PalawanTrips
Vehicles, boats & capacity

Right vehicle, right size, cold air on the way out

Every Palawan transfer starts with the right car or van for your group and your bags. Tell us how many are travelling and we'll match the vehicle — and quote the whole trip at a fixed, all-in price. Palawan being Palawan, a good many of those trips carry on by water, so the bangka side of the day is on this page too.

Our fleet

Clean, comfortable & right-sized

From solo airport runs to a 12-seat island convoy, we match the vehicle to your group — reliable, air-conditioned Toyotas our drivers keep spotless, with cold air waiting when you climb in off the beach.

White Toyota HiAce Commuter passenger van, front three-quarter viewBig groups

Toyota HiAce Commuter

Up to 12 seats 10-12 bags

The workhorse of Palawan transfers - a roomy, air-conditioned van with space for the whole crew and a stack of luggage.

Best for: Families, friend groups & airport runs with lots of bags

Toyota HiAce Super Grandia premium passenger vanPremium comfort

Toyota HiAce Super Grandia

7-9 seats 6-8 bags

A premium captain-chair van with extra legroom and a quieter ride - the comfortable choice for longer mainland drives.

Best for: Comfort-first trips, longer drives & small groups

Silver Toyota Vios compact sedan, front viewSolo & couples

Toyota Vios

1-3 seats 2-3 bags

A nimble, economical sedan that is perfect for solo travellers and couples getting from A to B without the van-sized price.

Best for: Solo travellers, couples & short transfers

Quote my vehicle

Not sure which you need? Tell us the group size and we'll recommend the right one.

Photos show the vehicle models we book and are representative; your assigned vehicle may vary with availability.

On the water

And the days you spend in a bangka

Half of Palawan is reached by water, so a lot of trips are part road and part boat. We don't own boats: on an island day the bangka is chartered through the licensed local operators at that wharf, and we quote it together with the transfer either side so it is one arrangement rather than two.

Traditional outrigger boats on clear blue water off the Palawan coast.Out of Puerto Princesa

Honda Bay island hopping

Departures use Sta. Lourdes wharf, north of the city centre, so a Honda Bay day begins and ends with a road transfer unless you are already staying nearby. The boat itself is handled by licensed local operators at the wharf — we can put the vehicle and the bangka into one quote.

Best for: A first island day from a Puerto Princesa base

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Kayakers below limestone cliffs on the turquoise water of Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.Out of El Nido

Bacuit Bay tours A, B, C and D

The lettered day tours are organised by the local boat operators, each covering a different group of islands, lagoons and beaches in Bacuit Bay. We charter through licensed Bacuit Bay operators, so the tour and any road transfers either side can sit in one quote.

Best for: The classic El Nido island-hopping day

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Sunset silhouette of a traditional outrigger boat on Pagdanan Bay at Port Barton, Palawan.Out of Port Barton

Port Barton boat days

The village sits on Pagdanan Bay, with a scatter of small islands and coral reefs offshore that are visited on boat day trips out of the village. We arrange those charters through licensed local operators, alongside the long road leg that gets you there.

Best for: A quieter island day on the west coast

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Where we quote the road leg only

Not every water trip works that way, and it is worth knowing which before you plan the day. For the Underground River the boat runs from Sabang wharf along the coast to the cave entrance, and the part we quote is the private return transfer from Puerto Princesa to Sabang. At San Vicente and Long Beach the boat trips out to the municipality's own islands are arranged locally at the coast; what we quote is the road and airport side that gets you there.

Quote an island day

Tell us the base you are staying at and which bay you want to see, and we will come back with the road and boat side priced as one day.

A quick size guide

A couple with two cabin bags is a sedan; a family of five with beach gear is a van. If you are unsure, send us the group size and luggage and we will recommend the smallest vehicle that fits comfortably — no one pays for seats they don't need.

Tell us your Palawan trip. We will price it properly.

Free, no obligation, and no payment to ask. If a leg does not make sense on your dates, we will say so rather than sell it to you.

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