Activities

Day 1:

Travel for three hours to the DENR office in Quezon south Palawan to get a permit to climb.

Push to the Municipality of Rizal and have a quick visit to the Tourism Office Police Station before driving to Ransang Barangay Hall for the last part of the registration process.

Have afternoon coffee or tea with the Palawans, the indigenous group inhabiting the village. Set camp and prepare for day 2 of the hike to Palawan’s highest peak.

Day 2:

Wake up before the sun rises and prepare the day's meal. The hike that cuts across Palawan Island from west to east begins, with plenty of residents bidding you "good luck".

Gradually ascending through farms of rice, root crops, and fruit trees up to the view deck and then to Bulldog campsite. Trek through large looming ferns, blue-colored berries, slippery rocks, and muddy trails. Set camp at Baluin and share a hearty meal with your fellow hikers. Spend a peaceful night below the stars.

Day 3:

Break the camp and ascend towards Paray-Paray, nestled into the shoulder of Mantalingahan.

Along the way, mountain residents are likely to be selling their handicrafts and crops.

The temperature and humidity will change as you reach higher elevations through the protruding roots of unique trees, including a local Helicia species, some newly discovered tree species in Palawan, and restricted ranges of plants endemic to Mantalingahan.

Trees will grow smaller, and rocks will give away to boulders as the day’s hike comes to a close.

Arriving at Paray Paray Campsite, a nearby small cascade with a mesmerizing sunset view makes for a refreshing bath before the day turns into a quiet, restful darkness.

Day 4:

Through undisturbed mossy forest, dwarven sturdy trees, and sharp-edged rocks before the daylight breaks into the sunrise of the hues of oranges. Today, make a bid/attempt for the highest summit in Palawan.

Witness the jagged edge of the summit wrapped in the embrace of the clouds. Bask in the endless picture of magnificence, isolation, silence, strength, and vulnerability.

Slowly descend towards Pisa-pisa, the next campsite, and journey into a technical hike past another mossy and rocky mountain edge and a small upland stream where you can replenish your water supply that should last until tomorrow's afternoon rest.

Retire into an early, comfortable sleep below the looming protective trees.

Day 5:

Trek up and down (through) Lapong, Nagringit aka Mt. Malis, Kawang-kawang, and upland farms where locals whose homes are in the heart of the mountains can be seen tending to rice, tubers, and other upland produce. Occasionally chat with them and share a nice coffee at one of the stops along the trail.

Reach Cupang-Cupang in the late afternoon and finally tackle the last steep descent into the plains of Malis to conclude, one of, Palawan's best traverses in one of the world's biodiverse mountains that shelters both unique flora and fauna only found in this part of the world and indigenous people with, virtually, untouched culture and tradition, serving as guardians and living one with this magnificent mountain the locals lovingly call home.

INCLUDED

• Van from Puerto Princesa – Quezon - Rizal – Brooks point - Puerto Princesa
• 1 Meeting Spot Guide
• 1 Local guide
•  1 Porter
•  Climbing Fees
•  Meals

NOT INCLUDED

• Domestic Flights (Option)
• Insurances
• Individual Porter

OPTIONS

• Climbing Shoes Rental
• Sleeping Bag Rental
• Tent Rental
• Dry Bags rental
• Waterproof camera rental
• Customizable