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A shorter day from the city proper: the viewpoint over Ulugan Bay, the pump boat from Sabang, the paddle boat into the cave and a Filipino buffet back at the wharf. Pick it if you want the river and a proper lunch without giving up the whole day.
Pickup starts at 07:00 from hotels in downtown Puerto Princesa, and the listing is clear that transfers cover the city proper only. The drive north takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. Your guide talks about the area and the history of Puerto Princesa on the way, and the van stops at the Buenavista viewpoint for a look down over Ulugan Bay. The listing puts you at Sabang Wharf at about 09:30.
From the wharf a motorized pump boat, life vests on, runs along the coast to the beach by the cave. This is where the monitor lizards and the macaques hang around under the trees. You cross a wooden bridge to the lagoon, climb into a park paddle boat, and slide out of the daylight under the cliffs. The tour inside lasts about 45 minutes to an hour, with an audio device in your ear and the boatman's lamp picking out the limestone, the bats and the swiftlets. The park lets in 900 visitors a day, and the rule is no permit, no entry. Your tour arranges the permit for you, which matters: turning up in Sabang on your own does not guarantee one.
What the day adds is a buffet lunch of Filipino dishes at a restaurant back in Sabang, with vegetarian options. After lunch you can stay on the beach or pay locally for a side trip run by the Sabang community, such as the Sabang X zipline or the mangrove paddle-boat cruise. The PHP 150 environmental fee is not in the price: the guide collects it, and the listing asks you to keep the receipt, since you pay it once. Practical tip: send the operator every guest's full name and a WhatsApp number after you book, as the listing requests.
The van collects you at your hotel in downtown Puerto Princesa.
Stories about the area on the way and a photo stop at the Buenavista viewpoint over Ulugan Bay.
Along the coast to the beach by the cave, where the monitor lizards and macaques live.
Over the wooden bridge, then into the cave with an audio device and a lamp on the limestone.
Filipino dishes at a restaurant by the wharf, then an optional zipline or mangrove trip.
The drive south to the city proper and drop-off at your hotel.
★★★★★Excellent knowledgeable guide. Prompt collection & drop off in air conditioned van.
★★★★★everything was well planned [...] the Zipline was fun, the mangrove Tour very relaxing with a great guide. the Underground River was interesting with a good audio Guide and the Buffet was delicious and very worth it. the driver also did a good job.
★★★★★very nice excursion. very good guide. if you are around puerto princesa i would highly suggest choosing this company.
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The listing gives 6 hours. Pickup starts at 7:00 in the city proper, you reach Sabang Wharf at about 9:30, and the buffet comes after the cave tour.
No. The PHP 150 environmental fee is paid on the day and collected by your guide. Ask for the receipt, as it is a one-time payment.
Yes. The listing says the Filipino buffet at the Sabang restaurant has vegetarian options.
No. Hotel pickup and drop-off are within the city proper only, per the listing.
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A shorter 6-hour day with the permit, wharf fees and a buffet lunch.
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