The first thoughts that came through my head as I approached the island resort, “Wow all of the photos I’ve seen don’t do this place any justice!” You cannot capture the essence of Flower Island by mere pictures alone. Powder fine light brown sand, all hues of blue on the clear skies and in the clean ocean, and an island sanctuary all to your group… the experience is so dreamy it is almost ethereal.
Flower Island Resort proves to be a very special and secluded place that’s real hard to get but worth the almost 7-hour travel time. (Plane from Manila to Puerto Princesa-1hour, Van from Puerto Princesa to Taytay-4 hours and speedboat from Taytay to Flower Island- 1.5hours) The long travel is definitely not for the faint-hearted. But we’re willing adventurers so we are rewarded with this piece of paradise for 3 whole days!
We stayed in room 9 which is the second closest fan hut to the reception and dining area.
This trip was actually work for me, A Yin & Yang Yoga retreat by FLOW. I roomed with another yoga teacher, a photographer and of course my little one who goes wherever I go! I was glad to see the spacious hut good enough for a family of 5!
I didn’t take a very good photo of our bathroom. It was very dark so I chose to open all windows to bring the light in.
My roomie taking a nap with that view. The breeze lulls you to sleep, really!
Family friendly activities include: Two hiking trails, kayaking and snorkelling. Maya, my 1.5 year old daughter is too young for both kayaking and snorkelling so we pursued the hiking trails instead. I’m a bit sad to have missed out on the snorkelling which was fantastic says Paul, one of our guests during the retreat. He saw a manta ray!!! And HUNDREDS of different fish. My husband would have enjoyed this so maybe I should schedule a return? 🙂
This is us in the beginner friendly hike trail around the island which took 45-minutes.
And this is the prize for hiking to The Peak, a 360 view from the top of the island.
They also have an island monkey to Maya’s delight!
The resort staff were very friendly, maybe it’s because we were the only guests there! Nevertheless, we enjoyed their service. And I applaud their chef’s baking skills. All of our desserts were made from scratch in the kitchen.
We had really good chocolate cake, pineapple pie, macaroons and the best sesame cookies I’ve had in my entire life. I’ll be craving for them I know it!
I hear that soon they will have the option for sea planes to cut the travel time short. Hmm..so very tempting!
FLOWER ISLAND RESORT
Website: www.flowerisland-resort.com
Mobile No. Viber/Whatsapp +639175045567
Email: reservations@flowerisland-resort.com / flowerisland.palawan@gmail.com
Instagram: @flowerislandresort_ph
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