The 4 Island Hopping Tours in Palawan That Earn Their Price

1.Seacret Luxury Catamaran Yacht Group Island Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 119 reviews · from $155Our pick

Spend about seven hours aboard the 50-foot Seacret catamaran, visiting El Nido lagoons, Hidden Beach, Seven Commandos, and an exclusive private beach. You’ll have lunch, a guide, towels, life jackets, and the environmental fee included. Routes change by day, and the tour runs with at least six people.

“Exceptional tour!! The crew was very well trained and they made our whole experience so smooth and special. The places we visited were amazing and we also had access to a private beach. Lunch was delicious as well. I highly recommend this tour!!”

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2.El Nido Island Hopping Tour A with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 86 reviews · from $24Best value

Spend 6 to 8 hours island-hopping from El Nido, with boat transfers, a local guide, lunch, lagoons, beaches, and snorkeling opportunities. The advertised program offers three route themes, while the listed Tour A stops include Secret Lagoon, Shimizu Island, and Seven Commando Beach. Ariel is one guide named in guest feedback. Extra fees apply.

“We enjoyed the tour a lot and our guide and the rest of the crew were great! They were all very helpful and service-minded, and nice to talk to. They even arranged vegan options for us for the lunch. Overall the tour was great and even tRead more”

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3.Shared Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · from $38

Spend 6 to 8 hours sailing Honda Bay from Puerto Princesa, with stops at Lu-Li and Cowrie islands. You can swim, sunbathe, rent snorkeling gear, and enjoy a Filipino lunch at Cowrie. Pickup is available from select hotels, and groups are limited to 15 people.

“It is recommended to wear water shoes and the first stop in the van is a place to rent water shoes and snorkel gear. We had already selected to have snorkel gear included but then ended up having to pay to hire water shoes and if we'd knoRead more”

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4.Puerto Princesa Honda Bay Island Hopping Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $173Top rated

Meet your guide at Puerto Princesa Port for a private Honda Bay outing of about seven hours. Visit Cowrie Island, Lu-Li Island, and possibly a third stop, with snorkeling gear, fees, and lunch included. If your guide is TJ Echo, expect clear English, careful safety advice, marine-life pointers, and helpful iPhone photo tips.

“We had a remarkable guide for our private tour for 6 people (we aren’t spring chickens), TJ Echo spoke perfect English (Spanish, too), stopped for what we needed, informed us of marine life, considered safety judiciously, and taught us many iPhone photo tricks. The lunch was lovely..”

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