3-Day El Nido itinerary guide

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El Nido — Sea coral, clear turquoise water, tropical bliss, Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Top stops to prioritize

Nacpan Beach
Habibi Restaurant & Shisha Cafe
El Nido Boutique Artcafe
La Salangane Hotel Bar
Restaurant
Secret Lagoon
Gibu's Restaurant Bulalo Plaza
Cauayan Island Resort

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Nacpan Beach, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

Nacpan Beach
Cauayan Island Resort
Lio Beach
Trattoria Altrove
Big Bad Thai Restaurant - El Nido

Day 2: West side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the west side side of town.

El Nido Boutique Artcafe
Seven Commandos Beach
Cafe Athena
Happiness Beach Bar
El Nido Beach
Las Cabañas Beach

Day 3: Keep it simple

For day 3, these 6 places should be enough to fill your day with something exciting to do in El Nido.

Secret Lagoon
Big Lagoon
Small Lagoon
Hidden Beach
Cudugnon Cave
Corong Corong Beach

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