Puerto Princesa Underground River

Underground River

For our underground river tour, we booked our tour through Pyxidistourspalawan for Php1500.00 per head which covers the transportation to the port, registration fees, boat and buffet lunch. We encountered a problem at the registration area since the registration papers of another group were with their tour guide who was at Honda Bay during that time. They had to make some arrangements to allow them to go on with the tour. After fixing that problem, we had to wait for our turn on the boat.

When we landed on the island, we had to rush to the other side since it was almost our turn for the underground river tour. To get to where the boats were, we had to pass through the monkey trail. It was just like having an eco-walk. But we were warned not to carry plastic bags as the monkeys there might grab it from us and eat it.

Sea side where the we landed

When we got there, they were already calling our number so we had to suit up (helmet and life vest) and got on our boat. Each boat could accommodate around 10 people so we were mixed with other groups.

A flashlight was provided to the ones in the front of the boat and they are the ones in-charge of lighting the formations as instructed by our boatman. I hated that part since the ones holding our boat's flashlight were not paying attention to the boatman and were lighting the formations they wanted to see.

As for the formations inside the river, it was okay. Though we can't help comparing them to the ones inside the cave in Sagada. For me and my friends, the formations in Sagada cave are better. But atleast we can say that we've been to one of the seven wonders of the world.

Here are some of the pictures inside the cave:

UGONG ROCK ADVENTURES

We had fun during this side trip. The experience of climbing up the rocks and passing through thin openings was amazing. We were also amazed by the formations we saw.

Welcome to Ugong Rock Adventures

For this caving adventure, we first registered and paid the fee then headed to their gears area where they gave us our helmets and white cloth gloves for our own protection. We were also introduced to our guide.

Before going inside the cave, we offered a short prayer for our adventure. Then our guide explained why the cave looked that way. And on almost every formation, there is a story behind which was entertaining.

Though this was not as great as the cave in Sumaguing, I still enjoyed this adventure because it was fun to go through narrow openings, see lots of rock formation, climb up the rocks and more!

Me passing through the narrow opening

Climbing up the rocks



Peeping through the rocks

 The zipline was also another great experience. The adrenaline rush plus the great view even made the experience more unfogettable.

Ziplining in Ugong

For Php450.00, we were able to experience the Ugong rock spelunking and ride a zipline going down the rocks and back to where our service was. It was a great experience and would recommend everyone going to the underwater river tour to also try this tour. It will definitely be worth it! Here are more pictures from our spelunking:

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