公主港
公主港是巴拉望省的首府，也是大多数旅行者的主要门户。虽然许多游客只是匆匆路过，前往爱妮岛或科隆，但这座城市及其周边其实有不少值得一看的景点。
最大的亮点是公主港地下河，它既是联合国教科文组织世界遗产，也是世界新七大自然奇观之一。这条8.2公里长的可通航地下河，蜿蜒穿过壮观的石灰岩溶洞系统。
市区还提供本田湾跳岛游、伊瓦希格河萤火虫观赏之旅，以及众多供应新鲜海鲜的餐厅。这里是巴拉望最发达的城市，银行、医院和购物中心一应俱全。
市中心/黎刹大道：价格亲民，靠近餐厅、商场和交通枢纽。
海湾沿线：海滨步道一带的海景度假村和酒店。
筛选景点
Puerto Princesa to El Nido
The busiest road in Palawan, connecting the capital to El Nido. Shared vans leave San Jose Terminal roughly hourly through the day; Cherry Bus runs the same route cheaper (₱651–998) and slower (~6 hrs) with seats you can actually sleep in.The road is fully paved. Vans stop once for lunch around Roxas; beyond that, it's rice paddies, karst, and coastline.
Puerto Princesa to Sabang
The Underground River run: over the mountains to the west coast. Vans leave San Jose Terminal in the morning; tour packages do the same road with pickup at your hotel.The climb over the ridge is twisty but short, and the descent drops you straight into Sabang's bay.
Puerto Princesa to Port Barton
North on the El Nido highway, then west on the winding spur road down to the coast. Several van companies run it daily from San Jose Terminal.The last 22 km used to be Palawan's most notorious stretch of mud; it's paved now, just twisty.
Puerto Princesa to Balabac
The long haul south: van down the entire south highway to Rio Tuba (~5 hrs), then an open-sea boat to Balabac town (3–4 hrs, weather permitting).Almost everyone does this inside a package tour, which bundles the crossing with the island-hopping that follows, but the public route exists and works if you're patient.
North Palawan Classic
The definitive first-timer's week: land in Puerto Princesa, work up the west coast through Sabang and Port Barton, finish big in El Nido, and sail out to Coron. One direction, no backtracking.Budget assumes shared vans, mid-range rooms, and the headline tours. Move the El Nido days to a kayak-your-own pace and it drops fast.