Saturday, October 25, 2014
Palawan is an island that offers crystal clear water beaches and sparkling white sand. Because of its natural beauty is amazing, one of the tourist spots in the Philippines has been crowned as the best island in the world by readers of Conde Nast Traveler.
This beautiful island is located at the top of the poll by the leading travel magazine. In total there are more than 76,000 readers who choose to Palawan in the poll of Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards 2014.
Popularity Palawan increasingly fueled by the Puerto Princesa underground river known as one of the best natural wonders of the world - which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stretches along nearly five miles, Puerto Princesa is the longest underground river in Asia and the second longest in the world. Travelers who are interested to visit can ride a boat tour that will take them through an underground cave system that displays large rocks, stalactites and stalagmites.
In addition to the underground river, Palawan also has a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the other, who is now a popular spot for adventure in the underwater world - Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park. Seeing the natural beauty of Palawan is so fascinating, the island has also been awarded as the best island of National Geographic Traveler.
Moreover, access to Palawan is also fairly easy. You can reach Palawan by plane or ferry for 75 minutes for 24 hours from Manila. Keen to enjoy the natural beauty of Palawan extraordinary?
