Flower Island Resort

We stayed six nights, at this "off the beaten track" resort. On site there is a nice infinity pool, bar, restaurant, palapas, beach, snorkeling equipment and kayaks. We had a quiet, relaxing time overall; it took a day to adjust to slowing down. Slept well, enjoyed our bungalow. No Mosquitos! (end of dry season and with the hot temperatures the land, creek beds and vegetation were visibly dry). Staff were all friendly and hardworking. Breakfast buffet was included and it was $23 USD for lunch and dinner buffets. Overall food was good except for the chicken (tough), local and there was seafood most nights. We did find it too much to have a buffet three times a day and would have liked to see more a la carte options for lunch than pizza and clubhouse. We walked the 45 minute cobble path around the island and took the "sidewalk" up to the tower for impressive 360 degree views, seeing a native four foot monitor lizard along the way.

We said goodbye to the wonderful staff at Flower Island Resort and got the customary send off, they move the bar speaker down to the beach, pump up the volume and do a good bye dance as we pull away. The "boys" work hard on the island; balancing heavy loads such as suitcases and large water dispenser bottles on their shoulder while negotiating the slope of the boat ladder into the water depending on the height of the tide and then walking up the slope of the beach to the resort. The waves were pretty high getting to Palawan Island and then we had the 45 minute drive to get to El Nido, stopping briefly at a craft store along the way. We headed to Manila for two days on the way home.

The flight to. Manila delayed due to wind - our first delayed flight since the WestJet at the start, and on arrival our bags did not make it as it was fully booked and we noted some suitcases were quite large (likely filled with dive equipment). Grab to our hotel just inside the old Spanish walls (Intramuros area) and we had a nice dinner at the restaurant. Luggage caught up with us just after midnight.Läs mer