Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR), the country’s premiere leisure airline, announced today the opening of a new route to scenic El Nido, Palawan. Starting May 17, 2009, SEAIR flies Manila-El Nido-Manila every Sunday and Wednesday.
El Nido is located in the northernmost tip of Palawan and is part of the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, the [...]
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SEAIR now offers direct flights to El Nido, Palawan
Traversing Palawan’s untainted shores
by Aaron Joel Santos
I’m in the Philippines, sitting at a six-person dining room table made of bamboo. It’s the kind of table found all across Southeast Asia, but this one is special. This one is unconvincingly strapped to the top of an old bus speeding down an unpaved highway on the island of Palawan.
Apparently, this [...]
Palawan and Cebu Resorts Land in ASEAN Inaugural List of Green Hotels
Two luxury resorts in the Philippines – the El Nido Resorts in Lagen and Miniloc islands, and the Shangri-La Island Resort Mactan – are among the 81 properties in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) region to receive the Green Hotel recognition given by the ASEAN member countries at its recent forum in [...]
Kayak Calamian Archipelago During Special Group Trip To Philippines With Expert Guide, Joe Toback
Experience undisturbed tropical wilderness, secluded sandy coves and unique limestone formations in the Calamian Archipelago with California-based Mountain Travel Sobek’s 11-day Kayaking the Calamian Archipelago package, avalible for only two departure dates: April 6 and April 20, 2008.
Starting at $3,745 per person (for a group of eight to ten), based on double occupancy, travelers will [...]
Conde Nast Traveler voted Palawan as the Best Beach in Asia
Conde Nast Traveler, the largest circulated and most popular travel magazine in the United States voted Palawan as a tourist destination with the Best Beaches Overall in Asia in its October 2007 issue. Palawan has been cited for its outstanding attractions like Tubbataha Reef Marine Park and St. Paul Subterranean River National Park, both listed [...]
Palawan is now listed as a high-end adventure travel destination
Palawan has recently landed as one of the destination offerings of Mountain Travel Sobek and Wilderness Travel, two leading international tour operators that cater to discriminating, high-end adventure seekers. Kayaking and snorkeling in the Calamian Archipelago and equally stunning vistas in neighboring islands now stand alongside African safaris, Mt. Everest treks and other highly specialized [...]
