What the tour costs

How much does an Underground River tour cost in 2026?

Between $38 and $81 per person on this site, or $341 for a private group of up to 4. Every price includes pickup, the boats and the cave tour.

GetYourGuide from-prices in USD, which move with the season. "The day adds" is what you get on top of the cave itself.

The spread is smaller than it looks. The lowest-price tour and the guided day trip sit within a dollar of each other and both leave lunch to you. The full-day trip with lunch adds a meal by the sea for a few dollars more. Past that you pay for extras: the zipline, a buffet, the fee at the wharf, your own van, the fireflies at night.

What is the Underground River environmental fee?

PHP 150 per person, paid in cash at the wharf. One listing gives PHP 120 for people aged 18 and under and for senior citizens. Only the tour with fees included has it in the price.

The fee is a line of its own on eight of the nine tours here. The zipline listing says to pay it in cash at the wharf; the river and firefly listing says at the Underground River site. On the 6-hour tour with buffet, your guide collects it, and the listing reminds you to ask for the receipt, since it is a one-time payment.

The PHP 120 rate comes from another GetYourGuide listing for the river, which prints "PHP 150 - adults / PHP 120 - people aged 18 and under and senior citizens". Bring the right change per head and the wharf goes quicker.

Prefer one price with nothing to pay on the day? The tour with fees included covers the entrance fee, the environmental fee, lunch and bottled water.

How much is the Underground River entrance fee?

It is in your tour price. Every tour on this site covers the entry, the boats and the paddle boat in the cave, so the only park charge you meet on the day is the environmental fee.

The park's own site does not publish a current list of entrance prices; the Underground River Booking Office in Puerto Princesa City quotes them to independent visitors. On a tour you never see that bill. The listings name what they cover: a visitor entry permit on the lowest-price tour, a permit to enter the cave plus parking and terminal fees from the city proper, entrance fees to all destinations on the zipline day, and terminal and wharf fees on the 6-hour tour with buffet.

The audio device that tells the story inside the cave is in the price too, on every tour that lists one. How to book the permit explains the entry rules.

Which Underground River tours include lunch?

Seven of the nine. The lowest-price tour and the guided day trip leave lunch to you, at any restaurant in Sabang.

Lunch, fee and length side by side:

Buying your own lunch is not a hardship. Restaurants line the beach at Sabang, the lowest-price listing says you can choose any of them, and it asks you to eat breakfast before pickup. If you would rather not think about it, the tour from the city proper and the 6-hour tour with buffet both serve a buffet.

Laura took the 6-hour tour in Sep 2025: "the Underground River was interesting with a good audio Guide and the Buffet was delicious and very worth it."

How much do the zipline and the mangrove tour cost?

On the zipline and mangrove day they are in the price. On other tours they are optional extras: one listing prints the mangrove paddle boat at PHP 350 per person and the Sabang X Zipline at PHP 550, paid on site.

That same listing prices the Ugong Rock adventure from PHP 300 up to PHP 650. Those are the operator's figures, paid in cash on the day. On the full-day trip with lunch and the river and firefly tour, the zipline and the mangrove paddle boat are options you add when you book on GetYourGuide.

If you know you want both, the zipline and mangrove day folds them into one price at $72 per person: an 800 m low-speed zipline along the coast, then a quiet paddle boat through the mangroves at the end of the day, with the entrance and zipline fees included.

Andrew took the full-day trip in Oct 2026: "Definitely worth doing the add-on features as well - we did the zip line and mangrove tour."

How much cash should you bring for the Underground River?

Enough pesos for the environmental fee, plus lunch on the two tours without it, any add-on you choose on the day, drinks and tips. The listings ask for cash at the wharf.

• The environmental fee: PHP 150 per person in cash, unless your tour includes it.
• Lunch in Sabang on the lowest-price tour and the guided day trip.
• Add-ons paid on site: the mangrove paddle boat, the zipline or Ugong Rock, if they are not in your price.
• Tips for the guide and driver. They are left out of most prices: the listings name tips or gratuities as not included, and the tour with fees included calls them optional.

Get your pesos in the city before pickup. The zipline and lowest-price listings both put cash on their what-to-bring list, and a dry bag keeps it safe on the boat.

Is the private Underground River tour worth the price?

For a group of 3 or 4, often yes. The private tour costs $341 per group of up to 4, so it works out at about $85 each when four people share.

For that you get your own van and driver, hotel pickup and drop-off, the boat transfers, the entrance fees, the audio guide in the cave and lunch. The environmental fee is still paid on site. The listing pitches it at cruise passengers and anyone short on time, and the Corazon shared tours send cruise guests to it anyway.

For one or two travelers, a shared tour costs far less per head. For a family of four that wants its own pace and no waiting for other hotel pickups, the private van is easy to justify.

Your own van and driver for up to 4, the boats, the entrance fees, an audio guide and lunch. Pickup within 5 km of the airport.

★ 4.5 · 8 to 9 hours · from $341

Explore the private tour → Tour details

Is the Underground River tour expensive?

Not for what the day covers. From $38 you get a round trip of about 80 km each way, two boats, the permit, a guide and the cave itself, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Think of what you would arrange alone: the road trip north to Sabang and back, the boat along the coast to the cave beach, the permit booked ahead at the office in the city, the audio device. A tour folds all of it into one booking with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Where to spend more is your call. Lunch by the sea is a small step up. The zipline day is the fullest. The fireflies make it a day and a night. Is the Underground River worth it? covers what you see inside.

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