April 24, 2015
El Nido
We spent the morning of our fourth day rock climbing Mt. Taraw - a towering limestone cliff. The climb took an hour of body strength, sheer courage, and unwavering faith that each rock we firmly held or stepped on was steady. The view from top was absolutely worth the hold-on-for-dear-life climb.
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| Vhy, Ryan, and Anjo before the climb |
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| The view at Taraw cliff |
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| Vhy at Taraw cliff |
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At noon, we rented a van to bring us to the twin beaches of Nacpan and Calitang, which were about an hour away from town proper. It was scorching hot when we got to Nacpan beach. While plenty of tourists sun-bathed, I stayed on the cottage and did not even bother to go to Calitang beach. |
| Tourists at Nacpan beach |
At around 3 PM, we headed back to town to try the 750-meter zipline which connects Snake island to Las Cabanas beach resort. We then stayed for a while at the beach resort, which has a very cool and relaxing vibe. A lot of tourists (mostly couples) were just sitting at the shore, staring into the horizon, waiting for the sun to set.
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| Susanne at the zipline |
Estimated expenses:
3151 PHP - Round trip air fare
3000 PHP - Biolina Guesthouse - 4 nights ( 1500 PHP /night/double room)
1200 PHP - Round trip van to El Nido
1400 PHP - Tour C
1200 PHP - Tour A
200 PHP - EcoTourism Development Fee
250 PHP - Cliff climbing guide fee (500 PHP/2 pax)
500 PHP - Van to Nacpan and Calitang (3000 PHP/van)
500 PHP - Zipline - one-way
2500 PHP - Food
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13,901 PHP
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