Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa 4th year Anniversary Travel Bonding Celebration.

Puerto Princesa Underground River Drop Off

Its our 4th year anniversary, congratulations to us yabz yabz hehehe! :)

Anyhow, its been a long time since I made a blog about my travel. I haven't finished my blog on our Ilocos Norte and Sur 3rd year anniversary, but let's assured that I will write about it pretty soon.

Well, lets talk about our Puerto Princesa, Palawan trip today.

First of all, this is not the original plan. Our original was to go to Baguio and climb Mt. Pinatubo. Yes, you read it right, I want to climb a mountain, hehehe.. I just want to try something new. Since I believed that I cannot conquer Mt. Apo, the highest Volcano here in the Philippines, I decided to climb Mt. Pinatubo instead or Mt. Pulag. Mt. Pulag climb will be happening this October, 2015. Watch out for my DIY Mt. Pulag climb, I will be posting it soon after our adventure.

Lets go back to our Puerto Princesa topic. Puerto Princesa has always been a dream to me. I never imagined in my life that I able to go to this beautiful place. I can only read and see this place on books and magazine. And Cebu Pacific Airline made this dream a reality, thank you for their promo flight I was able to book and visit the place and its our ANNIVERSARY!! :)

Since I am from Davao City, I left Davao last July 30, 2015 at 9PM bound to Manila. I was so happy my flight wasn't delayed but I experienced the worst turbulence in my life. The good thing was the plane that brought us to Manila was the biggest one, I don't know what the model it was called, since I don't know anything about airplanes. 

I arrived in Manila at around 11PM. My yabz pick me up and we had our midnight snack at Burger King, my very first Burger King, his treat, hehehe.. Thank you yabz.

Then we left NAIA terminal 3 and look for a hotel near Taft. And we found one and sleep.

On July 31, 2015 our Anniversary day! :)

We left the hotel around 5:30AM and arrived at NAIA terminal 3 around 6AM, and we checked in thru Cebu Pacific Kiosk and we were able to get the 3A and 3B seats. Since we don't have any check in baggage, we went to the 2nd floor of the airport and had our breakfast at Jollibee and I bought some candies and chocolates at Mini Stop.

After breakfast we immediately went to our boarding gate. And while waiting, we took some selfies with my new monopod which I brought at CDR-King at the airport. worth 250, I don't really remember the exact price. But its okay, its part of my budget but not the trip budget.

Using my new Monopod with shutter at its handle

Our flight was Cebu Pacific 5J 637 bound to Puerto Princesa. We left Manila at exactly 8:05 AM and arrive in Puerto Princesa Airport at around 9:15AM

Sea of clouds from my window of Cebu Pacific 5J 637

Finally Palawan

One of Palawan's Island

One of Palawan's beautiful green mountains

Puerto Princesa City

Touch down Puerto Princesa Airport

Finally we are here

Obligatory selfie on the airport #1: My yabz

Obligatory selfie on the airport #2: ME

When we got out of the airport, we went to the area were tricycles and van drivers are waiting. And we saw the Palawan Uno Hotel Card. BTW, van transfer in some (maybe all) hotel in Puerto Princesa are for free.

Our hotel is about 10mins with traffic from the airport. I will talk about our hotel (just click on this link):

When we arrived on our hotel very very early to their time of check in, but the receptionist or their manager allowed us to check in early since our room is already available free of charge. YEHEY!!

We went to our room (320) arrange our things on what to bring in our island hoping and city tour. When we are finished we went downstairs and the tricycle driver I contacted was waiting for us outside the hotel. 

Next page: Honda bay Island Hopping: Off to Honda Bay Island Tour

Budget Itinerary:

DATE	TIME	ACTIVITIES	EXPENSES FOR 2 PAX	MY EXPENSES	PARTNER’S EXPENSES	REMARKS
7/30/15	9:15 PM	Departure to Manila	-	200		Terminal Fee
	11:00 PM	Arrival in Manila	-
		Midnight Snack: Burger King				Treat of my partner
		TOTAL EXPENSES:	-	200
7/31/15	12:00 MD	Hotel outside of the NAIA 3 -          Taxi to the hotel -          Taxi to 2nd hotel	64.50 74.50	32.25 37.25	32.25 37.25	No available room. Check-in
		Hotel Rate	790	395	395	Matrimony bed Free Wifi Free bottled water Flat screen TV H/C Shower Free Toiletries
	5:00 AM	Check out Taxi back to the NAIA 3	74.50	37.25	37.25
	6:00 AM	Check in Breakfast at Jollibee Buy food for the trip at Mini Mart	218	109 116	109	Breakfast steak and Breakfast Tapa with Large Pineapple Juice
	8:00 AM	Departure in Puerto Princesa
	9:05 AM	Arrival in Puerto Princesa
		TOTAL EXPENSES:	1,221.50	810.75	610.75