Amanpulo Palawan: A Heavenly Island Paradise On Earth

Want to have a peaceful and private vacation? Have it when you visit the luxurious Amanpulo Palawan resort located at the ultra-exclusive Pamalican Island of Palawan.

Amanpulo Palawan is a private island where sea and sky meet as one. The velvet white sand on the crystal clear water and palms bow to over million of bougainvillea in tropically kissed vegetation. This is the place where nature's hand streaks the sun's iridescences on its unrestrained canvas; where the night skies are admired beside the crackle of a "tepee" beach fire, where sleep is submerged in pure white, luxury is defined by its earth-given attraction and the place where peace embraces its island host. Amanpulo in Palawan, Philippines is a realization of everyone's dream.

Amanpulo is a breakout from the markings of mankind and is a dive into island life where nature has been unashamedly boastful. This island is a private shelter that offers a variety of sea, sand, and tropical island retreat pleasures in exclusive comfort and in traditionally styled accommodation. A mirror-smooth sea in front of the beach invites people to experience water sports and other activities that you shouldn't miss when you visit this place. The interesting and fun-filled activities that you can do in the island of Amanpulo, Palawan are:

* Scuba diving and snorkeling - the abundant and beautiful reef waters that surround the Pamalican and neighboring islands are tailor-made for diving and snorkeling.

* Windsurfing - one of the best ways to view the island and its spectacular beach is to windsurf. The Island's sand bottom blue lagoon located on the windward side is the perfect destination for world-class boardsailing. Amanpulo's Windsurf Hut is situated under a canopy of trees along Pamalican's east coast beach.

* Fishing - guests may catch fish for snapper and grouper at one of the Island's favorite fishing spots for wahoo, tuna and mackerel.

* Lagoon retreat - located next to the Windsurf Hut, the sand floored Lagoon retreat provides a shower, hammock, resting lounge chairs and beach umbrellas.

* Viewing Sulu- located on the hill overlooking the eastern part of the island. Sulu view is a stunning place to enjoy the magnificent azure waters of the Sulu Sea in the morning light. A favorite venue for light breakfast after a nature walk and it is also a perfect place for picnic lunch or for an intimate dinner.

* Shigerino's Place - a hideaway on a hill that offers an amazing view of the sunset as the last glimpse of light softly embraces the island's vegetation and the sea. This is also a perfect place for cocktails followed by a romantic dinner.

* Gary's Nest- it is suitable for private grilling, guests will be driven to the pier, which is fronted by a torch-lit road. A romantic set up and sunset with a view of the entire island awaits the top of the stone chairs.

Start from island hopping and fishing trips to sunset cruises and romantic moonlit outings, Amanpulo Palawan offers a wide range of vessels suited to all types of sailing. Amanpulo maintains a variety of boats for island hopping, fishing, and lazy-day sailing. While a walk around at the island's white-sand beach will take about one and a half hour. There are also a number of bush paths and two modest hills to explore most especially during high tides where you can also see baby sharks chasing bait fishes that are sometimes seen along the shallows of Pamalican's southern end.

However, you cannot experience all of these if you don't know how to get in there. Amanpulo is reached through a scheduled charter flight from Manila and provide other flights to several major international destinations. Guests are being met at Manila's international airport and taken by complimentary transfer to the Amanpulo lounge adjacent to the departure point. The Amanpulo staffs arrange all transfers and flight vouchers for the travelers' convenience. Amanpulo Palawan is no ordinary place to visit that is why it is worth the trip and the experience you will have here is really priceless.