PALAWAN

Known as the country’s last frontier, Palawan has a managed to preserve its fascinatingly natural habitat trough the years. Situated north of Mindoro and the north of Malaysia’s Sabah Island, Palawan is the country’s largest  province spanning 1.5 million hectares. An ideal breeding ground for tropical flora and fauna, Palawan has more than a thousand islands and islets where monkeys, squirrels, bear cats and zebras thrive with wild tropical plants and corals.

Palawan consists of about 1,769 islands: the Calamian Island group to the north, the Cuyo Island group to the northwest and the Balabac-Bugsuk group to the southwest. For the laid-back trip ,Honda Bay is an adel destination.From there, you can take your pick of your own little hideaway from Cowrie Island and Pandan, To La Isla de Nagusuan.

WILDLIFE. Calauit Island is a3,7000 –hectare game preserve and wildlife sanctuary alive with indigenous species nd the African wildlife like giraffes, zebras, and gazelles Sea turtles, sea cows, and a variety of marine life nestle on it’s shores.

UNDERGROUND RIVER. Beneath the St.Paul Mountain lies a quite underground river which snakes for about eight kilometers before opening up into a clear logoon flowing into the South China Sea. The Park also features the exciting Monkey trail with its series of wooden paths to the forest.

TABON CAVES. The oldest known habitation site in Southeast Asia, the Tabon Caves, unearthed a skull that dates back to 22,000 years ago.

BEACHES. Visit the Balsahan or Tagbarung Swimming Resort, Kalis Point, or better yet, get a taste of El Nido features black marble caves, tabletop corals,fantastic marine life, and the requisite white sand beach. Named after the swallow’s nest which proliferates in its mountain caves, El Nido also features one of the most delicious samplings o the freshest seafood in the land.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL HUNTS. Go down Cuyo Island and visit the Cuyo Spanish Church Fort with its massive ten-meter high and wide walls. Archaeologist have also unearthed stone-age tools, Chinese  burial jars, and ancient ornaments in Palawan’s numerous caves.