15 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 $14

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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6.Underground River Tour From City proper

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · 9 hours · from $50

Explore Puerto Princesa Underground River on a 9-hour tour with hotel pickup, boat rides, cave access, wildlife, audio guide, and Filipino lunch.

“Everything was organised very well the underground river and commentary devices were good Also did the mangrove river option and saw some cool snakes and wildlife”

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7.Puerto Princesa half day City tour a sightseeing excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $35

Explore Puerto Princesa in four hours with heritage sites, crocodiles, Baker’s Hill, hotel pickup, and a practical $35 group tour.

“Friendly driver and tour guide. They explain details of every location visited in Local and English lsnguage.”

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8.Half-day Tour of the City

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $12Best value

See Puerto Princesa’s cathedral, crocodile center, hilltop views, weaving, and local treats on this affordable half-day city tour.

“This was a wonderful tour, lots of diversity in what we saw and did! Every stop was enjoyable. We liked seeing the crocodiles, riding the slide and zipline, learning the history and seeing important buildings, the local snacks, etc. Great tour guide (Jed) and driver (Bong)!”

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9.City tour of Puerto Princesa Palawan Philippines

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $20

Explore Puerto Princesa’s crocodile center, historic sites, baywalk, Baker’s Hill, and Mitra Ranch on a practical half-day city tour.

“The tour itself and tour guide are fine, but the time of pick up agreed upon was not followed. They came at 10 am instead of 1 pm. Then they came late around 2 pm, an hour late of our schedule.”

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10.Puerto Princesa City Tour with Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $14

Explore Puerto Princesa’s crocodile sanctuary, Bakers Hill, Mitras Ranch, and cathedral with snacks, transport, and an English guide.

“our guide was excellent. very good English and very funny guy who made the tour very enjoyable. would highly recommend this to anyone in the area with time on their hands.”

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11.Puerto Princesa Palawan City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $18

Review Puerto Princesa’s 4-hour city tour, from Baywalk and Plaza Cuartel to Baker’s Hill, Mitra’s Ranch, pearls, and butterflies.

“We need a tour guide to have a big sign “VIATOR “ so it’s easy to see instead of the local Sign name. So many people (local tour) trying to attack us so we’re getting so tired besides looking for our “Viator” tour and finally we have to get out of the crowd people..”

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12.Private Puerto Princesa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $416

Review of Puerto Princesa’s private city tour, with Baker’s Hill, Mitra’s Ranch, Butterfly Garden, Baywalk, Plaza Cuartel, and optional Crocodile Farm.

“The driver & guide are very engaging & knowledgable & also funny.We enjoyed the day tremendously. They suggested a great restaurant for lunch. We just got back home from a long cruise. Sorry for the delay on the review”

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13.Puerto Princesa City sightseeing tour shore excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $50Top rated

See Puerto Princesa’s top sights, from Baker’s Hill to Plaza Cuartel, on a four-hour small-group shore excursion with guide and transport.

“It was our first visit to Palawan and I was so glad that I booked this tour. Our tour guide, Ernie, was the best. He was a comedian, a magician, and ventriloquist all at the same time. He was very informative and knowledgeable. We got to visit Read more”

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14.Half Day City Tour with Butterfly Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $14

Review of Puerto Princesa’s half-day city tour, with historic sites, Butterfly Garden, hilltop views, local treats, price, and practical tips.

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15.Puerto Princesa Half Day City Tour (shared tour)

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $27

Review of Puerto Princesa’s 4-hour city tour, with Cathedral, Plaza Cuartel, Baywalk, hopia tasting, Crocodile Farm, and practical tips.

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