Palawan The Great

PALAWAN

It’s hard not to fall in love with Palawan. With jagged cliffs jutting out of sparkling turquoise waters, it is like something out of a movie.

Palawan is a bit isolated from the main clustering of islands that make up the Philippines. Being that it takes some time to get there. We had just ventured to the charming oceanside town of El Nido, we were convinced that it was worth 1 flights and a 6 hour by land ride.

El Nido is set in a boat-filled bay with cliffs looming in the background. Though the town is charming in itself, the beauty that we were seeking was just a boat ride away. The Philippines is a country made up of 7,107 islands. and more than 1,700 of those belong to Palawan. And so it seems fitting that one activity everyone seems to do while in El Nido is to partake in the famous island hopping tours. Eventually we did and it was hella tiring. But hey, it was enjoyable enough and our family seemed to be amazed too.

Besides from that, we also went freediving with Palawan Divers. We went on this adventure with a highly regarded company called Palawan Freedivers. It is run by Florent, a Frenchman who recently made the Philippines home. He opened this freediving school to share his passion with others.I imagined freediving to be a sort of a cross between Scuba diving and snorkeling but I found it to be quite different.