Tour 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 it costs
| What | Published price | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared boat, per person | ₱1,500 | Discover El Nido2026-08-26 | |
| Shared boat, per person | ₱1,200 | El Nido Tours2026-08-26 | This operator lists a PHP 200 lagoon fee separately, on top. |
| Private outrigger, total for 2 | ₱13,000 | Discover El Nido2026-08-26 | Plus PHP 1,200 per additional person. |
| Private speedboat, total for 2 | ₱19,500 | Discover El Nido2026-08-26 | Plus PHP 2,000 per additional person. |
On top of the tour price
- Eco-Tourism Development Fee (ETDF) — ₱400 El Nido Tours2026-08-26
10 days, covers all island-hopping tours during that period. Paid once, so it only lands on your first tour day.
Where it goes
Cadlao Lagoon
The water quality at Cadlao is consistently described by operators as the best of the lagoons.
CovePasadigan Cove
Listed as a stop on this route. No detail verified yet.
BeachNatnat Beach
Listed as a stop on this route. No detail verified yet.
Stops as published by El Nido Tours2026-08-26. Operators do vary the running order, and skip stops in bad weather.
Disputed stops
- One source lists Small Lagoon as a Tour D stop. Small Lagoon is a Tour A stop on every other listing collected, so it is recorded here as disputed rather than published as a Tour D stop.
- Paradise Beach and Bukal Beach are commonly described elsewhere as Tour D stops. No source collected here listed them, so they are not published as stops until one does.
Practical
- Duration — Roughly 9:00 to 17:00 El Nido Tours2026-08-26
- Best for — A slower day once the flagship lagoons are done El Nido Tours2026-08-26
- Departs — El Nido Beach, in town El Nido Tours2026-08-26
- Lunch — grilled seafood and rice on a beach or sandbar, included by all operators indexed El Nido Tours2026-08-26
What we have not verified
- Which specific operators run this route on any given day, and how many boats go out. Only operators that publish a rate card are indexed here.
- Whether stops are skipped in particular sea conditions, and how often that happens in practice.
- Group sizes per boat. No operator indexed publishes a cap.
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 three tours
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.
₱1,200–1,600 · low to medium crowdsTour 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.
₱1,200–1,700 · medium to high crowdsTour 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.
Head-to-head: Tour D vs Tour A · Tour D vs Tour B · Tour D vs Tour C
See every published price side by side in the Price Index → · prices by group size →