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Overview

Nothing defines Palawan more than the water around it. With seascapes the聽equal of any in Southeast Asia, the Philippines鈥� most sparsely populated region is also the most beguiling. The 403-mile main island stretches all the way to Borneo.聽聽

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Coron Island

Coron Town

This island, only a 20-minute bangka ride from Coron town, has an imposing, mysterious skyline that wouldn鈥檛 be out of place in a King Kong film. Flying鈥�

Nacpan Beach

El Nido

For an easy day trip out of El Nido, head north by tricycle or motorbike to this incredible, golden-hued, 3km-long beach. Development has arrived in鈥�

Duli Beach

El Nido

This incredibly beautiful, jungle-backed, stretch of golden sand toward the northern tip of mainland Palawan is the centre of El Nido's surfing community鈥�

Long Beach

Palawan

San Vicente's signature attraction is a real beauty. It actually consists of three beaches 鈥� Long Beach 1, 2 and 3 鈥� which combined yield about 14km of鈥�

Kuyawyaw Falls

Palawan

This is a series of three falls cascading into fresh pools 27km north of Taytay. There's a fun little 4m cliff jump at the second falls, which are less鈥�

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Sabang

At 8km in length, Sabang's famous underground river is one of the longest navigable river-traversed caves in the world and draws scores of tourists. Trips鈥�

Miniloc Island

Bacuit Archipelago

Miniloc Island is perhaps the most interesting of the archipelago's islands. The main attractions are Big Lagoon, Small Lagoon and Secret Lagoon, three of鈥�

Matinloc Island

Bacuit Archipelago

Like the back of a half-submerged stegosaurus, Matinloc Island snakes some 8km along the western edge of the Bacuit Archipelago. Along with neighbouring鈥�

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