Puerto Princesa City Tourist Map

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Calendar of Events

Calender of Events

January

Chinoy Festival celebrates the new year with ground firecrackers at the Chinatown Center, and with dragon dances and lion dances in major malls and hotels.

February 14

Love Affair with Nature lets citizens express their love for Mother Nature as they participate in mangrove tree planting activities.

March 4

Balayong Festival commemorates the founding anniversary of Puerto Princesa highlighted by street dancing, float parade and planting of Palawan Cherry Blossoms.

April

Pangalipay sa Baybay is a summer extravaganza at the baywalk. Activities kick off with parade, dances competition, cheerdancing and boat race.

June

Pista y ang Kagueban is a time when citizens celebrate the Feast of the Forest and plant thousands of different tree species.

July

Balayong Tree Planting and Nurturing Festival
The activity enable those who planted the Balayong trees to nurture their trees, ensuring its survival as well as celebrate the culture and environmental consciousness of the people.

August

Pista Y’ ang Cuyonon
Highlighting the customs and traditions of the Cuyonon tribe, an indigineous people group in the Province of Palawan marked by songs, dances, poetry and contests.

September

Tourism Month is a whole month celebration with great performances, exotic cuisines and a showcase of various talents and services in the local tourism industry

November

Subaraw Biodiversity Festival is a fun-and-activity-filled celebration of Puerto Princesa’s very rich biodiversity.

December

Light a Tree is a merry event where a giant Christmas tree is lit up to start the Yuletide Season. This comes with Christmas carols, dances and music.

November

Subaraw Festival is a fun-and-activity-filled celebration of Puerto Princesa’s very rich biodiversity.

Must Try Local Food and Pasalubong

Woven Products

Crocodile Sisig

Cashew Nuts

Tamilok

Pho "Chao Long"

Palawan Beer

How To Get There and Around

Fly to Puerto Princesa.

The most convenient way you can reach Puerto Princesa is via plane on a 1 hour flight. You can fly to Puerto Princesa from Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, and Clark, Pampanga by booking a flight with Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, or Air Asia. Upon reaching the Puerto Princesa airport, you can reach your hotel via tricycle, or arrange a service from your hotel that will pick you up from the airport.

Via Ferry

A more affordable alternative to get to Puerto Princesa is by booking a ferry with 2Go Travel, that operates twice-weekly trips from Manila, on Tuesday and Friday every 1:00 pm, with a travel time of about 32 hours including stops in Coron.

Getting around Puerto Princesa is easy because it's small enough to walk everywhere or you can either take a tricycle or jeepney from one place to another, or rent your own service. It can be a motorbike, tricycle, or a van for half or whole day.