Puerto Princesa: UNESCO Underground River Day Tour
Overview
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With this tour, you'll get to visit one of the longest navigable underground river in the world. With the help of your guide, you'll get to know more of Puerto Princesa & the wonderful flora and fauna found only in our island.
The activity includes pick up from your hotel within 15 kilometers of the airport. We will advise you of your exact pick up time before 7 PM the day prior so you know what time you'll prepare. Have a heavy breakfast because travel time from the city to the wharf is 2 hours.
Waiting time is inevitable considering that this is one of the most popular tours in Puerto Princesa. Despite this, your guide will endeavor to provide you with one of the most memorable trips in Palawan.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant and after, you have the option to join a zip line flight and help the local community who organizes this activity, so expect to be in groups with side trip as this is a shared/joiner package tour.
You'll be back at your hotel between 4-5PM.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Puerto Princesa Underground River
The star of this activity - you will get a change to go inside one of the longest navigable Underground River in the world. This natural wonder has also been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list.
Sabang Beach
This stop is where you can do the Ziplining and Mangrove paddle boat activity which is our way of helping the community of Tagabinet, Puerto Princesa. The locals have created a cooperative to operate a zip line flight facility in their area. By stopping here, you can also help the people in their livelihood. The activities offered here are optional; if some guests would like to sit this one out, they may wait for the others in the area.
What‘s Included
Entry Permit
Environmental Fee
Boat transfers
Air-conditioned vehicle
Audio Tour Device Rental
Buffet lunch at a local restaurant
Service of a licensed tour guide
Gratuities
Photos and other souvenir
Options
Shared Tour
Shared Tour
Pickup included
With Mangrove Paddle boat tour
Mangrove Paddle Boat tour: Get to see different mangroves and other wildlife animals in Sabang.
Pickup included
With zip line ride
Zip line ride at Sabang X: Ride a zip line over the sea!
Pickup included
Reviews
68 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour! The guide is...
Qian F,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Great tour! The guide is nice. The transportation arrangements after tour is really bad. Driver took more than one hour late than expected and with no clear communication for the update of status. Very frustrating. The van is overloaded and not safe. The driver keep look at the phone and talking and texting while driving
We had a wonderful...
Kumuthadavi R,,Dec 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful experience on the Underground River tour in Puerto Princesa. Everything was very well organised from start to finish. Our tour guide, Mario, was excellent — very knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging. He explained the sights clearly and made the whole experience enjoyable and informative. Special thanks to Jave, the coordinator, who was truly awesome. The arrangements were seamless, responses were very fast, and everything was handled efficiently, making the tour completely stress-free. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Puerto Princesa and planning to explore the Underground River! 🌿🚤
Beautiful & Memorable Experience
Lietta J,,Dec 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Visiting the Puerto Princesa Underground River was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. The cave itself is stunning, and I really appreciated the audio guide, which provided helpful history and interesting facts throughout the experience. It truly enhanced the tour. One important heads-up: if you plan on doing the zipline, be prepared for a challenging hike. The trail is very steep, rocky, and involves a lot of uphill and downhill walking. We were lucky to have beautiful weather, but I can’t imagine doing that hike in extreme heat. Proper shoes and a good level of fitness are a must. The guides were nice, friendly, and helpful throughout the day. Overall, this was a great experience and well worth doing, just be sure to come prepared for the physical portions of the tour.
Amazing Local Experience
Christopher W,,Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend it. Jed was a great guide. The river was spectacular. Book it!!
Don’t use TravelCart Tour Services!
Thom F,,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00It was horrible. The underground river tour was the number one thing I wanted to do during my first visit to Palawan. TravelCart Tour Services took my reservation for me and my family. They confirmed and even asked for information on each of us to be added to the passes at the river. Then, the night before the excursion, they messaged me saying it was cancelled. It turns out that it’s because it was a holiday that day so all river tours were cancelled. The holiday was planned obviously so why did they accept my booking??? I will go back someday but I will absolutely not use them for my booking.
Fun trip to Sabang
Sidarth R,,Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Echo was an amazing guide and Josh was a skilled driver. Echo's background as a marine biologist meant that we learnt a lot about the area's flora and fauna on the trip. The undergound river was a great experience and the zip line is a must!
Essential
Javier V,,Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It is a must see! The guide very friendly and attentive. We didn't have a problem. Transport was in a comfortable van.
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Christine w,,Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Underground river caves was very nice enjoyed very much. Zip line was fun. Lunch quality was ok . Overall trip was good. Driver RV and Weng tour guide did excellent job!
Great tour, but started earlier than anticipated
Imran U,,May 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was well organised, Jed was a great tour guide and quite funny. Everything was kept to schedule even though there undergound river was really busy. They kept in constant communication with us and even helped with our transport to El Nido straight after the tour (although we had a few hiccups with this). Only slight issue was we requested for pickup at 7.30am, but they showed up at 6.45am which caused a bit of stress but was ok.
Paid a lot of money without a reason.
petroum1983,,Apr 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00I booked through travel guide initially a shared transfer tour for day trip from PP city to Underground River and then back to PP airport same day for 2 people for 3000 pesos. A lady contacted me on what’s app saying that we will not make it to the airport on time and she insisted that a private tour is appropriate for us for 11.600 pesos. Our flight would depart at 16.45 pm so we would need to be at the airport around 14.45 pm. We started at 7 am and guess what, the tour finished at 10.30 am !!! We were dropped at the airport at 13.30 pm after lunch which means waiting for 4 doing nothing. The tour guide was sweet and kind but there is no private tour, only private transport, the tour guide does not come with you on the paddle boat in the river he just organizes tickets and boat on the wharf. Tour is with headphones on an automated description. Bottom line is do the tour absolutely yourself or on a shared group rest is a waist of money…
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