El Nido Palawan Chronicles

From the towering marble cliffs and enchanting lagoons to its 100 white sandy beaches, lush jungle, mangrove forest, prehistoric caves and waterfalls. El Nido is one of the top tourist destinations in Palawan, which is often referred to as the "Philippines' Last Frontier".In the November–December 2007 issue of the National Geographic Traveler's magazine, Palawan was chosen as one of the best travel destinations in the world, and particularly, it recommended El Nido and the Calamianes Islands.In 2012, CNNGo, the travel news website of the international news agency Cable News Network, declared El Nido as the Philippines' Best Beach and Island destination. The action packed movie "Bourne Legacy" was filmed here.

El Nido Palawan Phiippines
Stormy Weather
Location: El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
 From Puerto Princesa, Palawan we rode a  bus to El Nido. El Nido town is located north of Puerto Princesa and 5 hours later we arrive at the local bus terminal. The weather is perfect and guess what?13 hours later the weather had turned from good to bad. Heavy rain's accompanied by strong winds battered the Island for 2 straight days.Bring it on!.


El Nido Palawan Phiippines
Lost Island
Location: El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
On our 3rd day the weather slightly improved and we were able to explore the Island using  rented bikes from a nearby shop.
El Nido Palawan Phiippines Nacpan beach
Roadless Travel
Location: Nacpan, Palawan, Philippines
Some portions of the road leading to Nacpan beach is not that good. We have no choice but to ditch our ride and walked. Leading lines? No it's leading mud!

El Nido Palawan Phiippines Nacpan beach
Long Stretch Paradise
Location: Nacpan, Palawan, Philippines
They say that what you see at Nacpan beach is what the beach in front of El Nido town used to look like. But with the many resorts built in front of it and the indiscriminate anchoring of bancas in front of the beach, the quality of the beachfront of El Nido town has deteriorated. Don't leave El Nido without visiting this place. 
El Nido Palawan Phiippines Nacpan beach
Powdery
Location: Nacpan, Palawan, Philippines
Adjacent from the Nacpan beach is the Caligtang beach.  There are no people around except for us. Such a beautiful place!.
El Nido Palawan Phiippines Nacpan beach
The Smiles
Location: Nacpan, Palawan, Philippines
We met this kids on our way home from Nacpan beach.  Their smile makes our day complete. The carabao was a little bit shy.
El Nido Palawan Phiippines
Big Lagoon
Location: Big Lagoon, Palawan, Philippines
The following day, we decided to explore the outlying islands of El Nido.  Our boatman and guide drove us to the big lagoon. Towering limestone cliffs envelopes the lagoon and the water was clear as crystal.



El Nido Palawan Phiippines

Footprints in the sand
Location: Secret beach, Palawan, Philippines
Our guide called it " The Secret Beach". This is a good place if you want to do beach camping or just "own an island" for one day.
El Nido Palawan Phiippines

Cave Entrance
Location: Secret beach, Palawan, Philippines
We happen to pass by a cave while exploring the outlying island.  Our guide informed us that exploring the cave would not be a good idea since the area is thrived by poisonous coral snakes, monitor lizards and monkeys. Scary but doable :-).