A licensed guide, your own lunch

About this experience

TravelCart Travel and Tours picks you up early in the morning from your hotel, within 7 km of the city, in an air-conditioned van. The group is limited to 13 participants, and the drive to Sabang Wharf takes about 1.5 hours. Your licensed guide explains the park on the way: a full mountain-to-sea ecosystem, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.

From the wharf a boat takes about 30 minutes along the coast, sea breeze and karst cliffs all the way. The paddle boat tour inside takes about 45 minutes with an English audio guide, past rock formations shaped over millions of years in limestone the park dates at 16 to 20 million years old. On the way out, look up at the forest: the park has recorded at least 165 bird species.

The day adds a licensed guide, with lunch extra. You buy lunch at the restaurant of your choice around Sabang Wharf, and the zipline and a short mangrove tour are offered as paid extras. It is a shared tour, so the group may include guests on those side trips. The boats and the audio device are in the price, and your tour arranges the permit. The environmental fee, lunch and tips are not included. A friendly tip: if you have a flight or an onward transfer after the tour, tell the operator when you book so the team can plan around it.

• A licensed guide in a group limited to 13
• The paddle boat inside with an English audio guide
• The boat along the coast from Sabang Wharf
• Lunch at the Sabang restaurant of your choice
• Optional zipline and mangrove tour

How the day runs

1. Early morningHotel pickup

   From hotels within 7 km of the city, in an air-conditioned van.

2. About 1.5 hoursDrive to Sabang Wharf

   Your licensed guide introduces the park on the way.

3. About 30 minutesBoat to the cave

   Along the coast to the cave beach.

4. About 45 minutesInside the Underground River

   The paddle boat tour with an English audio guide.

5. MiddayLunch and the options

   Lunch of your choice around the wharf, plus the optional zipline or mangrove tour.

6. Late afternoonBack to your hotel

   The boat back to Sabang, then about 1.5 hours by van, home in the late afternoon or early evening.

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Tips before you book

• Wear sandals. The listing advises against shoes for the boat ride from Sabang Wharf.
• Bring the environmental fee of PHP 150 per person in cash. It is paid at the wharf and is not part of the GetYourGuide price. Keep some extra for lunch and the optional tours.
• The zipline and the mangrove paddle boat are paid on the day. For reference, another listing in Puerto Princesa prints the mangrove paddle boat at PHP 350 per person and the Sabang X Zipline at PHP 550.
• Skip the flash. The listing does not allow flash photography, and no feeding or touching the animals either.
• Wondering what to pack? Our guide to what to wear has a simple checklist.

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