
Puerto Princesa City Tour with Iwahig Penal Farm
fromWith this tour, you will discover Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, where inmates live, work, and roam freely, and the main landmarks of Puerto Princesa city.
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Travel Style Holiday TypeCulture
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Activity Level Fairly Easy
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Category Private Tour
With this tour, you will discover Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, where inmates live, work, and roam freely, and the main landmarks of Puerto Princesa city.
Iwahig Prison is correctional facility that was established during the American occupation. It was however, during the Spanish regime that Puerto Princesa was designated as a place where offenders sentenced to banishment were exiled. Under the supervision of Col. John R. White of the Philippine, who become superintendent of Iwahig in 1906, the colony became a successful settlement. A merit system was devised for the prisoners and vocational activities were offered. These included farming, fishing, forestry, carpentry, and hospital paramedical work. Prisoners could choose the vocational activities they wanted.
The government furnishes the land and initial requirements for tools, dwellings and beast of burden. The inmates are required to reimburse expenditures incurred for their maintenance and that of their families out of the products of their farms. Upon their release from the colony, they receive whatever amount of money they have credited in their favor, after deducting the obligations they have.
Tour Highlights
- Iwahig Prison Farm
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- Plaza Cuartel
- Palawan Rescue and Conservation Centre or Butterfly Farm
- Mitra’s Ranch
- Baker’s Hill
Recommended things to bring along:
- Cameras and/or video
- Cash for personal expenses
- Drinking water
- Raincoat (just in case of rain)
- Swimwear
- Sandal / Flip Flops
- Towels
Best time to go
The best time to go to Iwahig Prison and Balsahan, it is possible to do the tour all year round.
- All internal transport as per the itinerary
- Activities as per the itinerary
- Entry Fees
- English speaking guide
- Lunch
- Travel Insurance
- Charges incurred as a result of delays beyond our control
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