Matinloc Shrine

Updated November 28, 2013.

I’ve done the Island Hopping Tour A on my first visit to El Nido, Palawan. On my second day of my second trip to El Nido I’ve done Tour B and at the third day I’ve finally done Tour C.

Tour C (900 Pesos/pax)

Woke up at 7AM, had breakfast, booked the tour around 8AM and off we go at 9AM.

Our itinerary for Tour C includes Helicopter Island, Hidden Beach, Star Beach, Matinloc Island Shrine and Secret Beach and just like what happened in Tour B, there were some awesome change of plans along the way.

For this tour we decided to try Servant Tours for a change and I was surprised on how well they handled their guests on the tours.

Right after we left the shores of the town proper of El Nido our boat’s engine suddenly quiet down and Kuya Rogie, our tour guide, spoke in front of us and explained what islands we will be going, how long will we stay in each island, what activities we will be doing and what time our tour would end.

Our first stop, Helicopter Island. The name of the island comes from it’s shape from afar, it looks like a helicopter. Upclose it’s actually a nice beach to just sit back and relax, but since it was the first stop for the day I needed to warm up. So off I went for some skin diving.

Too bad I do not have a waterproof camera, I could have shown you many different kinds of corals and fishes including a stick fish with the size of an adult arm. Also for the first time in my life I saw a group of squids swimming. This was thanks to one of our tour guides who guided me on where I should go and where I should look.