The 12 Best Palawan Tours & Island Trips

1.Underground River Day Trip from Puerto Princesa City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 261 reviews · from $50Our pick

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River day trip, with boat details, wait times, lunch, add-ons, costs, weather rules, and booking advice.

“The underground river was a very unique tour. Riding in a truly philippino boat paddled by ou Philippine guide was amazing. You are in a cave that has enough water to ride a boat. The cave is spectacular and my wife and I highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Seacret Luxury Catamaran Yacht Group Island Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 119 reviews · from $155

Sail El Nido’s limestone coast aboard a 50-foot catamaran, with lagoons, a private beach, lunch, towels, and a small-group feel.

“Exceptional tour!! The crew was very well trained and they made our whole experience so smooth and special. The places we visited were amazing and we also had access to a private beach. Lunch was delicious as well. I highly recommend this tour!!”

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3.3-in-1 Adventure: Underground River, Zipline ride, and Mangrove Forest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · from $79

Explore Palawan’s Underground River, mangroves, and an 800-meter sea-view zipline on a small-group day tour with lunch and transfers.

“Trip was great from the start. Our guide was amazing, I strongly recommend booking 3 in one trip. There was also delicious lunch. Buffet style with Philiphino food.”

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4.El Nido Island Hopping Tour A with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 86 reviews · from $24

Review of El Nido Tour A, with Secret Lagoon, Shimizu Island, Seven Commando Beach, lunch, fees, timing, and practical booking advice.

“DO NOT USE! We were repetitively scammed out of money during the day. At the start they charge you double the amount they should for the environmental fee (should be P200/pp, we were charged P400/pp) and during the day we keRead more”

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5.El Nido Private Tour A w/ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 70 reviews · from $143

Review of El Nido Private Tour A, with Big Lagoon, Shimizu Island, lunch, private guides, practical costs, and booking advice.

“Beautiful tour with unreal destinations. We truly enjoyed booking private as we weren’t waiting a ton of people to move on to the next stop. Everything was based on our preferences, great crew and guide!”

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6.Private Transportation between Puerto Princesa and El Nido

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · from $390

Review of the private Puerto Princesa to El Nido van transfer, with stop options, comfort tips, pricing, timing, and honest advice.

“Van was clean and the driver RJM Eya was really helpful. We had to use the restroom & he stopped in front of a sari-sari store/house if we could use their restroom. The owner obliged and wouldn’t accept any payment.”

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7.Puerto Princesa: Honda Bay Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 33 reviews · 1 day · from $39

Spend a sunny day island hopping in Honda Bay, with Luli Island, Cowrie Island, Pambato Reef, lunch, snorkeling, and hotel transfers.

“Please improve the communication regarding the pick up time to be considerate of the participants time. Overall the driver and the guide are great. I would have given the tour excellent overall other than the communication on the pick up time. We feel that the participants time were ignored compared to the other tour providers.”

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8.EL Nido Tour A

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · from $21Best value

Review of El Nido Tour A, with lagoons, island stops, lunch, fees, timing, value, and key booking advice for a $21 boat trip.

“Fantastic scenery of the local geology. The lunch on the beach was full fare excellent! The ships crew were very attentive and experienced and the other guests were polite and friendly also.”

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9.Puerto Princesa Palawan tour Underground River with Ugong cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $110

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River and Ugong Rock tour, with cave cruising, ziplining, lunch, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“This was a fantastic day! From the Underground River which was amazing to the 840m optional zipline to rock climbing Ugong which finished with a 420m zipline if you are looking for a very fun day while in Puerto Princesa this is one to consider.”

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10.El Nido Palawan Zipline Two Way

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 20 reviews · from $32

Review of El Nido’s two-way zipline, with cliff, sea, and island views, practical timing advice, price analysis, and booking cautions.

“We got our tickets from the beach at 12 o'clock, although the zip line was closed for lunch until 1o'clock”

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11.Shared Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · from $38

Review of Puerto Princesa’s shared Honda Bay tour, with Lu-Li and Cowrie islands, lunch, transport, costs, tips, and practical advice.

“It is recommended to wear water shoes and the first stop in the van is a place to rent water shoes and snorkel gear. We had already selected to have snorkel gear included but then ended up having to pay to hire water shoes and if we'd knoRead more”

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12.Puerto Princesa Honda Bay Island Hopping Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $173Top rated

Spend seven hours island hopping in Honda Bay with lunch, snorkel gear, and a private guide, visiting Cowrie and Lu-Li islands from Puerto Princesa.

“We had a remarkable guide for our private tour for 6 people (we aren’t spring chickens), TJ Echo spoke perfect English (Spanish, too), stopped for what we needed, informed us of marine life, considered safety judiciously, and taught us many iPhone photo tricks. The lunch was lovely..”

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