It was supposedly a
budget trip/backpacking trip to El Nido with 2 of my WFM friends but turned out
otherwise. Surely, it's definitely worth it. :)
Our flight schedule
was in the afternoon. We arrived at PPS 5PM. Oh did I mention that we should be
a total of 5 friends traveling together? For some reasons, at the last hour of
flight, 2 of them didn't make it for personal reasons.
Upon arrival at PPS,
we headed to La Terrasse Restaurant. Everything we ordered was superb! It was a
bit pricey.
From PPs to El Nido,
we had to travel 6 hours via Bus. We arrived 4AM at Novie's Inn. It's along the
highway and you can ask the bus driver to drop you off in front of the hotel.
We had our day planned. We dropped off our things, changed clothes, and head on
to have breakfast at Art Cafe. Art Cafe's price range is not far from other
restaurants. Food is pricey in El Nido. Of course, there are options like
tapsihan, barbecuehan for budgetarians but we opted to splurge a little on our
food.
Our
first stop after breakfast is THE Nacpan Beach, hailed as the world's most
beautiful beach on some blogsites (lol!). We rented a tricycle going to Nacpan.
It costs twelve hundreds for 3 people. You can actually get it at a lower price
but please mind that tourism is the livelihood of the locals in El Nido so
please be considerate in haggling. The beach was very nice, a chill place. I
enjoyed swimming because the beach didn't have a lot of rocks. The fine sand
felt so good under my feet and the water was not cold. We're supposed to go to
Las Cabanas but we were very satisfied and relaxed at Nacpan Beach that we
didn't bother leaving. We stayed there the whole afternoon. We walked and hike
a little for us to see the Twin Beach.
We availed of combined Tour A and B Package on the second
day. The popular is Tour A and C but because we wanted the snake island we
pushed for Tour B. If you are a first timer in El Nido, Tour A is a must!
You'll be going to different lagoons in Tour A. The small lagoon can be crowded
at times. You have to be very careful if you'll be swimming instead of renting
a kayak because the corals are very sharp. We headed to several islands. Our
arrival in 7th Commando Beach was very timely because it was not crowded. It's
our first stop. It's just us on the island so we were able to ran a quick
photo shoot! Lol
I Loved El Nido.
Everything was just chill and relaxing. I will definitely go back!
Notes: Per Pax
Tour Package A and B
- Php 1,500
Contact Tour Guide -
Ansley - 09209792871
Environmental Fee -
Php 200
Novies Inn - Php
1,220 (for 4 days booked via Agoda)
Trike fare to Bus
Station - Php 50
Bus to El Nido - Php
500 (Cherry bus Night Trip)
Bus Fare back to PPS
- Php 350 (Non-Air-conditioned)
Art Café - Php 250
(rough estimate)
