The first night that we hung out at Spin Hostel, the guys connected with two artists who were performing at their jam night. This eventually lead to us having connections for our island hopping tour and hike up Taraw Peak. Lucky enough, one of the artists, Mike, is also known as “the surfing guy” in El Nido. He introduced surfing to the tiny town and is solely responsible for teaching every local surfer how to shred. They even named a surf…
Taraw Peak. Where do I begin?!?! It’s not the most difficult climb in El Nido. It’s not the highest peak either. In fact, it’s the easiest and most tourist friendly of all of the limestone monoliths surrounding Town Proper. With that said, you’re probably expecting a nice little hike along some developed trail. Well, you’re terribly wrong… It’s the absolute opposite! The peak is guesstimated at ~230m (754ft) and should only take 3 hours max out and back. Seems simple enough,…
You can’t go to El Nido and not go on an island hopping tour. It’s like paying for an all-you-can-eat buffet and not eating. Literally the second that we left LIO airport, we saw a poster advertising the various tours in our trike. Then once we were in town, we began seeing them on practically every wall we looked at! Town Proper is extremely small given how popular it is but probably 90% of the businesses there advertised something to…
When planning for my trip to the Philippines, pretty much every online article I read recommended going to a place on the northern tip of Palawan called El Nido. The pictures online were stunning! White sand beaches, clear waters, and limestone cliffs… Everything online just stated that El Nido is “a place like no other” with “breathtaking views above and below the water.” All the recommendations given to each of us were pointing to El Nido, but with our initial…