Asturias Hotel in Palawan Offers Fresh Eco-Tourist Perspective

Nature-lovers should add another exotic locale to visit on their growing list of eco-tourist must-sees: a tropical island paradise in Asia known as Palawan! Ecotourism in the Philippines is witnessing a revival, thanks in large part to Palawan’s efforts to promote its spectacular natural wonders. Now, the Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa, Palawan’s capital, offers international travelers a doorway to a unique, truly different eco-tourist experience.

The Asturias Hotel, one of the more popular boutique hotels in Puerto Princesa, provides Guests complete tour options to many of Palawan’s most popular sights. Along with its comfortable accommodations, excellent dining facilities, and Filipino service, this Palawan hotel has become a famous home-away-from-home for international tourists.

Tour options at the Asturias cover many of the region’s eco-friendly sites. Consider the following, which are part of tour packages offered by this Palawan hotel:

Underground River. The longest and most awe-inspiring subterranean river in the world, known to locals simply as Underground River, is located at the Saint Paul Subterranean River National Park. Eight kilometers long, with truly amazing rock formations sure to please even the most jaded traveler, the Underground River is home to thousands of bats.

Honda Bay. Honda Bay is a stunning stretch of crystal-clear blue-green waters that is home to dozens of white-sand islands. Snake Island is a popular destination, thanks to its sandbar that resembles its namesake from the air. From the hundreds of live starfish on Starfish Island, to the bats that make their home on Bat Island, there are fauna and flora in abundance on the islands of Honda Bay.

Dive sites are also plentiful at Honda Bay, thanks to the coral reefs that patch the area, providing a great view down to almost 24 meters. Arreceffi Island is a popular dive site, as are Pandan Island (named after the fragrant plant that dots its shores) and Panglima Reef, home to gray reef sharks.

Ulugan Bay. A deep channel on Puerto Princesa’s northwestern coast, Ulugan Bay is a fantastic eco-tourist spot for its variety of natural attractions. Tres Marias – in English, Three Mary’s – is three islets at the mouth of the bay that come and go with the tides. Ulugan’s river deltas are home to creepy mangrove forests, a somewhat macabre foreground to the hills in the distance. Inside Ulugan, too, is Rita Island, a dive spot popular for its visibility and abundance of aquarium fish.

Crocodile Farm and Nature Park. Tourists will get to see this eco-tourist gem, considered required visiting on the Puerto Princesa City Tour. A joint project of the Philippine and Japanese governments, the Crocodile Farm and Nature Park breeds Philippine crocodiles in somewhat artificial cages, owing to the danger posed by crocs in the wild. A thoroughly natural forest environment surrounds the park, though, and a mini-zoo is available for the kiddies, showcasing, among other animals, endemic Palawan creatures like nicobar pigeons, talking mynahs, and bearcats.

The tour options at the Asturias Hotel will provide any visiting eco-tourist with many options. Visit the Asturias Hotel’s official website at http://www.asturiashotel.ph to get further information. The website of this popular Palawan hotel is also fully capable of accepting reservations instantly, giving Guests confirmed rooms, guaranteed, at the best rates available online.Publish