Day 2: Firefly Watching at Iwahig River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
After we got back from Honda Bay, we decided to do the Firefly watching tour (P600/person) at the Iwahig River . It's not as popular as the Undeground River or Honda Bay Island tour but I would recommend this educational/ecotour, especially if you have school-aged kids with you. It's a joint project of the ABS-CBN Foundation together with the Iwahig community who manages the place and the boatmen/guides are knowledgeable and are proactive in preserving this ecosystem. Travel time was about 45 minutes through some very dark and creepy-looking roads and the only vehicle on that long stretch of road is yours. We scared ourselves sh!tless by imagining about the appearance of white ladies and mysterious creatures (not a wise thing to do.) Tsk tsk. I've seen a few fireflies around our backyard when I was a kid and we used to catch them by trapping them inside our white shirts so you could see them shining their light underneath. Fireflies are one of th...