Palawan returns without looking at the sea! -Raiders of Holland, Cologne and Callaway

Palawan island in the Philippines is called "Utopia at Sea".

"Utopia", originally referring to the Utopia world, was later used by the world as a metaphor for places as beautiful as Utopia-heaven, ideal kingdom, dream world ... It is conceivable how wonderful Utopia at Sea will be.

Once on the plane to Singapore, I saw a travel advertisement of palawan island, and that beautiful picture and scenery haunted me from then on.

20 10 Spring Festival has finally arrived. The whole trip was perfect.

Does the picture below look like a fairyland?

This photo was stolen by the travel agency, and the court awarded compensation 1000 yuan;

Dream aini island

The cleanest lake in the Philippines-Kayangan Lake.

This photo was also stolen, and the court awarded 1000 yuan:

Blue sky, blue sea, rocks and corals set each other off.

Quiet-a simple small fishing village

Clark (Clark): There is a volcano far behind the tree.

Trip summary

We arranged the main itinerary for the following three islands in Palawan: Lan Island, Kelon Island and Rajt Island.

These three islands are all located in the north of palawan island, and they are all semi-developed scenic spots, especially Carawitt Island, which is unknown. On the night we arrived, there were only two groups of people, six of us and two French.

Holland Island and Cologne Island are famous for sunshine, seawater, beaches, coconut groves, corals, diving, lagoons and Guilin at sea. Carai Island is called the African Wildlife Park in Asia.

Time: February 7th, 20 10-10, June 6th.

Number of people: 2 families, 4 adults and 2 children, aged 1 1 and 4 respectively. There are six people in all.

Detailed itinerary:

First stop: Clark

On the 7th, Cebu Airlines was chosen to fly from Hong Kong to Clark instead of Manila, because it was necessary to meet an old friend in Clark, and the air ticket to Clark was much cheaper than that to Manila. Our plane flies from Hong Kong to Clark, Philippines at 9: 55 in the morning. Everything is going well. The two families met at Hong Kong Airport and arrived at Clark Airport at noon. Daniel Wang, an old friend waiting here, arranged for two cars to meet us at the airport, and also arranged for his colleagues to take us into the country before entering the customs, and felt the treatment of a VIP.

We are a little puzzled. How did they get into the airport? Later, we learned that they were important local casinos, and many organizations gave them the green light.

The car took us directly to fontana Resort, a hotel owned by Hong Kong Jimei Group.

Clark is a medium-sized city. It was a US military base during World War II.

The next day, we chartered a car from Clark to Manila, which took 2 hours and cost about 500 RMB. Then I went to Carai in Busanga at noon that day.

Even if you don't go to Clark, you can take this as a cost factor, compared with flying to Manila.

This is the location of the room we stayed in fontana Resort, with 2 bedrooms and 2 living rooms. The living room is about 20 square meters, 1 kitchen, 1 workers' room, a bar and three bathrooms. Beautiful and quiet environment. We are all satisfied. The price is about RMB 900 yuan.

The primitive indigenous tribes near the hotel are worth seeing. If you want to go, bring more candy.

Second stop: caloi Island.

At noon on the 8th of the next day, we flew from Manila to Busanga by Philippine Airlines, and met the driver Vincent waiting here. Although I am in a foreign land, I still feel very cordial. His car, a Toyota SUV with a good color, took us directly to CALAUIT and enjoyed an authentic Filipino lunch in a small hotel. It's delicious and the environment is good. It is the style of farmhouse music, which is in line with the appetite of ordinary people in the city.

The wildlife sanctuary in Carawitt Island originated directly from Africa and is called the African Wildlife Park in Asia. It is also the home of the crocodile in the Philippines and the endangered "dugong" (mermaid).

Kalauit Island has a vast grassland, virgin forest and mangrove swamp area, forming a rich ecological island, including karami Anlu, Palawan Panda, Philippine rat deer, tarsier monkey, pheasant, anteater, tortoise and lizard. 1976, the Philippine government listed Calaui Island as a wildlife reserve. In particular, in 1977, in order to save endangered animals in Africa, IUCN transported African animals such as zebras, giraffes, antelopes, African wildebeests, gazelles and impala across the ocean. They also grew well here, sometimes making tourists mistakenly think that they had come to the African prairie!

The traffic is a little hard. It's best to take a bus from Cologne Town or Busanga Airport. It takes about 3 hours by land, and the cost is about 6700-7000 pesos, which is about 1000 RMB. It's an SUV. And the driver's meal. It's definitely worth visiting.

You can contact Vincent: 0063919577111.

Admission: 300.00 Philippine pesos, about RMB 50 yuan. Ferry chartering is 300.00 Philippine pesos, which can take 6-8 people.

You can live in the park, peso 200/ person, which is absolutely simple. You should be mentally prepared. If time is tight, you might as well live in the park.

You can eat it at the owner's house in the park. Not expensive. A meal is about 20 yuan.

It is best to ask the cost in advance for other consumption, which is basically charged.

The following is the beauty of Callaway Island.

The pier at the entrance of Carawitt Island Park.

Get up at 5: 30 in the morning, enjoy the whole park alone and see this mirror-like bay, which is quiet, peaceful and illusory.

The only giraffe in the park who wants to be touched is Jerry. Just like my son's name, they are two pairs.

Sunrise in the park.

On the way to Calauit Island, I passed a beautiful and quiet fishing village, which was unforgettable.

Third stop: Landao.

On the fourth day, at 9: 00 a.m. on 10, she boarded the JASSABEL from Koren and went to Lan Island. Seven hours later, both stewardesses were seriously seasick and vomited. People who take this route should consider this factor.

Lan Island, located at the northwest end of Palawan Province, 430 kilometers away from Manila, is a small archipelago with 45 islands of different shapes dotted around. Although Lan Island is called "Island", it doesn't just refer to an island, but refers to a whole area. Its original name was "El NIDO", which was named by the Spanish in 1954. NIDO means bird's nest, because there are a lot of swallows. Later generations called this romance "love nest", which means that lovers who come here will grow old together, and even if they don't love each other, they will love each other deeply.

The unpolluted beauty here always brings infinite surprises to tourists. There are lovely animals in Nathan Forest on the island, waving to people enthusiastically. Outside the island are thousands of colorful fish, dancing a welcome dance in the blue ocean. Landau is really a paradise on earth. Lan Island has been named the best holiday beach in Asia by National Geographic for three consecutive years.

There are three modes of transportation:

1, take a sea boat from cologne, arrive in 7 hours, 2200 pesos/person. We chose this road. Contact: Ms. Jovelyn, 0063 907674 19 18.

2. It takes seven hours to drive from Princesa, the capital of Palawan province, and the road is very bumpy. 700 pesos/person

3. It takes about 1 hour 15 minutes to arrive directly from Manila. 7,000 pesos per person. Yes: ITI and SEAIR Airlines. But only 1 week in advance is accepted, or only packages from local hotels are accepted. It's not realistic for individuals like us.

ITI Airlines www.islandtransvoyager.com has direct flights to Lantau every day, telephone 632-85 15674, and email :info@islandtransvoyager.com.

Southeast Airlines: www.flyseair.com

Accommodation: There are many hotels in Landao, including towns, suburbs, islands and high and low. We chose El Nido Four Seasons Resort (/5Qauhh) in the suburbs, which is one of the best hotels in the area.

Maquini Hot Spring: Located at the seaside of Cologne Bay, it is a carbonated spring with clear water quality and naturally gushes out from the ground. There are two outdoor swimming pools for tourists to use. But the climate in the Philippines is hot, so most people will soak here during the day, and locals or tourists choose to go at night.

After a day of island jumping and snorkeling, it is very pleasant to take a hot spring bath here when I feel less tired and cold.

The owner of the private beach has 16 children. Every day's work and life is sitting on the beach collecting money.

return to one's country

On the first day of 10, I took the hotel bus from Kelon to the airport early in the morning, flew to Manila at noon, played poker at Manila airport all afternoon (there was no decent shopping mall in Manila airport, only playing poker), arrived in Macau at 9: 30 in the evening, and then chartered back to Shenzhen at 1000 yuan and arrived home at 2: 00 in the morning. It can be said that it is non-stop!

The total cost of the whole journey is about 4,800 RMB per person, including air tickets, visas, food, accommodation, play and local transportation, including four round-trip flights, with a contract of 1, and 400 yuan RMB per person. Great value!

Travel tips

1. Bring your own snorkeling breathing tube and diving goggles.

2. Bring your own long-sleeved sun protection clothes, trousers and sun protection trousers.

3. Bring your own diving shoes

Step 4 bring your own sun hat

5. Bring your own sunscreen with a SPF of 70%

6. Bring enough pickles.

If the local food is not delicious, you can consider buying canned food locally. It's easy to buy canned food from China.

7. Friends with limited time can choose to go only to Cologne, where snorkeling and landscape are no less than those in Holland, which can last for 5-7 days. There are also cheap direct flights.

8. Southeast Asia tourism budget: excluding air tickets, about 300 yuan/person/day.

9. Book air tickets as early as possible

10. Philippine Airlines may change the flight time at any time. In this case, we must communicate in time. But we met, if we don't argue, the trip will be completely disrupted.

I hope you have a wonderful trip!