The beaches of El Nido’s tours
The beaches on the four tour routes — the ones you reach by bangka, not the town beaches you can walk to.
All of them, and how you get to each
| Beache | Where | Reached by | Entry fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Commandos Beach | Bacuit Bay | Tour A | none published |
| Entalula Beach | Entalula Island | Tour B | none published |
| Secret Beach | Matinloc Island | Tour C | none published |
| Hidden Beach | Matinloc Island | Tour C | none published |
| Star Beach | Matinloc Island | Tour C | none published |
| Pasadigan Cove | Cadlao Island | Tour D | none published |
| Natnat Beach | Near El Nido town | Tour D | none published |
"None published" is not a claim that entry is free — several El Nido stops charge at the landing. It means no source collected here printed a figure. The fees that are published.
What is actually verified about each
Seven Commandos Beach
Nothing yet beyond which tour stops here — the page says so rather than inventing a scene.
Beach · Tour BEntalula Beach
Nothing yet beyond which tour stops here — the page says so rather than inventing a scene.
Beach · Tour CSecret Beach
Sits farther from town than the lagoons, on the outer island route.
Beach · Tour CHidden Beach
One of the outer-island stops, farther out than the Tour A lagoons.
Beach · Tour CStar Beach
Nothing yet beyond which tour stops here — the page says so rather than inventing a scene.
Cove · Tour DPasadigan Cove
Nothing yet beyond which tour stops here — the page says so rather than inventing a scene.
Beach · Tour DNatnat Beach
Nothing yet beyond which tour stops here — the page says so rather than inventing a scene.
Getting to them
None of these are reached independently — they are stops on the lettered boat tours out of El Nido Beach:
Tour A — The Lagoons
The route almost everyone does first: the two big lagoons on Miniloc Island, plus a sandbar beach on the way home.
1 of these stops · ₱1,200–1,600 ppTour B — Caves and Sandbars
Usually the quietest of the four: a tidal sandbar, a cave with archaeological history, and a beach under a limestone wall.
3 of these stops · ₱1,200–1,700 ppTour C — The Outer Islands
The furthest route from town, and the one repeat visitors most often name as their favourite. The best snorkelling of the four.
2 of these stops · ₱1,200–1,500 ppTour D — Cadlao and the Quiet Beaches
The closest route to town, around Cadlao Island. Usually the least busy, and a common third or fourth day.
What we have not verified
- Beaches in the bay that no tour publishes as a stop. This page lists published tour stops, not a survey of the archipelago.
Known unknowns are listed rather than filled in. If you can confirm one of these first-hand, tell us and it gets added with the date it was checked.
The other collections: The lagoons of El Nido · The islands of Bacuit Bay · every stop