5 City Tours in Palawan, Compared

1.Underground River Day Trip from Puerto Princesa City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 261 reviews · from $50Our pick

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River day trip, with boat rides, cave sights, lunch, delays, optional zipline, and practical booking advice.

“It would be hard to screw up something as incredible as the underground river so I recommend this trip! The guides were very communicative about expectations for wait times, the drive over was comfortable and they were very on top of picking me up at the airport and making sure everyone got to where they needed to go after the trip. The reason this isn't a five star review is because the wording was a little misleading regarding the "forest walk" in the national park. We were told that we would get to go on a hike and what we did was not a hike at all (200M walk from…”

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2.Half-Day City Tour with Optional Massage

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 142 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $14Best value

See Puerto Princesa’s cathedral, WWII fort, crocodile center, ranch, weaving workshop, and Baker’s Hill, with an optional massage for $14.

“Well organised trip. We were in safe hands with our driver and Mark, our guide, has a great personality, funny, friendly, professional and shared his wide knowledge of history, culture of Puerto Princesa and the Palawan island. The mixed variety of highlights are interesting and enjoyable. Pity the WWII Fort was closed for renovation but Mark provided some information which will prompt us to read more about the atrocities that occurred there. Fascinated how the weavers produce their products; the highlight of the butterfly farm was seeing for the first time the native peacock, pig and bear cat. The tribal experience was interesting although participants didn't appear very enthusiastic. Absol...”

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3.Half-day Puerto Princesa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 69 reviews · from $15

Review of Puerto Princesa’s $15 half-day city tour, with Crocodile Farm, Baker’s Hill, local crafts, views, transport, and practical tips.

“It was great. It was a private tour with just the 5 of us. Our tour guide gave us so much information that we would never of known about. We loved it”

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4.Puerto Princesa; Half day City tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 27 reviews · 4 hours · from $14

Explore Puerto Princesa in four hours with butterflies, local pastries, World War II history, bay views, and hotel transfers for $14.

“Alles was goed, tour guide Mark kon erg leuk vertellen over de stad. Ook stopte je op elke plaatsen net lang genoeg waardoor de spanningsboog goed bleef. Denk aan 20 tot 30 minuten elke stop.”

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5.Puerto Princesa City Underground River Palawan UNESCO

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 26 reviews · from $70

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River tour, including boat rides, cave sights, lunch, waiting times, cruise pickup, price, and practical tips.

“What a wonderful tour!!! Our guide, Show, was so knowledgeable and entertaining and our driver was excellent. The lunch stop was really great, don’t skip getting a fruit smoothie made! The natural wonder of the Underground River is like nothing I’ve ever seen, it’s simply incredible!”

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