Jack's Place

El Nido


Walk towards the north end of Nacpan Beach and you'll encounter this castaway-style gem. It consists of five basic ensuite cottages on stilts, all fashioned of wood and equipped with beach-facing balconies. Kayak rental available (per hour/day P150/500).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby El Nido attractions

1. Nacpan Beach

0.29 MILES

For an easy day trip out of El Nido, head north by tricycle or motorbike to this incredible, golden-hued, 3km-long beach. Development has arrived in…

2. Duli Beach

3.42 MILES

This incredibly beautiful, jungle-backed, stretch of golden sand toward the northern tip of mainland Palawan is the centre of El Nido's surfing community…

3. Nagkalit-kalit Waterfalls

4.65 MILES

From a signpost on the National Hwy 3km south of the Nacpan Beach turn-off, it’s a 40-minute walk through several rivers to these gentle falls, with a…

4. Lio Beach

7.28 MILES

The wealthy Ayala conglomerate, in conjunction with Ten Knots Travel, are developing this wide white-sand beach 7km north of El Nido proper into a swanky…

5. Cadlao Island

8.2 MILES

Cadlao Island is like a mini–Tahiti miraculously relocated to the Bacuit Archipelago. In addition to being a wonderful piece of eye candy for those…

7. Balay Cuyonon

10.12 MILES

You can take a guided tour of this complex of well-preserved traditional Cuyonon houses to learn about ordinary village life. Consider a night in a native…

8. Maremegmeg Beach

11.73 MILES

Often called Las Cabanas Beach after a local resort, this is the closest nice beach to El Nido and has a rockin' sunset bar scene centred around Beach…