What’s the difference between my first time in El Nido, Palawan and my fourth time there?
- I travelled solo on my first time to El Nido. On my fourth time I joined fellow Pinoy Travel Bloggers Paula and Marx, even met with Suzette and Brenna.
Entrance to the Big Lagoon
- First time I was on a really tight budget. On my fourth time I was deprived of all the oily goodness of pizza, pasta and sisig therefore I somehow had a bigger budget to splurge for food and accommodation.
- I only did island hopping on my first time. On my fourth time I also did island hopping plus I watched the sunset at the beach at Brgy. Corong-Corong and went to the beautiful Nacpan and Calitang Twin Beach.
- I only travelled by public van on my first time. On my fourth time I even get to try Daytripper Palawan‘s big van.
In summary, I had a bigger budget to spend on my fourth time in El Nido, Palawan.
Sunset at Brgy. Corong-Corong, El Nido
Here’s how my expenses went.
| Day 1 | |
| P900.00 | Daytripper Van from Puerto Princesa to El Nido* |
| P10.00 | Tricycle from El Nido Terminal to Town Proper |
| P10.00 | Tricycle from Town Proper to Corong-Corong |
| P10.00 | Tricycle from Corong-Corong to Town Proper |
| P440.00 | Dinner at Squidos (Pasta, Pizza and Shake) |
| P33.00 | Big Water for the group |
| P20.00 | Safeguard |
| Day 2 | |
| P42.00 | 3-in-1 Coffees for the group |
| P102.00 | Snacks and Water for the Island Hopping |
| P1,000.00 | Island Hopping Combination Tour A & C with Northern Hope Tours (P1,000 per pax – Discounted Price) |
| P533.50 | Lodging for 2 nights at Northern Hope Inn (800 Pesos/night, 3 pax) |
| P457.00 | Dinner at OG’s Resto Bar (Sisig, Seafood and Vegetables) |
| Day 3 | |
| P10.00 | Tricycle from Town Proper to Terminal to reserve our bus |
| P10.00 | Tricycle from Terminal to Town Proper |
| P95.00 | Breakfast at I.B.R. (Tapsilog and Coffee) |
| P139.00 | Apple Cinnamon Shake at the Alternative |
| P260.00 | Lunch at Kyla’s Cocina near Nacpan & Calitang Beach |
| P250.00 | Contribution to Van Rental to Nacpan & Calitang Beach |
| P10.00 | Tricycle from El Nido Town Proper to Terminal |
| P483.00 | Roro Bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa* |
| P5.00 | CR at Taytay Stopover |
| P80.00 | Dinner at Taytay Stopover |
| P4,899.50 | TOTAL |
* Not really what I paid for since I came from a municipality closer to El Nido than Puerto Princesa.
Funny sign at one of the shops in El Nido
Was the extra expenses I spent worth it?
It was definitely worth it! I get to eat my cravings, sleep well on a much comfortable room with an aircon and I got to visit more awesome spots of El Nido, Palawan.
Brenna at Nacpan and Calitang Twin Beach
Unfortunately, I still have not tried going to the top of the Taraw Cliffs. Anyways, it’s a good excuse for me to visit El Nido again. Hopefully, sometime very very soon. 😛
Get a DISCOUNT on your El Nido island hopping tours when you book with Northern Hope Tours. Just say that you were referred by “Lakas.com.ph” to avail of the discount. 😉
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as always, very informative and interesting post. excited na ako sa 2nd time ko sa el nido. thanks for this post.
You’re welcome Polay. Ang ganda talaga sa El Nido. Sarap balik-balikan. 😀
Pati yung bayad sa CR, naka-account. Hehehe!
Gusto ko din mag Taraw Cliff Climbing, maybe next time. 😀
hahaha oo naman. Kailangan ng transparency. 😛
Sayang at hindi tayo nakapag-Taraw… si Paula kasi… haha
Aba aba aba at ako pa ang sinisi mo ha Josiah! lol…kung nagtaraw cliff tayo di nako makakauwi sakto lang money ko haha!
Si Marx may ayaw kaya pagod na raw kasi siya…#excusess? hehe 😛
I’ll be back there pag pumuti na ako ulet! 😛
hahahaha! Balik ka rito at dun tayo sa taas ng Taraw Cliffs mag-usap. 😛
Okay I will come back. Yung promise mo turuan mo ko ng gumamit ng fins ha! = 😎
Hi kuya josiah! Been following your blog since me and my boyfriend decided to go on vacay in El Nido this coming july. Really excited na and just reading your blog makes me want to pull the time so that we’ll be in EN na.haha malayo pa pero inoorganize ko na yung itinerary namin plus yunh island hopping, resort accommodation, fare… ask ko lang kung 1000 din nmn mkukuwa yung combi ng tour a&c pag sinabi ko na nirefer mo kami?hehe thank you. Keep doing what you’ve started. Sobrang informative po ng mga blog mo. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Hi Ghie! Thanks for following my blog.
As of writing, yes 1,000 Pesos per person po ang makukuha ninyo for the Combination Tour A&C if you said you were refered from this site. ^_^
Thanks so much for the great information, i’ll definitely visit El Nido, maybe next year or so.
I will usually follow your helpful blog. 😛
Thank you!!!
Sir josiah, i will ask a question about going home back from el nido to pwerto princesa, di nyo na sinakyan yung van na naghatid sa inyo from pwerto princesa to el nido?
Yup! Hindi na ako nakasakay sa Daytripper dahil sa schedule ng pag-alis namin sa El Nido. Pero kung given the chance na yung schedule namin coincides with the schedule of Daytripper, sasakay po ako sa kanila going back to Puerto Princesa.
Hi sir! Effective pa rin ho ba yung discount thingy until this 2016?
Opo, effective pa rin po.
What are included in the combination Tours A & C?
Is lunch/meal included therein?
Thanks.
Mei
Opo, kasama na po ang lunch sa binayaran po namin. Kasama na rin po ang mask and snorkel.