Payong-Payong Beach

Payong-Payong Beach

Payong-Payong Beach
4.5
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Ron
Taguig City, Philippines4,358 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019
Part of the Tour A . this is where we spent kinda long timeand the venue for our lunch.
this place got a nice view but very rocky and not good if ur wearing just slippers, its rocky and its slippery. great for snorkelling area, resting area, and chillaxing. Best place to do nice poses for pictorial haha.
Written February 18, 2020
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jennaxxn
Helsinki, Finland136 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2016 • Solo
The water is unreal, it has at least three different shades in turquoise and it's like from a postcard. You don't regret this trip. Only minus was, that the tourist's leave trash on the beach and then locals have to clean it up, "Leave nothing but footprints."
Written June 23, 2016
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Ryan A
Dubai, United Arab Emirates657 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2017 • Friends
This is where you have lunch on Tour A and its not bad, I particularly liked the rock formations that are there, one advise I have for people going to Palawan is, buy beach shoes so you can walk around freely on the beach and when swimming coz there is a lot of sharp rocks or corals...
Written August 10, 2017
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Sealfixation
Manila, Philippines55 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2014 • Family
We had gone here instead of Shimizu. The cocky and lazy boatmen were the ones who decided that we dock here. They reasoned out that Shimizu was crowded already. Hell we didn't have the tour to be dictated on where to go and stop. I hope every Tour provider sets it clear with the boatmen that they're not the customers and they HAVE NO LITTLE RIGHT to determine what happens in a tour unless something extanuating calls for it. I'm not the picky type and neither a big complainant but the guides certainly ruined our itenirary. The place was not too swimmable and was sort of a rough sea. All we did here was to kayak aimlessly while waiting for the food that we later had to share with the boatmen. Kudos to them they waited for the leftover. But note that these boatmen were "dissers" and racists. While we were eating they berated the expats that were on the same boat we were. They'd call em voracious, glutton, terrorists and many other distateful descriptions. I wonder what they talked about us and how they called us when we were island hopping. It was so rude of them to speak in their dialect and chuckle. My fella could somehow understand them since he speaks similar dialect. I happened to hear them too in Tagalog which is my native language. In all fairness they weren't offensive throughout the sail but there were instances these gits would badmouth the expats. We should have luncheoned at a restaurant in the town proper if we had foreseen this. Merlin's beard we didn't go to El Nido to have lunch and deal with some feebleminded people.
Written November 13, 2014
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scatterbrained
manila129 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2014 • Friends
we missed shimizu for lunch because it was crowded already, a bit disappointed since ive read a lot of reviews that shimizu is a good snorkelling sight. there's a cave in here and this was where the boatman cook our food, i did not stay long enough in the water for snorkelling, but after we ate we fed the fishes with our left overs and weve seen a lot of fishes.
Written April 11, 2014
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qwerty009
Mandaluyong, Philippines288 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2014 • Couples
Excellent snorkelling here! There's a sea cliff and there were lots of sea creatures. We even saw an eagle(?) ray here! Our Tour A stopped here for lunch because we launched late and our guide said Simizu would be too full. We didn't mind because of the great marine life, but if you're the type who wants to relax on the sand, this place isn't for you. The shore was kinda rocky. The guys we were with were still able to go sunbathing: they climbed up one of the rocks and lay on it. Super enjoyed this stop though, of course because it was also our lunch stop. Our guides grilled up a mean batch of squid, pork, chicken and fish, completed with eggplant salad and (my favorite) cucumber salad. I'd also rate our guide, Jerwin, 5 stars for presentation of food!
Written February 20, 2014
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system_error
Manila25 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2013 • Family
This beach is near Miniloc Island Resort. One side of the beach is a bit dirty because a lot of the boat tours dock here for lunch. So there's already some area where grills are set up. Irresponsible tourists leave some trash too so that's a turn off. My son loved the small cave at the other side by the beach and that's where he hung out the whole time we were there. Nothing to see here really. Just where the boats dock for setting up lunch. It does have some rock formations too so that's it.
Written July 21, 2013
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MrsGNZ
South Island, New Zealand408 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
of the must visit beaches, just lovely like any of the tour A and tour c places to visit. We love it.
Written July 25, 2022
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eloiseind3rdworld
Quezon City, Philippines92 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2017 • Family
This was our stop for lunch during our tour. We ate at the beach and swam around the place. It is small and the place gives off a very deserted island feel.

Lots of photo opportunities here.
Written August 30, 2017
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Cynthia A
Dallas, TX17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2017 • Couples
We enjoyed a day adventure with a stop on Miniloc for some great snorkelling! We loved seeing a jack fish, turtle, and lots of small tropical fish swimming with us in the bay!
Written April 6, 2017
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