Go Island Hopping at Honda Bay in Palawan

HONDA BAY ISLANDS

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Honda Bay Islands consist of the following islands: Snake Island, Cowrie Island, Starfish Island, Meana Marina Island, Loli Island and Pandang Island. Many of the islands have shallow reefs and good beaches, characterized as gradually sloping. It is a perfect site for island hopping and other water related activities like swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving. Bat Island, on the other hand is home to more than a thousand bats. These animals can be seen hanging on the mangroves during the day. At night these creatures fly off in search of food in the mainland. – Text from: http://www.asiatravel.com/palainfo.html#top

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What is Palawan holiday without island hopping?

How about island hopping without swimming? Well, that was my funny island hopping experience. On our last day in Palawan, we decided to go island hopping in Honda Bay. We decided not to book a packaged tour and went on our own. We hired a tricycle to take us to the pier, then we negotiated on a half-day private boat trip. The boatmen were like our tour guides as well, telling us the names of the islands that we passed by. The ordinary packaged tour normally includes three islands/destinations only but since we had the boat to ourselves, our boatmen told us that we could go to five or more islands. Text from: https://wanderinglass.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/island-hopping-in-honda-bay-palawan/

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Honda Bay consists of several islets with shallow reefs bordering wonderful beaches. The bay is also famous for different activities such as swimming, snorkelling and diving. The islets are the Cannon Island, Bat Island, Lu-Li Island (The Lu-Li Island is a “floating and sinking” island – only visible during low-tide), Meara Marina, Starfish Island (as it’s teemed with starfish, easily visible beneath the clear water), Snake Island, Pandan Island and Señorita Island. Honda Bay is located at Sta. Lourdes Tagbanua in Puerto Princesa, and pumpboats can be hired for tours right at the Sta. Lourdes wharf.
Some of the islets have entrance fees while some are privately owned. Should you wish to visit them, the pumpboat operator can help you secure permits from the owner.. – Text from: http://tropicalvacationspotsblog.com/visiting-the-underground-river-in-palawan-philippines/

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