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Friday, March 11, 2011

Port Barton: Palawan's Puerto Galera

A short 3 hour trip from Puerto Princesa is the beach community of Port Barton. Because of its accessibility to Puerto Princesa and the availability of relatively cheap accommodations, this has become the most popular beach destination in Palawan.

The place reminds me of Puerto Galera in Mindoro when it was not that popular yet. So Port Barton is in danger of becoming like Puerto Galera, crowded with backpacking foreigners looking for cheap fun and cheap girls.

Nevertheless, Port Barton is still worth visiting because it is still relatively quiet and the fine sand beach is clean. The town is also near some beautiful islands which have even better beaches and good areas for snorkeling. Unfortunately I opted not to do any island hopping tours and instead spent lazy days in Port Barton, relaxing, eating, sleeping and reading a book.

Best place to stay is the reasonably priced 360 Palawan Resort which has pretty beach side cottages which are as close to the water as you can get.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Francis! Can we repost this travel blog in our association site? We will include your name as the author and a link to the original blog.

    Thanks!

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