The color palette of the Palawan archipelago<\/strong> is intense, the sea coloring from deep blue and azure to emerald green. The water houses extraordinary treasures that can only be found from or in the water, in a setting reminiscent of scenes from Jurassic Park. Cruise by boat to the hidden lagoons around El Nido<\/strong> such as Twin Lagoon<\/strong> and Kayangan Lake<\/strong>, enclosed by razor-sharp karst formations. Explore idyllic beaches, underground rivers and caves by canoe, paddle board or swim. The longest underground river in the world is hidden near Puerto Princesa<\/strong>, in Saint Paul’s Bay<\/strong>. Deep below the karst mountains, the sound of paddles echoing in the water, the guide almost whispering, most impressive are the moments when you just listen to the river.<\/p>\n Life underwater is equally impressive. Visibility is particularly good outside the rainy season – from December to March. Enjoy the many colors of the coral reef as you snorkel in the crystal clear waters. For experienced divers, Coron<\/strong> is a world-class destination because of its many shipwrecks at various depths. Apo Reef Natural Park<\/strong> is an extensive contiguous coral reef of exceptional quality. Look out for schools of barracudas, rays and sea turtles; if you’re lucky you’ll even see the shy dugong.<\/p>\n Don’t forget to explore the islands inland. Palawan’s rainforest is rich in biodiversity, with many endemic species such as the Palawan pangolin and the exuberant Palawan peacock pheasant. Take a bike ride, a short hike od a multi-day trek for an immersion in Palawan’s nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emerald lagoons and underground rivers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":312,"featured_media":310054,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[763],"highlight_category":[600],"continent_category":[217],"class_list":["post-310000","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-philippines","highlight_category-hoogtepunt-en","continent_category-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/310000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/310000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=310000"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=310000"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=310000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Coral reefs and shipwrecks<\/h3>\n
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