A City Tour in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

the crocodile skin

Aside from the famous Underground River and beaches of Palawan, there are other must do and must see in the City of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. According to our tour guide in Honda Bay, a city tour in Puerto Princesa will only take five to six hours. So after our Honda Bay Island Tour, we quickly went back to the resort, take a quick shower and went off to our city tour.

The first stop of our trip is the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (PWRCC), formerly known as the Crocodile Farm and Nature Park. The place serves as a sanctuary to crocodiles, though there are also some animals that are being taken care of.  One of the main attractions of the PWRCC is the skeleton of a huge sea crocodile encased in a glass and at the wall behind the case is the skin of the said crocodile.

the large crocodile skeleton

The tour at the conservatory includes visiting the hatchling center, wherein the baby crocodiles are segregated from different level of maturity. The baby crocs are inside big white basins placed at the each side of the building creating a walk path in the middle where visitors pass through as they take a look of the crocodile. Visitors are prohibited to extend any body part into the basin as the crocodiles can leap from the basin. At the end of the hatchling center is a big cage where the big and crocodiles are kept. Above the cage is a metal bridge where visitors need to cross to get to the other end. After the crocodile den, visitors can visit the other animals being taken care of at the conservatory like the bear cat and cockatoos.

baby crocodiles

the teen-age

crocodiles

adult crocodile

Our next stop is Mitra’s Ranch. Mitra’s Ranch is owned by the former Senator Ramon Mitra. The place gives a perfect view of Palawan being on top of a hill. Aside from the good view it offers, the place also gave off a relaxing feeling. The grass surrounding the house is inviting that you will find yourself sitting on the ground while looking at Honda Bay.

the house at Mitra's Ranch

enjoying the view of the Honda Bay

Near Mitra’s Ranch is Baker’s Hill. This is a go to place if you want to buy pasalubong. They have a variety of hopias, cakes and breads. Upon entering Baker’s Hill you will be welcomed by various life-size figurines. The area is liked a theme park with full of statues and different kind of plants and birds. It also has a restaurant inside that allows tourists to dine. The place is relaxing and very nice to do a lot of your photo ops. 

the large house at Baker's Hill

Flower arrangements

Cockatoos at Baker's Hill

 Before going back to our resort we decided to go to the local church. It was already a habit for me and my friends to visit the local church to say our prayer for the safe journey and to light up some candles.

the church at Puerto Princesa