Blogs from Sabang, Palawan, Philippines, Asia
The New Natural Wonder Of The World (Dariece)
Published: May 7th 2012Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Sabang
May 7th 2012
April 21 - 23, 2012 We ended up spending 14 glorious days in El Nido and didn't see a drop of rain. The weather was spectacular, the sunsets extraordinary, the diving and snorkelling exceptional, and the local rum was delicious! It was a perfect little town. There wasn't too much development, it wasn't overrun with tourists, the locals were friendly as can be and it had just enough traveller comforts to keep us happy. We spent our last couple of days swimming at the beach, wandering around town, enjoying coffee and meals on our patio and relaxing. We had some big travel days ahead of us and we definitely needed to rest up. To Read More & See More Pictures, Click HERE!... read more
October 29th 2011
So my Boracay trip was at an end, but my original premiere destination was right around the corner. Unfortunately, nothing is easy in the Philippines, so it was going to take a Tricycle ride, a ferry, a van, a 2nd tricycle ride, a flight to Manila, a shuttle bus that seemed to circumnavigate 2/3rds of manila before arriving at the correct terminal, a 4 hour wait, a 2nd flight to Puerto Princesa airport and a tricycle to the city. That was enough for 1 day, so I decided to chill in Puerto Princesa for a day or 2 to recharge the batteries. I found a place called the Dallas Inn on wikitravel and was happy enough with it. Only 500 pesos a night, close to everything, lovely owner who has this ability to look as though ... read more
Our great times come to an end, while making new friends on Palawan
Published: December 9th 2011Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Sabang
October 27th 2011
It was still raining on us a bit when we arrived in Sabang, so it was a little tough to tell what this little fishing village was all about. We checked out a couple of the bungalows and decided to take the one fitting for the 3 of us to stay together. The owner wasn’t actually there and since her worker managed to accidentally break the cord for the generator, we would be without electricity that night. Poor Rachel probably wasn’t loving the whole situation, especially after being sick and stuck in the rain for a while. For us on the other hand, after being stranded on a piece of cardboard for 2 nights, we didn’t really care. Besides, we were having instant soup by candlelight for dinner. How much more romantic can it get right? ... read more
July 17th 2010
We woke up early in Puerto and were ushered onto a nice minibus. We were then driven half an hour around the houses until we came to a rather plush looking hotel. We were then transferred to another minibus (slightly less nice) and then driven for half an hour round the houses until we were back at Banwa, where we picked up a trio of dutch people that we had met the night before whilst drinking in the hostel. An annoying start – but it didn’t curb my excitement too much as today we were heading to Sabang and to one of the nominations for the new “natural wonders of the world.” The tour package to the subterranean river national park isn’t that cheap – but it is fixed for all tourist operators so there is ... read more
March 19th 2010
Après avoir visité Puerto Princesa et Honda Bay sur la cote est... Nous avions très hâte de visiter la côte ouest puisque la majorité des locaux disent que ce coté des Palawan est l’endroit où on retrouve les plus belles plages des Palawans... Après avoir voyagé 3 heures en mini-bus, nous voilà rendu dans le petit village de Sabang où l’on y retrouve une des plus grandes attractions touristiques des Palawan... The Underground River National Park !!! Ce système de rivière souterrain a été nominé pour être une des 7 merveilles naturelles du monde par une campagne locale... Je pense vraiment que c’est une attraction qui vaut la peine d’être vu, mais surement pas une des 7 merveilles naturelles mondiale... Cette rivière naturelle mesure plus de 8 km de long et est considéré une des plus ... read more
February 20th 2010
We left Puerto Princesa early in the morning on a minibus bound for Sabang. Sabang is famous for it's underground river, which at 8 km long is supposedly the longest in the world. As popular as the underground river is, the town of Sabang is still pretty undeveloped. Most people do a day trip from Puerto Princesa and don't stay the night. There are still no power lines or phone lines, so every place with power has its own generator. For some reason my dad picked a guest house that was in the jungle even though Sabang has plenty of beautiful beach side spots. That was the last time we let him pick the place. That afternoon we went on a tour of the underground river. The tour starts by getting on a pump boat that ... read more
October 24th 2009
Sabang is an easy destination from Puerto Princesa. One could take a bus from San Jose station near Puerto Princesa or can book an underground river tour from Puerto Princesa, do the tour which takes about 2 hours, and then check into the hotel (this is what I did). The undergroung river tour is interesting, the most exciting part for me was getting there by boat which can be pretty exciting. Staying 3 days is about minimum. I met a guy who was going to stay 3 days and he's been there for 3 weeks. The big draw of Sabang is the underground river but there is so much more to see. The waterfall is a leasurly hike which entails about 1 km along a rocky beach which is great for finding cool shells and corals. ... read more
Sabang - now the most tourist unfriendly place in the world
Published: March 25th 2009Asia » Philippines » Palawan » Sabang
March 4th 2009
It was that time of the year again - Donna’s birthday and she chose Sabang in Palawan as the place she would like to be to celebrate. So we got a flight to Puerto Princesa and decided to make it the same day to Sabang...problem is that the flights land at 9:30am and the jeepney doesn’t leave until 12noon (well sometime after, it depends on how the driver is feeling!) so cue Donna and Neil hanging around for a jeepney to leave for 3 hours! Our time in Sabang didn’t start so well with the jeepney ride as the jeepney helper was overcharging the foreigners by 50 pesos each...eventhough we argued it and could see the locals paying 150 pesos he wouldn’t back down. This is one of those times we just had to give in ... read more
February 25th 2009
Meine erste Station nördlich von Puerto war Sabang, das gleichzeitig mit einer der berühmtesten und populärsten Touristenattraktionen des Landes aufwarten konnte, dem Subterranean River National Park, mit dem weltweit längsten (oder zweitlängsten) befahrbaren unterirdischen Fluss. Die Anfahrt nach Sabang, an der Westküste Palawans gelegen, ist nach der Abzweigung vom gut ausgebauten Highway langsam und beschwerlich. Die 80 km lange Fahrt dauerte fast drei Stunden auf einem schmalen, nur zu zweidritteln betonierten Sträßchen, dass sich durch den dichten Dschungel windet. Die Anfahrt auf Sabang ist allerdings auch landschaftlich grandios, eine tropische Karstlandschaft mit Reisfeldern, wie man sie nur in wenigen Gegenden Asiens findet, und der Ort selber ist ein freundliches, einfaches Fischerdorf an einer wunderschönen Bucht, eingerahmt von hohen Bergen. Östlich schließt sich ... read more
January 19th 2009
1. Spit dust after the trying bus ride and check into a nipa hut on the beach. 2. Meet your new neighbour, Steve, whose Hebrew name is Erin, a Hollywood born bum who lives on social supplement and voted for McCain. Act respectfully when he tells you that he's been travelling for 19 years with the money the government gives him and has been to 43 countries. Let him believe that you think it is an achievement as if you didn't have more flags under your belt. Then learn all about his years in Amsterdam and he's undying love for prostitutes there. As days go by learn more about his midlife crisis, his plan to live in a 50 peso a night hut for a year and a half in order to save enough money to ... read more
