Puerto Princesa

Iwahig Prison & Penal Farm

Puerto Princesa

About 15km from Puerto, this penal colony invites visitors to drop in and mingle with the prisoners. In the gymnasium of the central compound, inmates…

World War II Museum

Puerto Princesa

Just east of the centre, this is an interesting, privately owned museum set up by Eugenio Mendoza, whose father was a member of the Fighting 1000, a group…

Palawan Butterfly Eco Garden & Tribal Village

Puerto Princesa

One half of this is a lovely garden where you can see different species of fluttering butterflies. The other half is set up for interaction with members…

Plaza Cuartel

Puerto Princesa

Behind the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral (c 1872), this restored WWII garrison is the site of an open-air war museum and shrine to American prisoners of…

Palawan Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Center

Puerto Princesa

This wildlife reserve is a complex of concrete buildings and outdoor pens that house hundreds of crocs, from newly hatched to scary behemoths. Guided…

Environmental Enforcement Museum

Puerto Princesa

In the Pasyar Travel & Tours complex, this is a worthy and important museum that displays confiscated chainsaws, boats, dynamite and (sometimes) animals…

Nagtabon Beach

Puerto Princesa

This beach, on the northern side of the isthmus, has several hundred metres of white sand and shallow water good for swimming. Jeepneys from San Jose…

Palawan Museum

Puerto Princesa

Housed in the old City Hall building adjacent to Mendoza Park, this newly modernised museum has two floors of exhibits about the ethnological and…