The Underground River

We were advised by the locals of Palawan that we must experience the beauty of the Underground River. So we had to forego our plan to go island hopping in Honday Bay since sabi nila we can do island hopping kahet hindi sa Palawan (so true naman diba?! with 7,107 islands!) But not the Underground River... Sa Palawan lang daw meron nun.. We got convinced! Ang dali nameng bumenta! hahaha

So the adventure started on an early Sunday morning (btw, that was Palm Sunday.), we hired a van to take us to the Sabang Port... before we started the journey.. we dropped by a convenience store coz we were advised by manong driver to buy insect repellant lotions... I got kinda confused... why in the world would we be needing those??? ang napipicture ko kase eh white sand... clear waters... cave... hindi ko lang maiisip kung papasok ang insect repellant lotions... pwede pa siguro sunblock diba?! Anyways.. took his advice and bought sandamakmak na lotions na din...

It took us 2 hours of bako bakong kalye before we got to the port.. grabee! as in rough talaga!!! feeling ko nakalog talaga utak ko... and as soon as we got there... hindi na kame nagpatumpik tumpik... nagpahid na kame ng off lotion! At shempre pa.. we took pictures...

So from Sabang port... we had to ride a banca to take us to a secluded beach where the Underground River is... grabee.. dami nameng nadaanan mga rock formation... sobrang feel na feel namen talagang nasa Palawan na kame... pagdating namen dun... picture pa din! just can't resist the beauty of the rock formation and the white sand... sobrang Palawan na Palawan!

Kelangan mo magpenetrate inside the Park to get to the Underground River tas before they will allow you to ride your bance (to take you inside the Cave), again you need to register and wear your life vest and a hard hat... Si manong bangkero will act as the tour guide na din. Creepy sa loob siguro kase takot ako sa dilim.. By the way, the only source of light that your boat has will come from the flashlight provided by manong bangkero... at kapag naubos na battery... goodluck na lang sa inyo! hehehe... Ang mga insekto sa loob! ala akong masabi! nakakatakot! Now I know why we need insect repellant lotions. Pero kakatuwa naman ang mga stalagmites and stalactites sa loob... at panalo ang mga kwento ni manong! hehehe Truly, it was an interesting experience... We'll do it again siguro after 5 to 10 years later pero sana pagbalik namen ala pa din pakalat kalat ng crocodiles and snakes inside the cave.