Puerto Princesa Underground River Facts
Puerto Princesa Underground River Facts
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| Interesting Puerto Princesa Underground River Facts: |
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| The river is 8.2km long and flows underground through natural rock formations such as caves, stalactites, and stalagmites. |
| Only 4.3km of this are easily traveled by tourists. If tourists wish to travel the other 3.9km they have to obtain a special permit. In some of this 3.9km it is possible to wade in the river. |
| Some of the rock formations look similar to objects and images such as a horse, cacao fruit, a mushroom and the holy family. |
| One of the rock formations in the cavern that the river flows through looks like a naked lady. |
| The river is also called the St. Paul Underground River. |
| St. Paul Bay is to the north of the river and the Babuyan River is to its east. |
| Tourists can travel the river on a fiberglass boat. |
| Geologists and environmentalists discovered a second floor to the river in 2010. This led them to believe that there are waterfalls in the cave as well. |
| The geologists and environmentalists also discovered that there is a dome inside the cave which reaches 300 meters above the river. They also found large bats, additional river channels and marine creatures among other things. |
| The lower half of the river has brackish water, which means it has more salt than fresh water, but not enough to be considered salt water. |
| Even though it is called an underground river, it is actually above sea level. Its water flows into St. Paul Bay. |
| It would take an hour and a half by vehicle from downtown Puerto Princesa to reach Sabang. From there it's only a short ferry ride from the nearby town of Sabang. |
| The monkeys in Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park are so used to being fed by people that they will now grab food from visitors. |
| Inside the open chambers of the trip down Puerto Princesa Underground River, it's common to hear the bats chattering. Tourists usually wear helmets as the bats also have a tendency to poop on them. |
| The helmets that the tourists wear are also important to protect them from loose stalactite falling from above. Stalactite is a type of cave formation, a mineral that hangs from limestone caves. |
| Stalagmites are also a common site along the river. Stalagmites rise from the floor. They are cave formations, formed from the dripping of minerals above. |
| Puerto Princesa Underground River was once believed to be the longest underground river in the world. This was proven false when a longer underground river was discovered in Mexico. |
| Puerto Princesa Underground River was designated as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature on January 28, 2012. |
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