Puerto Princesa

Introduction

Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines

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The capital city of the island group Palawan in the Philippines, Puerto Princesa lies in the middle of this very well environmentally-protected island. Palawan is considered as the country's last frontier for maintaining a diverse reserve of flora and fauna.
For more information have a look at the Visit Puerto Princesa website.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. World's longest navigable underground river and it is Philippines entry into new 7 wonders of nature.
• Honda Bay islands
• Crocodile Farm
• Batak Village
• Iwahig Penal Colony. A unique high security prison without walls where inmates tend its farms.
• Vietnamese Village. A community of Vietnamese refugees of the Vietnam War.
• Tubbataha Reef. A smaller version of the Great Barrier Reef in Sulu Sea.

Events and Festivals

Weather

The city is among those cities in the country that is seldomly hit by a typhoon. It has two main climates, dry during November to April and wet during May to October. Normally, September has the heaviest rainfall in a year. With this, Puerto Princesa generally has a good climate especially in the summer period of March to May.

Getting There

By Plane

Puerto Princesa is connected to domestic air travel with the Puerto Princesa Airport (International Airport Code PPS) with the following carriers:

• Air Philippines. From Manila
• Cebu Pacific Air. From Cebu, Manila.
• Philippine Airlines. From Cebu, Manila.
• South East Asian Airlines (SEAir). From Busuanga, Caticlan/Boracay, Cuyo, El Nido.

By Car

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

By Tricycle

A common mode of transport around the city is on tricycles. These are regular motorcycles with a sidecar and is used like a local taxi where they transport passengers to any destination in the city.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

The Philippine Postal Corporation, or PhilPost, is the provides the postal service throughout the Philippines. PhilPost is pretty reliable, but one can hardly call it fast services. It is fine for sending postcards and letters though, both domestically as well as internationally. Prices for sending postcards or letters within the country start at around P7, while most international post costs at least P20. For sending parcels to and from the Philippines it might be wise to use companies like FedEx or UPS. The opening hours of post offices in the Philippines differ from one place to another. Usually, post offices are open from 8:00am to 12 noon and from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on weekdays. And for those that operate on Saturdays, the business hours are from 8:00am to 1:00pm.