Today I took a day trip to the worlds longest underground river. It’s about a two hour drive out of Puerto Princesea. Along the way you have the opportunity to stop and do some caving and a short zip line.
Perhaps off topic slightly, but Filipino all inclusive tours are never all inclusive. I’m always nickel and dimed for some side activity, or environmental fee, or terminal fee. There is always something. They are small, but they add up.
Anyway, back on track. The underground river is very popular now that it has been listed as one of the natural wonders of the world, so there was a little wait for a boat. After about an hour wait, we made it to the enterance.
Going through the cave was really neat. Tourist are only allowed to do a 45 minute, 3km journey. Some parts inside are huge, going up 10 meters or more and it’s filled with bats.
Around the area are monitor lizards and monkeys, which try to steal your bags because people won’t stop feeding the bloody things 🙂
On the way back there is an 800 meters zip line. Everyone else on the boat wanted to do it too, so we stopped.
This is by far the longest zip line I have ever done. I recorded a video on the way down, so once I get it off my camera I will post it.
The scenery around here is pretty amazing and because there are not many people loving here things remain untouched. Snorkeling you see some pretty good coral and lots of fish. I really like Palawan, so far it is my favorite place in the Philippines.
Did you see any of the bats? Were they big? Did you ever see flying foxes in Australia?
I'm glad you are having a good time.
Yes, there were lots of bats, they were all asleep hanging from the ceiling. I can't recall seeing any flying foxes in Australia. I did see my fair share of spiders there though!