Ugong Rock Rocks!

adventure starts here...

   Apart from the Underground River tour, the guest can pick 1 side trip after UGR tour. There are 3 choices, first is the Ugong Rock Adventure, second is sabang x zip line, and the third option is Mangrove River Tour. Sabang X Zip line is an 800 meters zip line that cost 550 php per pax. The Mangrove River Tour cost 100+ php, I am not sure of the price but it is much cheaper that the other two activities. In this side trip one can tour the mangroves found in Sabang Palawan.

caving officially starts at this bridge

    Since our group composes of 10 people, we have to decide which side trip the group wants to visit. Majority of us chooses Ugong Rock Adventure and off we go!

entrance of the cave...

     
   Ugong Rock was a project owned by ABS-CBN foundation to help locals earn a living through tourism. Upon the entrance you can see various pictures of ABS-CBN executives doing zip line just like Gina Lopez of ABS-CBN Foundation Inc and many more.

rock formation formed out of sea waves

  

  

  

  In every group there will be a tour guide to help you roam inside the cave. According to the tour guide this place is originally surrounded with water but due to plate tectonics it transformed into another form. The different rock formation is the proof that water surrounds this place thousand years ago.

a camel formation

   The tour guide also mentioned that Ugong rock is a actually part of Underground River. Inside the cave are different kinds of rock formation just like a camel form in the picture.

Natives used this to climb up.

swing...

  
    Long time ago natives living in this place used this as a hide out from the enemies. Local people used branches of the tree to either help them climb or used it as a swing.

crossing a small bridge

yea!

   

walking through narrow way

   

   Going inside the cave is not scary since there are a lot of staff inside. Just like the one here in the picture below. She is trying to explain about how stalactites were formed. 

stalactite

   So that you will not be confused just remember the letter "c" in Stalactites means ceiling and "g" in stalagmites which means ground. Therefore, Stalactites hang from the ceiling, whereas Stalagmites rise from the ground. ^__^

aja!

harness for safety

spelunking

   Caving also occasionally known as "spelunking" in the United States and Canada and "potholing" in the United Kingdom and Ireland is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems.(wikipedia)

ayos!

    

going up the cave

    

   Caving cost 200 php per pax while zip line cost 250 php per pax. I tell you, you should try it both.

tambay mode

   

careful please steep rocks in front

   

what a climb!

  

At the end of the caving awaits this beautiful view. 

view from the top

 
  There are two options in going down it's either you will do the backward thing, like doing the caving or spelunking all over again or the faster way is by zipping down through cables.

zip.zip.zip...

  

many people will assist you before and after 

   

   Here in Ugong Rock found the fastest zip line in the Philippines. It lets riders go down up to 16 meters per second for a total of 22 seconds. You can express your mind after having a zip line in their freedom wall. 
 

freedom wall

  
  After a long day of adventure, we asked the tour guide to drop us in island souvenir shop. A few steps from here is where tiangge (market) is located it is where tourist can buy cheap souvenir for their love one back home.

island souvenirs

i ♥ Palawan

   It took us more than an hour to buy pasalubong and because of our activities for that day it all made us all tired and hungry. Of course won't let our vacation over without grabbing the chance to try their famous restaurant in town. Kinabuch Grill and bar is famous for their affordable yet delicious cuisine. We opted to go to Kalui Restaurant but since it needed some reservation that's why we ended up eating at Kinabuch instead.

two thumbs up!

  
  The verdict? The ambiance is cool and the place is very spacious. Even though the place is crowded that night still the waiter and waitresses were able to serve us properly. Plus the food is great for such an affordable price. I should say it's a must when you visit Puerto Princesa.

EXPENSES	AMOUNT
Caving	200 php
Zip line	250 php
Picture	100 php
Meal	200 php
Tricycle fare	25 php
TOTAL	800 php