Palawan Island Philippines: One of The Most Beautiful Island in The World
Palawan island is an island that offers crystal clear water beaches and sparkling white sand. Because of its amazing natural beauty, one of the tourist spots in the Philippines has been crowned as the best island in the world by the Conde Nast Traveler readers. This beautiful island is located at the top of the poll by the leading travel magazine. In total there are more than 76,000 readers who choose to Palawan island in the poll of Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2014.
The popularity of Palawan island increasingly fueled by the Puerto Princesa underground river known as one of the best natural wonders of the world – which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stretches along nearly five miles, Puerto Princesa is the longest underground river in Asia and the second longest in the world. Travelers who are interested to visit can ride a boat tour that will take them through an underground cave system that displays large rocks, stalactites and stalagmites.
In addition to the underground river, Palawan island also has another World Heritage Site, which has become a popular place for adventure in the underwater world – Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park. Seeing the stunning natural beauty on the island of Palawan, the island has also been awarded as the best island of National Geographic Traveler.
Moreover, the access to Palawan is also fairly easy. You can reach Palawan by plane for 75 minutes, or by ferry for 24 hours from Manila. Are you interested to enjoy the natural beauty of this extraordinary Palawan island?