El Nido, Palawan Excursions Part 1

The resort has a great selection of excursions that are included in the price of our stay, as well as some extra ones if you are willing to pay a little bit more. The excursions are divided into morning and afternoon with all guests returning to their home resort by 5 or 6 pm for dinner.

Small Lagoon
The first excursion is going to the small lagoon located on Miniloc Island. It is on the other side of the island so just a short boat ride away. From the boat, we then got on two person kayaks and went into the small lagoon. That entrance to the lagoon is so narrow that you really need to be careful. Once inside, the water is so calm and clear. You can even see the fish and the stingless jellyfish in the water.

Big Lagoon
The big lagoon is just that. It is a bigger version of the small lagoon. It has quite a large entrance so boats can go in and it is a lot deeper. The water gets very shallow in the entrance channel but then becomes very deep again. We only took the boat there but you are also able to kayak into the lagoon from the resort. Afterwards, we were allowed to snorkel outside of the lagoon where there were many corals.

Lagen Island Resort
We also wanted to explore the sister resorts so we had lunch on Lagen. Lagen is newer than Miniloc and was also designed with a much more modern feel. However just like Miniloc, it has wonderful corals just off the shore.

Cave Exploration
Afterwards, we went to explore some caves. One was called Cathedral cave in that it had a huge open entrance towards the water and the cave is large and extensive inside. We only saw the entrance. Unlike the usual idea of an island, this island cave is made entirely of limestone so it's just a rock in the middle of the bay. There is no beach whatsoever to land on. You just tie your boat to a rock sticking out on the side. The other cave was actually on an island where we landed on the beach and walked into the cave. The entrance was tiny and you had to crawl into it.

Snake Island
Snake island consists of a small island with a winding sandbar that connects it to mainland Palawan. I encountered a starfish on the sandbar! My stepdad got a cool video following a school of fish as well. It's very remote. We also climbed to the top outlook of Snake Island to get a wonderful view of the bay. The path to it is windy and a bit treacherous if you aren't wearing the right shoes, which I was not.

Afterwards we returned to our home resort. My brother and I went kayaking around the island and got very up close and personal with the surrounding corals. Meanwhile my parents had their massage at the seaside cottage. We went to bed early to get ready for another day of excursions.

Isn't my brother so cute? He's only 11 <3