries for us.
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