Friday, July 31, 2009

DOS PALMAS


Dos Palmas is a 20-hectare private island in the tropical waters of Honda Bay. Dos Palmas Island Resort and Spa offers the ideal setting in which to celebrate a great island experience. Our location is isolated enough to transport guests away from the everyday cares of urban living. Yet, we’re fully equipped to provide plenty of opportunities for adventure, fun and relaxation.Surrounded by nature, yet embraced by the comforts of our modern facilities and accommodations, you are free to find your own adventure. Time is a luxury you can afford on Dos Palmas. Luxuriate in doing nothing. Or indulge in everything you’ve always wanted to do. We’re always on hand to help make your stay most pleasant and memorable.


Guests can experience warm, island-style hospitality and service from our friendly resort staff. Aside from keeping the resort running smoothly, our people are always ready to address any concerns with a smile, lend a helping hand, or offer any advice or information needed. Guest officers are on hand to familiarize guests with the many amenities and facilities of the resort, as well as to plan and schedule the guests’ chosen activities for each day.

Dos Palmas is located among a group of islands and sandbars in Honda Bay, northeast of Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan. Just 25 minutes overland takes you to Sta. Lourdes Wharf, where our outrigger banca awaits to ferry guests on a 50-minute boat ride to the resort.





To get there? Direct flights daily from Manila to Puerto Princesa on Philippine Airlines, Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific. Flight time is 1 hour.• Direct flights twice a week from Cebu to Puerto Princesa on Cebu Pacific.


From the Puerto Princesa City Airport, board our air-conditioned bus for the 25-minute ride through the charming poblacion (city center) to Sta. Lourdes Wharf, where the resort’s very own outrigger banca (native boat) ferries guests across Honda Bay to your private island haven.
what you waiting for? buy your ticket and get there, I have ads of some hotels and resort in this page. you may visit it.
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your tour guide :-)
cyrus

Monday, July 27, 2009

UnderGround River

The Underground River in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan is now officially one of the finalists of new seven wonders of the world. you can still vote for Underground River in http://www.new7wonders.com/ they are 28 finalist. The final list of the new seven wonders of the world will known in 2011. For all filipino, let us vote our official entry for the new seven wonders of the world to make it top 1 and it is our pride. for those people all over the world was already been there and witness the beauty of Underground River and if you thing Underground River is deserving to be the number 1 title, please vote it.

Hey guys! may be not all know this amazing place the underground river, that's why palawantour is here and that's why you here too. Underground river is one of the most distinguished biodiversity conservation areas in the country. Underground river is the longest navigable river in the world with 8.2 km. inside the cave you will see the spectacular limestone formation that really posses a most impressive cave system and outside the cave, the pristine white sand beaches, rainforest and wildlife.


There are over a hundred clear carvings from the stones of the cave. If you are imaginative enough you can make a storyline — one story that entangles each form from the other. Probably, some Salvation History from the Bible if you are a religious type or if you are an artist, they�re all part of a social reality that has been depicted in the most surreal kind.

In the journey from end to end of the tunnel-like cave, for sure you will meet a lot of other groups, locals and foreigners. In everyone�s face is a common denominator of awe for such natural grandeur and beauty of Palawan’s Underground River.

To reach the underground river it takes 2.5 to 3 hours land trip from Puerto Princesa City. there are the jeep, van or bus in San Jose new market the terminal of all transportation service. find the jeep, van or bus that going to Sabang. Sabang is the Town and it is still in Puerto Princesa City.
some of the Rock formation that you'll see inside the underground river cave look picture below.

your tour guide
-cyrus

Monday, July 20, 2009

Palawan Spots

Palawan Spots is a blog that will talk all about tourist spots, hotels, beaches, foods, restaurants, activities, animal species that only can see in Palawan, how you get there and many more. This blog is really good specially to the travelers lover, explore the beauty of the world and people planning to get there in Palawan. Palawan is one of the biggest province in the Philippines, Palawan call the last frontier of the country. The Goverment of palawan is very protected to preserve its fascinatingly natural habitat. Palawan is composed of 1,768 thousand of islands and islets.

The capital city of Palawan is Puerto Princesa , the first class city in the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 210,508 people in 33,306 households. Puerto Princesa is the largest city in terms of land area and the Philippines and it is the center of business and industries. Palawan has a saying of "kambak kambak" from the word of "come back, come back" it is literally come back, because most of the people who visit in palawan was chosen to live and spend their remaining life in Palawan. Because of the BEAUTY of Palawan, the people is very hospitable, crime rate are low, the place is very clean that you will never think about it, if the air you breath is polluted specially in the morning you'll feel and smell the nature.





We will talk about it one at a time. My next topic is coming out soon.
so be my readers.

your tour guide :-)
-cj