Discover the Secret Lagoon in Palawan

Secret Lagoon

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Separated into two by limestone cliffs, the Secret Lagoon Beach is an interesting island in El Nido. A secret lagoon is hidden on one side while the second is comprised with gorgeous stretch of fine, white sand beach. Access to the lagoon is through a small opening. – Text from: http://osmiva.com/2013/06/tourist-attractions-in-palawan-philippines/

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OK, let’s dispel this myth right here and now. The secret’s out…as you’ll see when you arrive and literally have to wait for a space to get close enough to shore to dock. But it’s worth the wait. Also known as Secret Beach, you have to swim up to a hole in a rock, swim through, and suddenly you’re back in Jurassic Park as you were in Small Lagoon. This one has more or less of a beach depending on how high the tide is. Text from: https://asiatravelbug.net/2013/05/03/el-nido-island-hopping-tour-a-2/

Photo from: http://www.adventurousfeet.com/2015/10/part-2-trip-to-el-nido-palawan-day-2.html

Unlike smaller boats that can dock right on the beach, our bigger boat had to dock a little further out to avoid scraping its bottom on the coral-filled seabed. From there it was a combination of swimming and wading to get to the beach and on to another small opening among the limestone rocks to finally get inside the Secret Lagoon. We had our masks and snorkels with us so we got to sample the marine life on the way there.

The opening to Secret Lagoon is even smaller than that of the Secret Beach in Matinloc. We had to sit in front of the opening, one person at a time, and haul ourselves sideways to get inside. Fortunately it was low tide or that opening would have been submerged and we would have to swim to get through. Once inside the view is surreal with very shallow water all-around and with the surrounding karst formations looming ominously over us. Swiftlets darted in and out of the lagoon, homing in on their nests among the crevices in the rocks. El Nido’s name actually comes from the nests of these birds, highly valued as the main ingredient of bird’s nest soup. Text from: https://shoestringdiary.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/el-nido-the-lagoons-of-miniloc/#more-651

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