Limestone islands, secret lagoons and water you can see your shadow through, Palawan, the wild green edge of the Philippines.
A night in the capital to bookend the islands. If the flight allows, the old Spanish walls of Intramuros and a first Filipino dinner, sisig, fresh lumpia, a halo halo to finish. Tomorrow, the water.
A short hop to the limestone and turquoise heart of Palawan. El Nido sits under sheer karst cliffs on Bacuit Bay; settle into the sand, a first swim, and a longtail sunset with the towers glowing gold.
The classic Tour A by boat, the Big and Small Lagoons you kayak into, the Secret Lagoon's hidden pool, Shimizu for snorkelling, and Seven Commandos beach for a grilled lunch on the sand. Coral, kayak, repeat.
A quieter day on the water, Tour C or a private boat to hidden beaches, the Matinloc shrine, Helicopter Island and Star Beach, where the snorkelling is best and the crowds thinnest. Time it your own way.
A three and a half hour crossing of the Linapacan strait, routinely called some of the clearest sea on earth, to Coron, the wreck and lagoon capital of the north. A Mt Tapyas sunset climb to find your bearings.
The Coron Island tour: Kayangan Lake, the jade water and limestone the postcards are made of; the Twin Lagoon you swim between; eerie Barracuda Lake, warm and strangely deep; and the coral garden of Siete Pecados.
Snorkel or dive over the WWII Japanese shipwrecks resting in clear shallow water, then trade history for sand, the white spit of Malcapuya, Bulog's sandbar, a beach lunch with your feet in the sea.
A morning flight to Manila and a last city evening, a rooftop bar, a final feast, the pasalubong shopping for everyone back home who didn't come.
A slow last breakfast before your transfer to the airport, salt still in your hair and a camera roll that won't quit. Palawan has a way of pulling you back.
Three ways to do the same route: Comfort, Premium or Luxe. Breakfasts in. Mix tiers city by city if you like, it is your trip.
Priced to your dates, your hotel tier and how the two of you like to travel. Ask, the first answer usually lands within minutes.
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