Puerto Princesa Travel Tips (continued)
Tricycles are plentiful, especially day time and early evening. The minimum fare is 7 pesos. If you give your destination and ask how much, you will soon learn if the driver is trying to over charge you. However, by and large the Puerto Princesa tricycle drivers are honest, although naturally hope for a bit extra from a foreign visitor. If I travel alone, I always pay extra, as I know that many Filipinos are shy to travel with a foreigner, so the driver does lose business when they carry foreign passengers. However, some are so honest they will not accept to high an amount. (Yes, that does happen, and remember these drivers are very poor.)
The city proper of Puerto Princesa is very small, so for getting around a tricycle is fine, and for many coming from another country, they are something of a novelty, albeit an uncomfortable one if you catch an old tricycle. In the very center of the city, the fumes from tricycles can be a bit overpowering, which is a shame for such an environmentally conscious city. However, that is only a small area, and the city authorities are trying to improve matters.
Other means of transport for within the city proper are multi cabs, and further afield jeepneys and buses. If you are new to Puerto Princesa, then you should ask for advice at your hotel about jeepneys and buses. They will probably suggest a hire car, which is better of course. The buses and jeepneys are for the adventurous and the broke. If you have time though, do give them a try. Palawan should be an adventure, so travelling as the locals do can be a part of that. Enjoy your travels around Puerto Princesa!
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