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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Puerto Prinsesa Underground River Park Entry Requirements


Puerto Prinsesa Underground River Park Entry Requirements:

1. VISITOR ENTRY- All persons are required to secure a Visitor Entry Permit (VEP) at the Underground River Information and Booking Office before entering the PPSRNP. Permit forms should be accomplished clearly in writing indicating the name of visitor, place of visit, purpose of visit, date of visit;

2. PERMITS – Management strictly enforces a “No Permit, No Entry” policy. Permits shall be issued only upon payment of the necessary entrance fees. Permits issued shall indicate the details of visitor entry.

3. GROUP TOURS – Groups of more than forty (40) people are required to secure bookings at least three (3) days before the planned visit or may be refused entry to the Park.

4. NON-TRANSFERABLE – Permits are non-transferable and may be only used by the person whose name appears on the permit.

5. CONFIRMATION – Visitors are required to confirm tour by registering at Sabang InformationOffice not less than thirty (30) minutes prior to the schedule of tour indicated on the permit. Failure to arrive on time may result in the cancellation of space reserved;

6. VISITOR ACCESS – Visitors shall have access only to areas and time indicated in the permit. Proper arrangements should be made with Management for visits to additional places not indicated in permit or for visits beyond regular office hours;

7. REFUNDS – Permits paid for but not used on date as indicated may be refunded or rebooked to another date only upon payment of a 10% surcharge;

8. SUBJECT TO SEARCH – The Park reserves the right to search the visitor and his luggage for any prohibited materials or items;

9. LIABILITY – The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park will not be liable for any loss or damage to property or personal belongings of visitors, nor to the injury or death due to accidents that may be fall to visitors during their stay in the Park;

10. RECOGNITION- Proper acknowledgement shall be accorded to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park by any producer of film or video documentary conducted inside the Park.

Prohibited Acts

Pursuant to R.A. 7586, the following acts are considered a crime and punishable by law:

* Hunting , destroying, disturbing or more possession of any plant or animal products derived there from without permit, specifically authorizing such activity;

* Dumping or otherwise disposing of any waste detrimental to the protected area or to the plants and animals or inhabitants therein;

* Use of any motorized equipment without permit;

* Mutilating, defacing or destroying objects of natural beauty, or burial grounds, religious sites, artifacts or other objects belonging to the cultural communities;

* Damaging and leaving roads and trails in damaged condition;

* Squatting, mineral exploration, or otherwise illegally occupying the land;

* Constructing or maintaining any kind of structure, fence or enclosures and conducting business enterprise without a permit;

* Leaving in exposed or unsanitary condition, refuse or debris, or disposing wastes in bodies of water;

* Altering, removing destroying or defacing boundary marks or signs.


TRANSPORTATION GOING TO THE UNDERGROUND RIVER


TRANSPORTATION GOING TO THE UNDERGROUND RIVER
A DIY Guide From Puerto Princesa City to the Underground River. It is accessible by land via a 75 km road. It takes around one and a half hours of travel over mostly paved road from Puerto Princesa City to Sabang.

It is served by public utility jeepneys and air-conditioned shuttle vans.

At the New San Jose Terminal, take the jeepney for only P 125 per way.

or take the bus which would cost you P125 per person per way.



DAILY SCHEDULE OF JEEPNEY:

SCHEDULE FROM NEW SAN JOSE TERMINAL TO SABANG PORT

7:00 AM - D' Christ Jeepney is the First trip

9:00 AM - D'Christ BUS

12:00 NOON- 3rd trip

3:00 P.M.- Last trip

SCHEDULE COMING BACK FROM SABANG PORT

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

12:00 Noon

3:00 P.M.

You could also take the shuttle service being offered by the PPSRNP office at P140 per person per way but you need to have this booked as soon as you get your permit as the seats are on a first book first seat basis.

At New San Jose Lexus shuttle Terminal going to Sabang trip will take 1 1/2 hour via the shuttle van that they offer at P 140/ per person per way.

The available trip schedules are :

7:30AM

8:30AM

Once you reached Sabang, you need to book your return schedule as well.

The trips going back to San Jose from Sabang are scheduled at

2PM

4PM.

Or you can rent a van for P 3,500 (back and forth from the city to Sabang) trip is about 1 ½ hour as well.

These days, you can’t just go to underground river without getting your permit in the city because they now impose time.

Many who went to Sabang in Barangay Cabayugan were not able to enter the subterranean river because they can’t readily get permits.

Please take note that you need to follow their scheduled trips.


STEP BY STEP GUIDE IN SECURING A PERMIT TO UNDERGROUND RIVER


STEP BY STEP GUIDE IN SECURING A PERMIT TO UNDERGROUND RIVER

Step 1- Fill up a form at the PPSRNP Information and Booking OfficeNo. 350 Rizal Avenue, Bgy. Bancao-bancao Puerto Princesa City, 5300,Philippines. PPSRNP office is open from 8AM – 5PM with 12-1PM as the lunch break.

Step 2- Present the form to the City Hall’s cashier. 

Step 3- Pay for the cave’s entrance fee of P150. Permit is inclusive of a 45 minute-boat ride inside the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, plus the use of lifevest and helmet 
Step 4-Go back to the PPSRNP office to get your permit.

NOTE:

The city hall is located far from the PUERTO PRINSESA UNDERGROUNDRIVER office so be ready to travel back and forth from the PPSRNP office to the city hall just to pay.

A tricycle ride going from the office to the City and vice versa usually costs P8 per person per way. You could also take the MULTICAB.

TIP: GO ON A SATURDAY SO YOU DON'T NEED TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE CITY HALL.

ENJOY!


PUERTO PRINSESA PALAWAN UNDERGROUND RIVER PARK RATES AND OTHER FEES


PUERTO PRINSESA UNDERGROUND RIVER 
Park Rates and Other Fees:

General Entrance Fee
P 75.00 and P 50.00


Cave Entrance Fee*

21 – 59 yr. Old (P 200.00)

18 – 20 yr. Old (P 100.00)

13 – 17 yr. Old ( P 75.00)

6 – 12 yr. Old (P 50.00)


Commercial Video Fee (P 3,000.00)

*Filipino Senior Citizens 60 yr. old and above, Children 5 years old and below, and the handicapped are exempted from paying entrance for the Underground River Tour.

Management strictly enforces a “No permit, No entrance policy”. 



Visitor Entry Permits can be obtained at the Underground River Booking Office located at 


PPSRNP Information and Booking Office
No. 350 Rizal Avenue, Bgy. Bancao-bancao Puerto Princesa City, 5300,Philippines.

Office hours: 8AM – 5PM with 12-1PM as the lunch break
.


Other Fees

Van Rental from the City Proper
P 3,500.00 – two way (average van rental price)

Boat to Underground River Beach
P700.00 for 6 persons – two way (round trip in Pinoy lingo)


MABUHAY KA PINOY MAY FIFTY ( 50) PESOS KANG DISKWENTO AS A FILIPINO CITIZEN SA CAVE ENTRANCE FEE! 

RATES ABOVE APPLIES TO NON-FILIPINO CITIZEN.

ENJOY!


PUERTO PRINSESA PALAWAN-UNDERGROUND RIVER BOOKING OFFICE NEW LOCATION


PUERTO PRINSESA PALAWAN-UNDERGROUND RIVER BOOKING OFFICE NEW LOCATION

THE UNDERGROUND RIVER BOOKING OFFICE IN PUERTO PRINSESA PALAWAN HAD MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION.

MY DO IT YOURSELF UNDERGROUND RIVER TOUR WAS DATED LAST YEAR AND CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE OLD ADDRESS OF THE UNDERGROUND RIVER BOOKING OFFICE.

IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT I GIVE THE NEW LOCATION TO WOULD BE VISITORS OR ELSE THEY WOULD BE MISLEAD BY MY OLD ARTICLE.

NEW OFFICE ADDRESS:

PPSRNP Information and Booking Office
No. 350 Rizal Avenue, Bgy. Bancao-bancao Puerto Princesa City, 5300,Philippines.


Telephone Number (Puerto Princesa City): +63(48)434-2509 / + 63(48)723- 0904

Telefax (Puerto Princesa City): 

+63(48)434-2509

Website: 
The new office is now located along Rizal Avenue, beside Kinabuch Restaurant and sharing the same building with Badjao Inn.


Tricycle would cost you P8/head only.


ENJOY!


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL-HK DISNEYLAND EDITION


It's a Small World is a popular interior boat cruise located in the Fantasy land area of Hong Kong Disneyland.

It's a small world ride features more than 300 brightly costumed audio-animatronic dolls in the style of children of the world.



You could see the children characters frolicking in a spirit of international unity, and singing the attraction's title song, which has a theme of global peace.

Even if you are no longer a child, you would feel a sense of tranquility and joy inside the small world.


A happiness button is push whenever you take this ride.


DON'T LOOK NOW WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME WHERE TO FOCUS THE CAMERA EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT! GRAAAAA! HA HA HA
THE SMALL WORLD IS SO AMAZING!

IT IS FULL OF VIBRANT  COLORS
JUST LIKE AN EYE CANDY
NICE INDEED
THIS ANIMATED CHARACTERS BRINGS YOU HAPPINESS
MUSIC
FRIENDSHIP




The Philippines - You could hear them singing it's a small world in Tagalog ! Yey!







Mabuhay ang Pilipinas


NOTE:THIS PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY BS AND ME. I WOULD BE PUTTING A PART 2 WHERE I WOULD SHOWCASE MY FRIEND'S KHAE ANN'S PHOTOGRAPHY.

ABANGAN....





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Monday, October 24, 2011

November 7, 2011 IS EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)



Another Long Weekend Holiday on November 5-7, 2011

As President Noynoy Aquino had declared November 7, 2011 as a Regular Holiday under Proclamation 276. 

As stated in the proclamation"PROCLAMATION NO. 276, DECLARING MONDAY,  7 NOVEMBER 2011, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF


EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE).


Eid-Ul-Adha is observed after the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

Let us  join our muslim brothers and sisters in their celebration of "Eidul Adha", one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.



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Sunday, October 23, 2011

HONGKONG DISNEYLAND FOOD


HONGKONG DISNEYLAND ROYAL BANQUET HALL
VERY COZY DINING HALL IN HK DISNEYLAND
   Green Tea Popsicle and Sweet Popcorn- very refreshing, delicious and creamy.
                                                  Little Piggy Bun Bbq -Char Siu Bao

                               Mickey Pizza at Royal Banquet Hall (Fantasyland)
Mickey-fied Sample Meal on Display
MAXIM CHICKEN PIES

Mickey pancake from Enchanted Garden (HK Disneyland Hotel).
 Mickey waffle from Chef Mickey (Disney's Hollywoood Hotel).

Mickey Dim Sum From Crystal Lotus restaurant (HK Disneyland Hotel).
This was very very tasty.


The Royal Banquet Hall at Fantasyland serves international food including American Grill, Japanese, Chinese Dim Sum and Specialty Rice Dishes. One can enjoy delicious grilled chicken, steak, pizza, beef burger and sushi.


#
Counter
Items
HKD 
1
Grill
Royal Cheese Burger
80
2
Grill
Fish Burger
70
3
Grill
Grilled Vegetable Skewers
65
4
Grill
Royal Mixed Grill
90
5
Grill
Char-grilled Beef steak
80
6
Grill
Fish & Chips
70
7
Sushi
Pork Bone Ramen Soup with Shrimp Tempura
75
8
Sushi
Japanese Roasted Pork Udon
70
9
Sushi
Pork Bone Ramen Soup with Chicken Wings
65
10
Sushi
Vegetable Tempura Udon
65
11
Sushi
Mickey Sushi
48
12
Sushi
Chicken wings
48
13
Sushi
Assorted Sushi
48
14
Sushi
Meatballs with Penne
48
15
Dim Sum
Royal Seafood Fried Rice
75
16
Dim Sum
Steamed Pork Ribs & Pumpkin with Rice
65
17
Dim Sum
Selected Steamed Dim Sum
28
18
Dim Sum
Steamed Beef & Black fungus on Red Rice
65
19
Dim Sum
Steamed Chicken with Preserved Pork Sausage
65
20
Kettle
Kashmiri Chicken Curry
65
21
Kettle
Braised Beef Brisket
65
22
Kettle
Shanghai Chicken
65
23
Kettle
Thai Vegetable Curry
60
24
Kettle
Royal Seafood Pizza
70
25
Kettle
Vegetarian Pizza
60
26
Kettle
Baked Seafood Rice
75
27
Kettle
Baked Penne Bolognese
65

Cold drink / soda / Coca Cola - HKD 15

*PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE I AM NOT IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY OF THE RESTAURANTS IN HK DISNEYLAND.


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