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What to do and see in Palawan Island, Mimaropa: The Best Nature & Wildlife Areas
Palawan is a slice of heaven, a sliver of an island that teems with exotic wildlife, quaint fishing villages, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Wave hello to endangered animals at the Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary or explore the Japanese shipwrecks of Coron Island, regarded as one of the best dive sites in the world. A guided boat tour of the Puerto Princesa Underground River will take your breath away.
Restaurants in Palawan Island
1. Onok Island
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By Menan37 - Philippines, null
1 hour flight, 5 hours of land travel and 3 hours boat ride going to Balabac a secluded and raw paradise in the farthermost and south-westernmost tip of palawan. Situated in the sulu sea, Balabac is a group of 31 islands and islets very rich in biodiversity (one of the most diverse in the world), unspoiled fine sandy beaches, endemic flora and fauna and rich marine life. It is the last of the last frontier. Balabac is indeed a piece of heaven on earth.
2. Kuyba Almoneca Meditation Garden
3. Firefly Watching
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 879 reviews
A romantic dinner at the floating restaurant and a magical tour with Firefly.
Reviewed By ukimehime - General Santos, Philippines
A must-see tour when you're in Puerto Princessa. The tour also includes (if your lucky) bio luminous planktons and star gazing. The firefly watching is a for-your-eyes only kind of tour since you can't take pictures. But what makes it truly enjoyable is that the more you make noise (while the small boat is cruising), the more lights they make... it's like Christmas trees being lit while you're passing by the mangroves. Also included in the tour package is a buffet dinner in a floating restaurant, serenaded by a lovely lady (a guest-jammer is also welcome).
4. Palawan Butterfly Ecological Garden and Tribal Village
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4.0 based on 419 reviews
The Palawan Butterfly Ecological Garden and Tribal Village is a place that reflects the mesmerising beauty of a province that is known as the "Last Frontier of the Philippines". It showcases a sheer variety or tropical butterflies from the Southern region of the country. These free flying butterflies are surrounded with live exhibits of scorpions, green-crested lizards, phasmid and mantises which are considered their natural predators. It is a window to the natural ecology of these colourful insects. Another added attraction are the rescued endemic wildlife of Palawan. These animals are given the chance of a second life by being rescued from poachers and wouldn't have survived in the wild because of the probability of suffering the same fate all over again. Like the Palawan Peacock Peasant and the Palawan Bearcat, these animals are now ambassadors of their own species in the wild. By educating the public about these wild yet gentle creatures the facility promotes public awareness about how our actions as human beings can affect greatly everything in our environment.
Reviewed By merlinw2013 - Guangzhou, China
We went here after going to bakers hill, because it was close. 50 pesos entry and we had a short tour around the small enclosure, but it's such a lovely place! Amazingly they have local indigenous Palawan people, and they show some of their traditional crafts and musical instruments, and show some skills like making fire and shooting blow darts. This felt like an absolute gem of a place, and while the butterfly's were amazing, they also had bearcats, (a real thing!) Scorpions geckos, some different insects and snakes. If you're close, I recommend going, it won't take more than an hour and you'll be glad you went. I suggest you buy something or put some money in the tip box, it's so cheap and the money goes to support the indigenous communities.
5. Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center
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3.5 based on 559 reviews
A breeding place for Philippine Crocodiles and home to some endangered animals in the Philippines. Tourist can pet and cuddle baby crocodiles there.
Reviewed By IlanTtravel - Beverly Hills, United States
Relatively small place with a high concentration of crocodiles measuring from 2 feet up to 15 feet. the guided tour was great and there is a lot to learn.
6. Ursula Island Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary
7. Adison Peak
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Basiao Beach
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
