Travel Advisory For Tourists
This is a rerpoduction of the the Travel Advisory posted April 19, 2021 on the El Nido Tourism FB.
All tourists*, except those coming from the NCR Plus Bubble, are now allowed entry to the municipality of El Nido. Requirements apply.
*tourists include those coming from within and outside the province of Palawan.
Tourists and APORs (Authorized Persons Outside of their Residence) excluded from the enumeration in Section 2* from the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus Bubble which includes:
- all cities within Metro Manila,
- the municipality of Pateros,
- and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal
- shall be restricted to enter the municipality until further advised.
*Section 2 (those from the NCR Plus Bubble and are allowed entry to El Nido):
- health and emergency frontline services personnel,
- government officials and government personnel rendering frontline services as per RA 9485 or the anti-red tape act of 2007,
- duly authorized humanitarian assistance actors (HAAS),
- persons traveling for medical or humanitarian reasons,
- essential workers involved in banking, electrical, telecommunications and other works involving technical skill,
- and uniformed personnel.
Traveling for leisure purposes
- island tours,
- diving,
- visiting beaches,
- waterfalls,
- and other tourist spots,
- visiting friends and relatives
FOR THOSE ARRIVING FROM OUTSIDE PALAWAN
(Except those from the NCR Plus Bubble)
- VALID ID
- QR-CODED TOURIST ID (QT-ID)
- Negative RT-PCR test result undertaken within the last 72 hours prior arrival in El Nido
- Booking in a hotel with DOT Accreditation
- Return Ticket
- Those staying for more than seven (7) days shall accomplish an anti-gen test on their 8th day in El Nido.
- Tourists who will test positive on the anti-gen test will undergo mandatory 7-day Facility Quarantine. Testing and quarantine fees will be shouldered by the tourist.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THOSE ARRIVING FROM WITHIN PALAWAN
- VALID ID
- QR-CODED TOURIST ID (QT-ID)
- Booking in a hotel with DOT Accreditation
- Return Ticket
- Those staying for more than seven (7) days shall accomplish an anti-gen test on their 8th day in El Nido.
- Tourists who will test positive on the anti-gen test will undergo mandatory 7-day Facility Quarantine. Testing and quarantine fees will be shouldered by the tourist.
TRAVELING PROCEDURES
- Get your QT-ID at www.clnidotourism.ph by submitting the required documents
- For tourists from within Palawan, prepare your negative anti-gen test result for inspection at the point of entry(Bobolongan Control Point)
- Use your QT-ID as your clearance for island hopping and for entering the different tourists spots and establishments in El Nido
