Palawan: El Nido: Island Hoping Tour A

Day 1 Trip - please click HERE 
Day 3 Trip - please click HERE
November 30, 2013

Arrived in El Nido Palawan at Midnight, Check Inn to our Resort around 12:30mn and slept almost 2:00am but we still manage to wake up early. I think my sibblings took a bath around 5:30am, I was still sleepy at that time, but I can sense their excitement as they arrange our things.

I managed to opened my eyes when they opened the window of our cottages and this is the view that greeted us..

Good Morning El Nido

We know that a typhoon i going to pass in Palawan on the day of our trip, but we just put our Faith to our God thatHe will not let the typhoon spoil our vacation, and truly God is an answering God  Jeremiah 33:3 "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." and God really did answered our prayers, we had a great bonding together int his Island

Settled the Bill at Marina Garden Resort for our 3 nights accommodation at the Reception, inquire about the food they serve, and where to find Servant Tours.

Breakfast: Filipino, Continental, America
I love their Jam... 

There are many various of tours package to choose in El Nido. From Tour A (P700.00) Tour B (P800.00) Tour C (900.00) Tour D (P800.00) Tour E (700.00) which they refer as Inland Tour, you can also arrange your combination tours with them if you have limited time, each tour rate include sumptous lunch and free use of Snorkeling Gear if you dont have one. Rates are base on Servant tours. Rate exclude the ETDF worth 200.00 valid for 10 days.


After our breakfast in Marina, we visit the Servant Tours, we haggle the prize to Sir Gerald, owner and you can call contact them through this number: 0917-808-8599 / 0939-917-9443, we even asked for discount and he glady gave us, see? dont hesitate to ask for discount who know you might get one righ? After paying and signing some papers, we asked them the direction of Midtown bakery, read about the egg pies and wanna try of it, and its true, their egg pies is so delicious.. P20.00 each.. wow.. still craving for that pies till now.

After a little strolling at Poblacion, we went back to our room change our clothes and prepares our baon for Island Hopping A

Ready for Island Hoping

While waiting for our Boat 4 island Hoping

James Dadule - Listen how  he introduce the Island Hopinga little information about El ndio

We are 18 person in this boat (with kayak) 12 Local Tourist, 2 foreigner, 2 guides, 1 captain and a child served maybe his assistant.

Tour A - a total of 14 tourists (12 locals and 2 foreigners)

Helicopter Island (but it looks like dino)

Our First Stop Island  - I dont know if it is the Small Lagoon or Secret Lagoon, We werent able to take a picture here. there were a lot of outrgiger docked near the entrance and we dont have an underwater camera the corals we so beatiful, differenct colors of fishes,  been to Bohol already but El Nido has its own beauty regards of marine life.

First stop on Island Hoping Tour A
Don't know if it is Small Lagoon or Secret lagoon

I had a great time in this Island (forgot the name) doing snorkeling while James and kapitan are preparing our foods, yes they served the food fresh. Jun-Jun was with us guiding us on our snorkeling. I love their services, very accomodating, even they are tired (if you will observed their job is not that easy) once you asked them to bring you to one place they will gladly obliged even they are tired, so giving "extra money" or we called it a "tip" wont harm you i think.. as the Bible says in Galatians 6: 9  "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" 

My sibblings has a limited money on our pocket and no intention to give any tip, but when we saw how hard their work is and no complains from them even though you can see the fatigue in their faces we decided to give a little and because of this act, the Lord blesses us. And I am going to make a separate post for that.

The lunch was serve past 12:00nn, they served a huge serving, its kinda a buffet lunch and each will get his/her full shares, everything is delicious, nothing is wasted on - ( taob ang lahat ng plato) our groupmate shared their adobo with us and I we shared our junk food and egg pies. 

(Rice, Pork and squid has not yet served when took shot of it)
Sumptous Lunch: Grilled Fish, Pork, Squid
Fruits: Watermelon, Banana, Pineapple
Appetiser: Cucumber w/ vinegar

 After the sumptous Lunch.. we proceeded on our next stop.

 This were the born legacy took a film shot. our guides says that the director wants to blown out an outrigger boat but he mayor didnt agree.. **clap, clap, clap** Nice diba? sampung bagsak para sayo Mayor, hindi ka nasilaw ng pera.. May God bless you.

Entrance to Big Lagoon

Group Shot

w/ our tour guide and co-local tourist: junjun and james (wearing blue)
forgot the name of the guy (wearing red)

the water is so calm but very deep

 Our last stop was seven commandos, the place is good for beach bumming we reach the island around 3:30pm I think, and this is where my 2 sibblings learn how to snorkel without their lifevest, Jun-jun and james were very helpful and my sisters were so excited after that. The lady from bank tried to learn how to kayak, 

Seven Commandos

5:30pm end of island hoping, the boat docked, we say goodbyes to our groupmate for that day, headed to our room made a shower, then scout for dinner ending up in squidos.

Squidos - Seafoods Curry 

Citrus Ricee

We strolled that night but we are getting sleepy and we still have our Tour C next day, so after dinner, back to our room, prayed and slept.

I really enjoy the Tour A maybe because I had a great time with our groupmate, walang maarte or hindi ko lang napansin, we laugh together with jokes, shares our food also WE REALLY ENJOY THE SUMPTOUS FOOD...