Puero Princesa Underground River National Park

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization has recognized Puero Princesa Underground National Park as a World Natural Heritage in 1999.

Puerto Princesa Underground River National Park is a garden located 50km north of Puerto Princesa city of the Philippines. The park is located in the area of ​​Mount Saint Paul on the north bank of Palawan Island, which is a popular place not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia.

Puero Princesa Underground National Park is a biodiversity conservation area that combines a very important marine and marine creature of the Philippines. The most special thing about the garden is the limestone landscape, the long underground river system and the vast cave. The underground river originates from St. Paul's mountain , at an altitude of 100 m, flowing underground 8.2 km before flowing into the East Sea.

Outside the cave entrance into the Puero Princesa underground river of the Philippines

In 2010, on the journey to discover a series of wonders of the earth, the Italian team of scientists and researchers La Venta discovered and published invaluable resources on the Puero Princesa underground river and stone cave. lime has existed for millions of years.

Start in the cave and the underground river

Puero Princesa River is one of the few underground rivers that flow directly to the sea. The tide influences the water table to more than 5 km, creating a mixture of brackish water in the lower part of the river. If you want to take a round in the cave longer than 2 km it takes 45 minutes to 1 hour. In caves of cliffs, stalactites, stalagmites and natural colors create many religious images in the city, such as Mary, the face of Jesus and angels . The cave is likened to the dome of the cathedral with many cavities 60m high, 120m wide.

Huge stone pillars look like fortresses of ancient civilizations that sprout from the bottom or large arms stretching from the ceiling. The shapes of animals such as eagles, chickens, horses, cats, snakes and other items such as banana flowers, mountains or images of women showing off beautiful curves also appear in the cave and are the theme for Exploration tours introduced to visitors.

Just in front of the cave entrance is a swampy area filled with countless old trees and diverse plants growing on the water's edge. These trees become an ideal shelter for monkeys, lizards and squirrels and also provide a source of food to nourish them.

Inside the cave with stalactites and stalagmites created by nature over millions of years.

From the beach to reach the underground river takes 30 minutes to cross the sea. Small boats of up to 10 guests are allowed by the Government of the Philippines to serve tourism starting from the beach turning the waves to ziz zigzag through small islands and swamps to the underground river. Entering the river, is a new space with countless mysteries and a completely quiet space. However, until now, the Government of the Philippines only allows travel companies to exploit about 1 km of underground river, visitors who are allowed to travel only 1 km must stop and return. But that is too much to see the beautiful landscape of nature, stalactites and bamboo that have gone through millions of years of natural motherhood.

For Palawan residents, the Puerto Princesa underground river is a godly gift for the Filipinos. This is one of the few underground rivers that visitors can see with their own eyes on the world. The Philippine government pays great attention to preserving and exploiting this national park because it brings a great benefit from tourism to the Philippines. Palawan people are especially respected and very conscious of the conservation of the underground river because with this natural wonder they have helped them raise their average income as well as help them to have a better life. .