Puerto Princesa, the Hidden Jewel in Philippines

Houses on Stilts; Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines

Puerto Princesa in the Philippines is in the western province of Palawan which some would describe as the country's final environmental frontier. This town includes a populace of around 210,000. This causes it to be minimal populated area in the Philippines.

Puerto Princesa is definitely an exemplory case of a multicultural melting pot in the Philippines using its diverse populace of native groups like the Batak, Palawanos, Molbogs and Takbanwas living together in this tiny but beautiful city. These groups have a rich history of cultural heritage and tradition waiting to be investigated. Filipinos migrants from other provinces also increase the pot pourri of variety in the town. a model city when it comes to its environmental preservation efforts and hygiene that little Palawan city can also be known.

Very few have heard about Puerto Princesa. Actually you have to be wondering what's so popular about any of it little Philippines town. You'll learn among the most awe-inspiring natural interest that you've ever observed in your whole life, which can be the Puerto Princesa Underground River If you travel 50 kilometers north of the town. This water was reported as a World Heritage Site in 1999. The Puerto Princesa Underground River is among the greatest navigable underground water on the planet. You are able to understand as much as 4 kilometers in the beautiful river that runs straight into the South China Sea

This magnificent river was plumped for as you of the brand new 7 Wonders of Nature in early 2012. Visitors started initially to go in to this little Palawan town to discover the initial river, since the Puerto Princesa Underground River was found. Until regulations have been made by the city authority limiting the number of guests at 780 daily the number of travelers visiting Puerto Princesa Underground River has increased at an exponential rate. The tour to the water has proven to be most widely used that guests may have to book their tour weeks in advance in order to secure a place!

With its wonderful cave process, it's unsurprising that the Puerto Princesa Underground River is rapidly attracting people, guests and boffins from throughout Philippines and abroad to its coast. These increasing numbers running to Puerto Princesa is just a testament to the truth that the water includes a large amount of miracles to provide its guests. You'll be approached by having an acutely spectacular view of its rock formations and caverns, when you navigate in to the water. The 24 kilometers long St. Pauls Underground River Cave that offers the underground part of Cabayugan River, extending around 8.2 kilometers, is one major interest within the Princesa Underground River system that you have to see on your own so as the appreciate the degree of its beauty.

The chance will be also got by you to see the animal and plant-life which makes up the rich tapestry of the river environment. As the Princesa Underground River includes a complete mountain-to-sea environment a matter of fact. It's certainly beyond the shadow of any doubt that the water rightly deserves the name of both the UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the brand new 7 Wonders of Nature.

That hidden treasure of Philippines has started initially to show its glowing strength to the world as Puerto Princesa is getting to be converted right into a major tourist destination. Perhaps it's now your turn to find out the wonderful splendor of Puerto Princesa and its underground water.

Photo by Lon&Queta

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Malapascua Island Beach, More Than Just A Diver’s Haven

Seems that tourists and vacationers had a unified say on what they are after for in a vacation; a serene place without too much crowd and noise for a relaxing feeling. Good thing that such attributes are present in Malapascua Island.

Couldn’t agree more with tourists and vacationers say, indeed sometimes commercialism took away the natural and innate and tranquil beauty of a beach. Tagged as one of the best sunset beach and best diving spot in Cebu. 

Malapascua Island is about a four-hour travel from Cebu City. Take a bus bound for Maya which would take around three hours to reach there, and a thirty minute boat ride from Maya port to Malapascua Island. This tiny island, located at the northeast tip of Cebu, is relatively new to the international market, but already rates highly on the list of world's best beaches - some say it is the new Boracay. 

This has also become a major dive centre, famous for the crowds of thresher sharks. You are guaranteed to see thresher sharks and manta rays the earlier you wake up. Recommended local guide master divers are the Sea explorers, Thresher Shark Divers and Sun and Fun Divers. Their professional and friendly service wowed foreign intro divers. Group divers can try to have a single guide with a group for the whole holiday but this is often not possible. If that is the case then you might be stuck with a temporary one or an instructor who's not a local as a guide. 

Malaspacua Island also caters non-divers, intro diving, snorkeling, skim boarding and going around the island on a banca. You can even ask the boat operator to get you to where the crabs, crustaceans, shrimps are, and you’ll be surprised to see how huge they are. They will also get you to where a Japanese warship sank, where you can snorkel there and see the ship’s skeleton. Also, you can get to the lighthouse, some dive spots, and adrenaline-pumping jump off cliffs, if you’re that suicidal.

By: jazzel, photographer: dachalan

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