Palawan with a Kid: Summary and Expenses

ITINERARY 

DAY 1
6:00- Arrival at Puerto Princesa airport
6:15- Airport-Inn (Tricycle, P10/pax, 10-minutes)
6:30- Check-in at Casa Linda Inn, quick bath
7:30- Breakfast
8:00- City tour:
             Crocodile Farm
             Mitra Farm
             Baker’s Hill (plenty of snacks sold here)
             Butterfly Garden w/ a quick visit to the Palaw'an tribe
            Cathedral and Plaza Cuartel
             Baywalk
14:00- Robinson's Mall for some quick shopping (toiletries, undies, etc)
15:00- Bought tickets and permits for the Puerto Princesa Underground tour the next day
17:00- Dinner at Ka Lui's ( paid P600+ for a suptous meal for 3)
18:00- Visiting shops
19:00- Sleep

DAY 2
6:00- Prepare extra clothes, snacks, mosquito repellent for the tour
6:30- Quick breakfast
7:00- Van pick-up in Casa Linda. Travel to Sabang Beach.
9:00- Arrival at Sabang and registration. Waited for our boat.
9:20- Boat ride to the Underground River (10 minutes)
9:30- arrival at Puerto Princesa Underground River. Waited for 15 minutes for our turn.
9:45- Start of the Underground River "cruise"
12:30- Back in Sabang Beach. Lunchtime.
14:00- Travel back to Puerto Princesa city
16:30- Back in Casa Linda Inn. Rest.
19:00- Dinner at Rene's Saigon (Vietnamese food)
20:00- Beer and chips at Casa Linda's gazebo while the kid is trying to sleep in the room.
21:30- the kid joined us.
22:30- Sleeping time.

DAY 3
8:00- breakfast at Casa Linda Inn
9:30- Palawan Special Battalion WW-II Memorial Museum
10:30- Souvenirs
11:30- Lunch at Badjao Seafront Restaurant  (crabs, clams, shrimps, squid, talakitok,etc etc)
3:00- Flight back to Manila

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EXPENSES

Airfare for 3 (Zestair)- P 3,500
Taxi Fare to from airport- P1,000
Casa Linda Inn (2 nights)- P 1,800
Underground River Tour- P3,500
City Tour- P600 (including fees)
Food- P 2,500 (Ka Lui, Badjao Seafront, Rene Saigon, home-made food at the Sabang huts,etc)
Pasalubong- P1,000
Beer and snacks- P500

TOTAL ESTIMATE: 13,400

* If you already booked your tickets, P3,500/pax is a safe amount to bring for a 3D2N stay in Puerto Princesa Palawan.
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SAFETY

If you want a worry-free travel in Puerto Princesa, follow these tips:
1. Travel during the dry season (Nov- May).
2. Don't go to remote barangays especially those with dense forest areas, swamps, and slow-moving water.
3. Apply anti-mosquito lotions, use DEET stickers, sleep in air-conditioned rooms or use a mosquito net.
4. Don't take medicines. The probability of you and your kids getting side effects is much higher compared to you getting bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitoes.