El Nido Travel Guide

Practical guides for planning your time in El Nido: how to get there, where to stay, which tours to book and when to go.

Turquoise water against the dense palm shoreline of El Nido Bay

El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airport: Timing Your Van for Your Flight

How to time the El Nido to Puerto Princesa airport van: backward-planning table by flight time, what goes wrong on flight days, and when to travel the day before.

Bow of an outrigger boat with coiled rope approaching a sandbar with moored boats near El Nido

El Nido to Coron: Ferry vs. Flight

Ferry or flight from El Nido to Coron? The open-water crossing explained — weather reality, booking tactics, when flying wins, and when to skip Coron entirely.

Small white beach with palms and outrigger boats at the foot of a towering karst wall near Secret Beach, El Nido

Coron vs. El Nido: If You Only Have Time for One

Coron vs El Nido, compared honestly: lagoons vs wrecks, beaches, crowds, access and cost — which to pick for your first Palawan trip, and when to do both.

Tidal flats at dusk with a sandbar, outrigger boats and forested hills at Port Barton, San Vicente

Port Barton vs. El Nido: Which Beach Town Fits You?

Port Barton vs El Nido compared honestly: pace vs spectacle, crowds, cost, boat tours and nightlife — who should pick which, and why doing both usually wins.

Van on the road to El Nido

How to get to El Nido? - A Travel Guide

Travel Guide on how to get to El Nido, Palawan. Learn the best ways to travel to El Nido by air, land, and sea. Find out the best transportation options to El Nido.

Outrigger boat on the turquoise water of Big Lagoon, El Nido

Puerto Princesa to El Nido: Van, Bus & Private Transfer Compared

Every way to travel from Puerto Princesa to El Nido compared — shared van, private van, bus and the Underground River tour combo, with prices, schedules and travel times.

Sheltered white-sand cove framed by a rock arch and cliff on Matinloc Island, El Nido

El Nido Tours A, B, C, D: What's on Each and Which to Skip

El Nido's Tours A, B, C and D compared stop by stop — what's actually on each, which to book first, which to skip, and the combo and private-boat upgrades.

Outrigger boats and nipa huts on the wide sand of Nacpan Beach, El Nido, under an overcast sky

Where to Stay in El Nido: Town, Corong-Corong, Las Cabanas, Nacpan

Where to stay in El Nido, compared honestly: town vs Corong-Corong vs Las Cabanas vs Nacpan (and Lio) — boats, noise, sunsets and the commute each one costs.