Comments on: Travel Budget: El Nido

By: Crystal Bariso

Crystal Bariso — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:49:23 +0000

Hello. San ka nag avail ng tours? 😀 Very informative post btw

By: cath

cath — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:30:50 +0000

Hi Nina! We’ll be in Palawan this Nov.21-26. 3-4 days sa Puerto Princessa and 2 days sa El Nido. May ma-recommend ka bang contacts/tours na SUPER affordable? Also, can you give more details dun sa island hopping mo? Thanks! 🙂

By: Ada | Adaphobic Travels

Ada | Adaphobic Travels — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:32:40 +0000

Was just here last week for 6 days naman and naisipan ko lang dumaan dito sa blog mo hehe. Parang ganyan din range ng budget ko. A family hosted my stay for 4 nights, tipid sa accommodation, pero ang gastos ko sa food! HAHA I miss!

By: gideon300

gideon300 — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:20:28 +0000

Hi! Been dreaming and now planning for my trip to el nido. Here’s my plan. Want to go there by summer 2013 with a friend, and with my inflatable kayak. Our activitites will be island hopping mainly somewhere in Miniloc and Matinloc islands. I don’t intend to make reservations in resorts ‘coz our first option is to just camp by the beach on the first nights. Probably just walk-in on the next night to a cheaper room in one of the resorts just to have a shower and a decent food. Then next day will be paddling again, and so on….

My questions are… where would I pay for environmental fee, or would we still obliged to pay even if we will not avail tour packages? Would the plane crew allowed us to carry around 25 kg inflatable kayak in a duffle bag?

Tnx in advance
G300

By: karla

karla — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:49:15 +0000

i noticed that the plane fare’s zero… so you got a free flight? 🙂

By: nina

nina — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:28:10 +0000

In reply to Jackie Menor. Hi Jackie, I have a friend who went there last July and he said the weather has been lovely. I'm not sure about August, but there might be some showers and gusts of wind. I'm not sure if Seair would have flights to El Nido during August, but ITI might have some. Otherwise, you'd have to fly to Puerto Princessa and ride a van to El Nido. Three to four days is enough for El Nido.

By: Jackie Menor

Jackie Menor — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:22:24 +0000

Hello. I am from USA and coming to Philippines in August for a short vist to see family. I would like to visit El Nido for about 3-4 days before flying to Laoag area. Is August a good time to visit El Nido? Will there be flights during the month of August? Is 3-4 day enough time to see the highlights of El Nido?

By: nina

nina — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:04:46 +0000

Chichi: Looking forward to your 7K challenge results! 😀 Definitely mas win yan kasi kasama Puerto Princessa!

By: Chichi

Chichi — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:36:06 +0000

We spent almost the same amount, although mine included Puerto Princesa. I’ll post a detailed expense report on our blog soon…

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:21:24 +0000

Hi Nina!

Our common friend, (demented)Chris, pointed me to your travel blog, because I asked for tips for Palawan travel. 🙂 Thing is, it’s not exactly for me (for some visiting relatives, who are all adults), so…

I was just wondering:
1. Do you know of flights to El Nido in November?
2. Are there are activities, like snorkeling or cave tours or dolphin watching, available in the El Nido area?
3. Which would you recommend, El Nido or Puerto Princesa?

I hope to hear from you soon. Hehe. Thanks! 🙂

By: Bryan Karl

Bryan Karl — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:58 +0000

Palawan seems to be a good place for vacation. And based on your budgeting mukhang ok naman. Worth it talaga siguro. I’ll wait for the right time to travel nalang. And I’ll keep that budget info on hand. thanks!

By: nina

nina — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:07:21 +0000

Chyng: Expensive ang El Nido if you’re flying and staying at the El Nido Resorts. But there’s a cheaper alternative naman to go there (via Puerto Princessa/Taytay/Roxas), and if you stay in El Nido town. Between El Nido and Coron, it’s El Nido hands down. I love how I can just walk to the beach and swim in El Nido. You can’t do that in Coron.

The Nomadic Pinoy: I can’t say it’s better than either one of those because I haven’t been there yet. But I’ll see if it is, when I go to those places in June 😉

By: The Nomadic Pinoy

The Nomadic Pinoy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:02:48 +0000

An earlier edition of LP Philippines raved so much about the Bacuit archipelago that there was a line saying “dare we say it: it’s way better than Vietnam’s Halong Bay and Thailand’s Krabi”.

By: chyng

chyng — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:38:27 +0000

wow, you also went to El Nido. Kainggit! Based on the expenses, mura lang pala. I thought very expensive sa El Nido.

which is better, El Nido or Coron?