Areas · 2 of 8, north to south
El Nido and Taytay
El Nido and Taytay share the northern mainland and the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, about 903 km² of land and sea declared in 1998. El Nido looks over Bacuit Bay and its limestone islands; Taytay holds Malampaya Sound, home to the Irrawaddy dolphin.
The area
Taytay, founded by Augustinian Recollects in 1623 and once capital of the Spanish province of Calamianes, keeps its seventeenth-century fort.
Two towns
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2 places to go
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Spots in El Nido and Taytay
Getting around
El Nido Airport sits about 4 km from El Nido town. Vans run the road from Puerto Princesa in about 6 to 7 hours, passing through Taytay, and fast ferries link El Nido with Coron in about 3.5 hours.