An Independent, 3-day Island-Hopping Kayaking Tour in Port Barton Bay

Ion Volentir
9 min readAug 15, 2024

Port Barton on Palawan Island, Philippines, is famous for one thing: island-hopping tours. There is a multitude of pristine, heavenly little islands popping out from Port Barton Bay’s clear, blue waters.

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There are literally hundreds of boats stationed at Port Barton Beach, operating a range of tours around the bay on a daily basis. Pretty much every local in Port Barton will act as an agent/tout of the boat-tour operators.

During the two weeks we spent in Port Barton, the number of tour offers we received was comparable to the number of steps we walked. We had to turn them all down because we had a much better idea. The ones of you who’ve been following this blog for some time must know that I’m not a big fan of organized tours and I revel in planning my own unique, independent adventures instead. Now, for an island-hopping trip from Port Barton, this was my idea: we’d rent kayaks and set off on our own, paddling around the bay for three days and camping on the islands!

If you’d rather be seated comfortably on a boat and let the locals guide you, you can check out some of the best island-hopping tours in Port Barton.

But if your arms feel strong and you’re up to a similar kayaking adventure, keep reading. Below I’ll give you lots of useful information…

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Ion Volentir
Ion Volentir

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