EL NIDO TOUR A

EL NIDO TOUR A

again, we woke up early for breakfast and TOUR A island hopping. Breakfast was continental, with a few slices of bread with Butter and Jam and some fruits. A bit lacking but since its free, who are we to complain right?

TOUR A
Big Lagoon

Small Lagoon

Simizu Island

7 Commandos Beach

Ipil Beach (was not able to go)

some pics while sailing... emotera mode on.. LOL

Now, as we reached the BIG LAGOON sabi ng tour guide i-ready na ang lahat ng camera at di puwede mag-stay ng matagal sa lugar dahil low tide and baka sumadsad yun outrigger boat. Buti na lang at maaga rin kami dahil wala kaming naabutang boat sa lagoon kaya wala masyado photobomb na banca's sa pics.

now, where in manila can you see a view like this?

artista teh? pinagkakaguluhan ka hehe

now, kaninong daliri yan ha?

solo moment

SMALL LAGOON

Upon reaching Small Lagoon, i suggest renting a kayak for easier maneuvering inside the lagoon. First time I went to El NIdo last 2013, di kami nagrent and nahirapan kami mag-ikot sa loob dahil lalanguyin mo pa, nakakapagod. Masyadong malawak ang Small Lagoon. 

This time, we rented a kayak. 300pesos ang rent and kaya ng 2pax per kayak. Since we were 9 pax, My mom had a solo kayak and was assisted by 1 of our boatmen.

kayak for rent, 300 lang po

my mom and kuya boatman

isipin niyo na lang, pano niyo lalanguyin yan ng hindi kayo napapagod

nagtatago sa sikat ng araw haha

Spent more than an hour inside the small lagoon. Sobrang enjoy!

Pagkabalik sa labas ng small lagoon, bumaba muna kami sa tubig para magpalamig. ang sarap ng tubig! We wanted to stay pa sana but we're starving na rin so we proceeded to SIMIZU ISLAND where we'll have our lunch.

SIMIZU ISLAND

ready!

my mom had a quick swim before lunch

ang taguan namin

LUNCH TIME!!!

grilled fish and squid

mussells (sosyal di ba, tahong lang naman haha)

grilled liempo and shrimps

talong with century tuna

 after a quick lunch, siesta muna then we snorkled at the right side of the Island. Ang daming isda!

After having our fill of Simizu Island, we then proceeded to 7 commando Beach

After a tiring day, this is the best place to end your Island Hopping tour. The beach itself is not that deep, mala-boracay ang tubig. Malinis and malinaw. Very safe as they cordoned off the area to note kung hanggang saan lang dapat ang mga tourists. They have a mini-store where you can buy snacks, drinks and halo-halo. 

sarap ng halo halo

100 pesos for this halo halo

after a while, napansin namin na parang uulan na so we searched for a cottage. (walang bayad ang cottage dito, basta walang tao, puwede mo lagay ang gamit mo)

our cottage with a great view

7 commando

Was supposed to go to another beach after pero we declined na. 7 commando is a great beach for beach bumming and ending the day. We stayed there until past 4pm then went back to the town after.

That night, we had dinner at COCO BAR at the beachfront. 

half of the group ordered filipino dishes while the other half had pasta, salad and pizza. Food is good and cheap. We paid around 100 per pax for dinner. Went back to hotel and slept. Need to wake up early again since early trip kami back to Puerto Princesa.