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National Museum Quezon, Palawan Branch

November 24, 2012 by Josiah Leave a Comment

I asked a staff of the Leonard Transport Service on how I could get to the Tabon Caves and he told me that I should first visit the National Museum Quezon, Palawan Branch to get a permit.

After 2 hours, 30 minutes and 200 Pesos I arrived at the Land Transport Terminal of Quezon, Palawan. The van driver then called for a tricycle and told the driver to take me to the National Museum.

After 5 minutes and 10 Pesos, I arrived at the National Museum. First thing to do is to remove my footwear as it is not allowed inside.

Barefoot

I asked on how I could visit the Tabon Caves and the security guard told me that I should first get a permit there that costs 2 Pesos per person and hire an accredited boat to take me to the Lipuun Point, where the Tabon Caves are located, and back for 800 Pesos per 6 pax.

The security guard was about to issue me a permit so I quickly stopped him because I can’t afford to pay the rent of a whole boat alone. Good thing I met a friend inside a van when we were doing our adventure on Southern Palawan and I was joining them the next day to explore the Tabon Caves. Phew!

How much did I spend on my trip to the Tabon Caves of Quezon, Palawan

November 12, 2012 by Josiah 2 Comments

Even when I have not started to travel on my own, I’ve known of the existence of Palawan since I was in elementary school. Not because of the dive sites of Coron, the limestone cliffs of El Nido nor the Underground River of Puerto Princesa but because of the pre-historical Tabon Caves of Quezon, Palawan.

Tabon Caves Complex

Unfortunately, when I was still going to school I never had any interest in history. I only cared about my daily allowance, 50 centavo candies, Bazooka Bubble Gum Comics, 1 Peso junk food and many more unsanctioned by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) extra curricular activities such as sago shooting, patintero and cartoon watching (i.e. Shaider, Daimos, Zenki, Dog of Flanders, Power Rangers, etc.).

I was never fond of cutting classes even if I’m not interested in school before. Now that I think about it, maybe I treat my teachers as friends who are sharing their problems (daily). I don’t have to do anything, I just needed to be there and listen, and somewhere along the way I’ll learn or pick up something. And I did pick something, a seed of curiousity that made me want to visit the prehistoric Tabon Caves that was nourished by my passion for travel.