Palawan is a great vacation destination, specially to see the Palawan Underground River, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. My wife and I went there in February and had a wonderful time.
Hotel. We stayed at the Microtel Hotel in Palawan, which is the only hotel in Puerto Princesa that has a beach front. You might think that strange, as I did, but Puerto Princesa being the capital of Palawan, is really a city.
Microtel Hotel in Palawan is the only hotel in Puerto Princesa that has a beach front.
If you want a true beach-type tropical vacation in Palawan away from the city, go to El Nido and Miniloc Island, or to Club Paradise. My wife and I have been to Miniloc Island, Palawan with our kids when they were younger, and it was one of the best and most enjoyable destinations, with fun-filled activities and the resort staff at your constant beck and call for any island sport adventure. I've also been to Club Paradise, twice, and it was an extremely well-preserved fish sanctuary with beautiful, color-bursting corals and fishes accessible even just snorkeling, and diving up to only 10 or 12 meters. Both Miniloc and Club Paradise are a handful to spend on, but very upscale in a tropical setting.
Microtel Hotel Palawan is more mainstream in their room rates, and for me is the best resort hotel if you want to have white sands at your backyard, a place to relax and enjoy, and have easy access to the Underground River Tour.
Microtel Hotel in Palawan has a beachfront which when the tide is low, is huge and you have to walk quite a distance to get to the water. They have a cozy and enjoyable pool, which the hotel guests make the best use of, and waterspouts are available for the beach.
The Puerto Princesa Underground River was declared as one of the Official NEW 7 WONDERS OF NATURE. Here is a short description from the Official website:
The global significance of the Park is recognized by its designation as a World Heritage Site, a Biosphere Reserve, a Ramsar Site, and an Important Bird Area. Inclusion to these prestigious lists confirms the outstanding universal value of the Park that deserves to be conserved for the benefit of the present and future generations.
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a source of pride and a key element in the identity of the people of Puerto Princesa in particular and of the Philippines as a whole. It is a symbol of commitment by the Filipino people in the global efforts to conserve our natural heritage.
So a trip to Puerto Princesa in Palawan would not be complete without going on the Underground River Tour.
TIP: You need a permit to go on the PPUR Tour. Arrange this with the hotel you will be staying at, else there is a possibility you cannot go on the tour as the seats are limited per day and bookings get filled weeks or even months ahead.
My wife having a refreshing drink of coconut water along the way to the Underground River tour. At the background is the van we used, typical of the vans used for the tours, which are well organized.
The Underground River tour includes a 40-minute boat ride to get to the entrance of the river cave system.
Get the audio accompaniment when you go on the river tour. We've done this as a norm when we would go to museums in the Philippines, Singapore and elsewhere, and this adds to the richness of the experience. (the hardware for the audio is not the best - I'm used to having an iPod Touch as the audio device, but I still recommend renting it because of the expositions on the Underground River, and hopefully as there are more rentals, the device will be upgraded.)
Here was our group all ready to go for the Puerto Princesa Underground River tour. The opening to the cave is at the background. I'm seated at the back of the boat with my wife.
The cave and underground river tour are fascinating, and the stories are intriguing. Although be aware that the audio will give the standard indoctrination on the cave being millions and millions of years old, according to the teachings on evolutionary, geologic time scales.
Indeed at the present rates of mineral deposition, the stalactites and stalagmites would take millions of years to form, so on the surface it sounds like a logical conclusion. However the huge and long-timeframe assumption is that for millions and millions of years, that rate of mineral deposition was constant. But what if it wasn't?
Scene from inside the cave.
What if there was a huge worldwide flood and a recent ice age that caused catastrophic amounts of water to surge and flow rapidly, carving out canyons and valleys? Such would be expected from the historical account of the Genesis flood as recorded in the Bible. Yes, caves don't need millions of years to form. Hear an explanation on how caves could form rapidly.
The Grand Canyon is accepted by many to be millions and millions of years old. But few people understand that the very same kind of geological formations were generated at the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington state in the US in 1980, carving out canyons over 150 feet deep - in a single day! Also, the eruption caused mudflows that created layers upon layers of sediment, very similar to what scientists had always assumed to be millions and millions of years old whenever they saw them elsewhere, but at Mt St. Helens it could not be denied that it took only weeks to form! Imagine what the global flood of Noah's day would have formed. Actually, these are the wonderful formations we see today.
There is also a town in England where teddy bears are hung under a waterfall and they become encrusted and encased in stone in a few months! It's a tourist spot where people see this happening today! Objects stuck on a wall become covered in flowstone. It's a current reality, documented, and therefore stalactites and stalagmites don't need millions of years to form. You just need the right conditions!
The varying combinations of elements forms minerals, some of which are unique to the PPUR cave, and results to many tones of color.
The Palawan cave was discovered to have examples of cave art. But this doesn't support that the cave is millions of years old. Cave dwellers are not the bumbling half-wits they are typically made out to be. Here is an article on how surprisingly sophisticated cave-men were, challenging the thinking of scientists on evolutionary timescales.
Why can't the Earth be 4.5 billions of years old, as evolutionary scientists claim? There are many logical and scientific explanations found in Answers in Genesis, but here is just one:
The Earth's magnetic field has been measured by scientists for the past 160 years, and the decay rate of the magnetic field is well established. If you take that decay rate, then the upper age of the Earth's magnetic field would only be about 8,700 years, very well in line with the Bible's account of creation. If you extrapolate the strength of the magnetic field, then the magnetic field would have been too strong for life to have started millions of years ago as claimed by evolutionary paleontologists. So scientists have to come up with explanations of how the Earth has a dynamo that recreates the magnetic field at just the right time and amount, repeatedly over millions of years, without observational data to back it up. Which really just sounds like child's-play arguments to uphold their evolutionary theories on millions of years.
Actually, as the Philippines is a country that upholds its Christian heritage, we shouldn't accept the teaching on millions of years. The reasons are clearly explained here, and I hope the PPUR authority realizes this.
Just this morning I was reading the Gospel of Luke, and Jesus' words saying - Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’ Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all. (Luke 11:49-51 NIV). Notably, Jesus is speaking of Abel, the son of Adam, as a person in history. Jesus took the Genesis account as a historical account. And so as Christians, and as a Christian nation, we should do the same.
Other top things to do in Puerto Princesa?
Eat at KaLui. have your hotel make a reservation for when you want to dine, as the venue gets filled!
Here is the entrance to KaLui. The place is like a plush Nipa Hut or Bahay Kubo. Comfortable and visually stimulating, and copy-paintings from known Filipino artists adorn the walls.
Another great thing about being booked at Microtel Palawan is that they will drive you to KaLui or any restaurant or the mall in Puerto Princesa, then conveniently pick you up afterwards.
My wife with a plate of Blue Crabs with garlic, butter and tausi. My wife loves crabs, so we would regularly eat crabs at Czzar at Great World City and at the Food Opera at Ion, both in Singapore, as well as at Market Market at BGC in Manila, and in many different places and restaurant. This one at KaLui was one of the best crabs we've ever had.
And of course, when in Puerto Princesa, go Island Hopping to enjoy the white sands of Palawan!
This photo was taken by our boatman. Note- no starfish was killed in taking this photo :)
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Hotel. We stayed at the Microtel Hotel in Palawan, which is the only hotel in Puerto Princesa that has a beach front. You might think that strange, as I did, but Puerto Princesa being the capital of Palawan, is really a city.
Microtel Hotel in Palawan is the only hotel in Puerto Princesa that has a beach front.
If you want a true beach-type tropical vacation in Palawan away from the city, go to El Nido and Miniloc Island, or to Club Paradise. My wife and I have been to Miniloc Island, Palawan with our kids when they were younger, and it was one of the best and most enjoyable destinations, with fun-filled activities and the resort staff at your constant beck and call for any island sport adventure. I've also been to Club Paradise, twice, and it was an extremely well-preserved fish sanctuary with beautiful, color-bursting corals and fishes accessible even just snorkeling, and diving up to only 10 or 12 meters. Both Miniloc and Club Paradise are a handful to spend on, but very upscale in a tropical setting.
Microtel Hotel Palawan is more mainstream in their room rates, and for me is the best resort hotel if you want to have white sands at your backyard, a place to relax and enjoy, and have easy access to the Underground River Tour.
Microtel Hotel in Palawan has a beachfront which when the tide is low, is huge and you have to walk quite a distance to get to the water. They have a cozy and enjoyable pool, which the hotel guests make the best use of, and waterspouts are available for the beach.
The Puerto Princesa Underground River was declared as one of the Official NEW 7 WONDERS OF NATURE. Here is a short description from the Official website:
The global significance of the Park is recognized by its designation as a World Heritage Site, a Biosphere Reserve, a Ramsar Site, and an Important Bird Area. Inclusion to these prestigious lists confirms the outstanding universal value of the Park that deserves to be conserved for the benefit of the present and future generations.
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a source of pride and a key element in the identity of the people of Puerto Princesa in particular and of the Philippines as a whole. It is a symbol of commitment by the Filipino people in the global efforts to conserve our natural heritage.
So a trip to Puerto Princesa in Palawan would not be complete without going on the Underground River Tour.
TIP: You need a permit to go on the PPUR Tour. Arrange this with the hotel you will be staying at, else there is a possibility you cannot go on the tour as the seats are limited per day and bookings get filled weeks or even months ahead.
My wife having a refreshing drink of coconut water along the way to the Underground River tour. At the background is the van we used, typical of the vans used for the tours, which are well organized.
The Underground River tour includes a 40-minute boat ride to get to the entrance of the river cave system.
Get the audio accompaniment when you go on the river tour. We've done this as a norm when we would go to museums in the Philippines, Singapore and elsewhere, and this adds to the richness of the experience. (the hardware for the audio is not the best - I'm used to having an iPod Touch as the audio device, but I still recommend renting it because of the expositions on the Underground River, and hopefully as there are more rentals, the device will be upgraded.)
Here was our group all ready to go for the Puerto Princesa Underground River tour. The opening to the cave is at the background. I'm seated at the back of the boat with my wife.
The cave and underground river tour are fascinating, and the stories are intriguing. Although be aware that the audio will give the standard indoctrination on the cave being millions and millions of years old, according to the teachings on evolutionary, geologic time scales.
Indeed at the present rates of mineral deposition, the stalactites and stalagmites would take millions of years to form, so on the surface it sounds like a logical conclusion. However the huge and long-timeframe assumption is that for millions and millions of years, that rate of mineral deposition was constant. But what if it wasn't?
Scene from inside the cave.
What if there was a huge worldwide flood and a recent ice age that caused catastrophic amounts of water to surge and flow rapidly, carving out canyons and valleys? Such would be expected from the historical account of the Genesis flood as recorded in the Bible. Yes, caves don't need millions of years to form. Hear an explanation on how caves could form rapidly.
The Grand Canyon is accepted by many to be millions and millions of years old. But few people understand that the very same kind of geological formations were generated at the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington state in the US in 1980, carving out canyons over 150 feet deep - in a single day! Also, the eruption caused mudflows that created layers upon layers of sediment, very similar to what scientists had always assumed to be millions and millions of years old whenever they saw them elsewhere, but at Mt St. Helens it could not be denied that it took only weeks to form! Imagine what the global flood of Noah's day would have formed. Actually, these are the wonderful formations we see today.
There is also a town in England where teddy bears are hung under a waterfall and they become encrusted and encased in stone in a few months! It's a tourist spot where people see this happening today! Objects stuck on a wall become covered in flowstone. It's a current reality, documented, and therefore stalactites and stalagmites don't need millions of years to form. You just need the right conditions!
The varying combinations of elements forms minerals, some of which are unique to the PPUR cave, and results to many tones of color.
The Palawan cave was discovered to have examples of cave art. But this doesn't support that the cave is millions of years old. Cave dwellers are not the bumbling half-wits they are typically made out to be. Here is an article on how surprisingly sophisticated cave-men were, challenging the thinking of scientists on evolutionary timescales.
Why can't the Earth be 4.5 billions of years old, as evolutionary scientists claim? There are many logical and scientific explanations found in Answers in Genesis, but here is just one:
The Earth's magnetic field has been measured by scientists for the past 160 years, and the decay rate of the magnetic field is well established. If you take that decay rate, then the upper age of the Earth's magnetic field would only be about 8,700 years, very well in line with the Bible's account of creation. If you extrapolate the strength of the magnetic field, then the magnetic field would have been too strong for life to have started millions of years ago as claimed by evolutionary paleontologists. So scientists have to come up with explanations of how the Earth has a dynamo that recreates the magnetic field at just the right time and amount, repeatedly over millions of years, without observational data to back it up. Which really just sounds like child's-play arguments to uphold their evolutionary theories on millions of years.
Actually, as the Philippines is a country that upholds its Christian heritage, we shouldn't accept the teaching on millions of years. The reasons are clearly explained here, and I hope the PPUR authority realizes this.
Just this morning I was reading the Gospel of Luke, and Jesus' words saying - Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’ Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all. (Luke 11:49-51 NIV). Notably, Jesus is speaking of Abel, the son of Adam, as a person in history. Jesus took the Genesis account as a historical account. And so as Christians, and as a Christian nation, we should do the same.
Other top things to do in Puerto Princesa?
Eat at KaLui. have your hotel make a reservation for when you want to dine, as the venue gets filled!
Here is the entrance to KaLui. The place is like a plush Nipa Hut or Bahay Kubo. Comfortable and visually stimulating, and copy-paintings from known Filipino artists adorn the walls.
Another great thing about being booked at Microtel Palawan is that they will drive you to KaLui or any restaurant or the mall in Puerto Princesa, then conveniently pick you up afterwards.
My wife with a plate of Blue Crabs with garlic, butter and tausi. My wife loves crabs, so we would regularly eat crabs at Czzar at Great World City and at the Food Opera at Ion, both in Singapore, as well as at Market Market at BGC in Manila, and in many different places and restaurant. This one at KaLui was one of the best crabs we've ever had.
And of course, when in Puerto Princesa, go Island Hopping to enjoy the white sands of Palawan!
This photo was taken by our boatman. Note- no starfish was killed in taking this photo :)
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
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