Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Entrance to the Puerto Princesa Underground River
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Location	Palawan, Philippines
Nearest city	Puerto Princesa
Coordinates	10°10′N 118°55′E / 10.167°N 118.917°E / 10.167; 118.917
Area	22,202 hectares (54,860 acres)
Established	November 12, 1999
Governing body	Department of Environment and Natural Resources City of Puerto Princesa
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, x
Designated	1999 (23rd session)
Reference no.	652rev
Region	Asia-Pacific
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	June 30, 2012
Reference no.	2084[1]

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.

The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River). It has been managed by the Puerto Princesa city government since 1992.

It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, and voted as a New7Wonders of Nature in 2012. It also became a Ramsar Wetland Site in 2012.

A major tourist destination, it is mostly accessed through road trips to the seaside village of Sabang from where one of the many Bangkas (Kayaks) take visitors to the park ^[2]