El Nido, apparently, has many secrets.
We thought the Secret Beach of Matinloc Island (Tour C) was the only concealed beach that we were gonna set foot on in this trip. But Miniloc Island has a secret, too. After exploring the Big and Small Lagoons, and having lunch at Payong-Payong Beach, Tour A continued and led us to a paradise made of limestone. It was a surreal experience approaching this hard, spiky karst world. It was like we entered another world — a world where “ugly” is either banned or non-existent.
To our right were magnificent cliffs that, as we passed by, slowly revealed a white, sparkling beach that harbors coconut trees. The cliffs were like open arms, inviting us to come nearer and see what the island had to offer.
When our boat finally docked, our attention was drawn to a little opening in one of the cliffs to our left. It was a huge wall with a tiny hole. And that hole, my friends, was the entrance to the Secret Lagoon, also known as Hidden Lagoon, of Miniloc Island. All along, we thought the Secret Lagoon was the beach behind the giant rocks to our right. Apparently, there’s another world behind the karst rocks on the other side, so hidden that I had to twist my body like a pretzel to get there.
Fortunately, the opening was above the water so we didn’t have to swim through it. We just had to crawl into the Secret Lagoon. Note also that the water leading to the lagoon was shallow so you need to be extra careful with the rocks and corals.
The Secret Lagoon was much smaller than the Secret Beach. The temperature inside was much cooler because it is constantly in the shadows of the limestone cliffs enclosing it.
Although the water inside looked shallow, our boatmen warned us that it gets deeper as you go farther so we did not dare.
Our Danish friends Rene and Kate were having a blast camwhoring. They kept on raving about the beauty of the Philippines and how they wish to be back and how we were so lucky to be living in a country that is overflowing with wonders.
We stayed at the Secret Lagoon for over 30 minutes before we called it quits and moved on to our next destination, ready as ever for more secrets.
Posted: 2012 • 3 • 12
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lord i wished i had the money to go on one of those cruises. i will just pray about it.
We’ve been there! too bad it was overcast and rainy when we went to the lagoons!
been there too! =) i saw a clown fish and very territorial hehehe
me too, fresh from el nido yesterday! amazing creation of God!!!
My next trip. Saving for paradise el nido’s Philippines
I’d love to go there..i heard it’s an amazing pläce,a paradise like i imagined:]
Yehey malapit na kita makita Miniloc … See you in May !!
beautiful place ..mapapasyalan din kita
I’ve been there and wish I was back rather than deal with Chicago’s crazy weather
MY FAMILY VISITED THE PLACE LAST 2004, IT’S REALLY WONDERFUL! MY FAMILY HAD SO MUCH FUN. SINCE THEN KUYA GODEN VISIT PALAWAN EVERYTIME WE VISIT PHILS. BUT DIFFERENT ISLANDS.. STILL HAVE TO VISIT OTHER ISLAND. SO MUCH TO SEE …
iam gonna visit this place this dec 2012… i love it, it’s an awesome get-away with my love & our kids …. wow i cant wait to get there… thank god my baby is from Philippines :) :)
Hi! May I ask if it’s okay just to arrange our island hopping when we’re there already? We will be traveling in a group of 10. Is it cheaper to deal directly with the boatmen rather than have a pre-arranged tour? thanx!
Hi! I don’t know if that’s advisable during peak season but that’s exactly what we did — we just arranged our island hopping tours when we arrived in El Nido. We went there last late November.
As for the boatmen, I think it’s cheaper to deal directly with the boatmen. However, I think you will still score some good deals with a travel agency coz you’re a big group. :)
I want to go to this heavenly place :-D
Go, go, go! You’ll be blown away. :)
Hi Poor Traveler! Found your post from Twitter; we reposted and shared this to our network. Hope you can add more blogs like this one. It’s very helpful and descriptive :D
not secret anymore hehe.. nice place though
Wonderful (y)
It’s not a secret if you tell everyone…hehehe!
nakapunta ka na??
Need to know the package of this tour?
It’s a paradise :-)))
Super ganda! Sulit ang byahe!
We’ve been here last June,,,Excellent Adventure so far!,,,isa pa!
A must see place in the Philippines.
i was there last january,the place was really nice and amazing…indeed God made all things beautiful and unique.
I miss el nido. . .
Been here a week ago… What a wonderful place… :)
good to know how much the package for 2person for 3D & 2N TENKS PM ME
went there last year it is beautiful :) HIGHLY recommend this one!
I Love El Nido I back son !
this is a new no. 1 perfect island around world rank 1…
Awesome
I’m planning to visit here this coming February, pwede pa share the agent or tour guide that’s good Pra sulit nmn visit me jan with my husband.
one of the most beautiful places on the planet
top of the list :)
Next next year hehehe ;))
been there and its really nice place..
can’t forget the place
we’ve been there last week..
how much is this tour, 3 days 2 nights?
Paradise
Good choice may be there in april
So excited will be there on the 28-31 this month!
been there just recently and the place is so beautiful!!!
nice one……
Been there and truly one of the best place in the world you must see before you die…
det ser vakkert ut
happy that those secrets aren’t secrets to me anymore :D
Sooo beautiful I definitely will visit Philippines some day!!
maam rose, you may get services of the tour or travel agency of the hotel or lodging inn where you will stay. That is for safety reasons.
Paradise
Philippines,my awesome home,my paradise.
Been there for so many times, like paradise amazing beaches:-)
with the school of fish,,
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hope to be there…it’s a very wow place to spend your holiday vacation with a family.