If you don’t mind where you island hop, you may be able to find a cheaper trip outside of El Nido. We’d spoken to other travellers who managed to get a much cheaper price in Port Barton (4.5 hours south on the way to Puerto Princesa). The cost didn’t include the environmental fee (200 pesos - $4 USD - per person), the entrance to Big Lagoon (also 200 pesos - $4 USD - per person) or Maniloc Shrine (100 pesos - $2 USD). We eventually found a tour agent who got it, but the lowest price we could get was 5,000 pesos ($100 USD) for the boat, almost double what we paid in Coron! We asked quite a few agents before finally booking our private tour with the one we trusted the most as a lot of them didn’t really understand what we wanted. We headed to the dock several times and never found anyone who could help. Sadly we couldn’t find an area where the boat crews hung around like there was in Coron and the place is geared around the tour agents. Organising a private tour in El Nido isn’t as simple as it is in Coron. Read next: Why you should visit the epic Twin Lagoons early If that somehow hasn’t put you off, then you book a tour in advance using Klook. The tours cost between 1,000 - 1,400 pesos ($20-30 USD) depending on which tour you do so they are by far the cheapest way to island hop in El Nido. The island is managed by the Island Conservation Society of the Seychelles. In 1967, the island became a protected nature reserve and in 1973, it was purchased by Christopher Cadbury. Add in tight timetables where you’re herded back onto the boat and you get a not so relaxing experience in paradise. Aride Island is located 10 km north of Praslin and measures 0.71 km² with length of 1.65 km and width of 0.6 km. Every tour we saw had a lot of people tightly crushed onto a boat with not much space. Feel the sensation of crossing the ocean on a sand bridge with a view of the clean sea water around it. When sea water is receding there will be a natural bridge made of sand dunes that connect the two islands. We’ve heard horror stories of crowds at the lagoons and seen videos of queues to get into the Secret Lagoon (which is tiny). Another hidden paradise in the Maluku region is Big Dodola Island and Small Dodola Island. Why are they all so unimaginative and can’t switch up the timing?! The tours here are packed and every company goes to the same place at the same time! This means small places become immensely crowded and then empty out again. However, some of the worst we’ve ever heard about are in El Nido. If you’ve read other blogs by us, you’ll know we really don’t like tours.
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