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Palawan
beaches are best in Asia
The
beaches of Palawan topped the list of the best beaches
of Asia identified by the prestigious international
magazine Condé Nast Traveler in its October 2007
issue.
The New York-based magazine, published by Condé
Nast Publications, the same company that owns the New
Yorker, Vogue, Glamour, and Bon Appetit, listed Palawan
beaches ahead of other spectacular Asian destinations
such as Beach No. 7 at Havelock Island in India; Nihiwatu
Beach on Sumba Island in Indonesia; Baa on North Ari
and North Malé Atolls in the Maldives; and Laem
Tong Bay on Koh Phi Phi in Thailand.
According to the magazine's Great Asian Beach Finder
article, "Palawan province's 1,200 miles of sugary
beaches wrapped around 1,780 pristine islands have attracted
travelers since Chinese traders crossed now-sunken land
bridges from Borneo."
It said Palawan's rich ecosystem supports two United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's
World Heritage Sites, the coral-rich Tubbataha Reef
Marine Park and Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National
Park, a limestone karst landscape with an underground
tributary that emerges into the sea.
"Almost
as unique is Miniloc Island Resort, where a private
beach leads to crystalline waters rife with damselfish.
Sister property Lagen Island Resort's 51 newer overwater
pavilions are overshadowed only by Amanpulo, Amanresorts'
40 huts scattered along Pamalican Island 's powdery
strand," the magazine said.
The same article listed diving on Bacuit Bay in El Nido,
Palawan, where Miniloc Island Resort and Lagen Island
Resort are located, as among the best beach sports that
Asia can offer. It cited Bacuit Bay for its prehistoric
limestone rocks, gentle currents, and large concentration
of fish.
On the other hand, Amanpulo was listed as the best beach
hotel and most romantic Asian property, with glass walls
that optimize Sulu Sea views framed by lush foliage
thick with black-naped orioles and neon-blue Steere's
pittas. Twenty-nine suites encircle the private resort
on the 220-acre Pamalican Island , 225 miles south of
Manila .
The list was comprised of over 30 beach locations in
the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, China,
and Japan
Except for Palawan beaches and resorts, no other Philippine
destinations made it to the list for such categories
as best beaches overall, best beach spas, best beach
parties, best beach scenery, best beach hotels, and
beach for sports.
It
was the second time this year that the New York magazine
included Palawan in its top story. In its January 2007
issue, Conde Nast featured Palawan as a Great Value
Vacation destination along with top tourist destinations
such as Crystal Cove in California and Stewart Island
in New Zealand.
In that article, Palawan was cited as a “restful
retreat where you can unplug from the everyday.”
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