Matinloc Island

Stayed at various beaches on the island. There is amazing snorkelling spots with turtles and coral. Highly recomend adding this to your island hopping tour. There is some places with currents so you need to know how to swim well to enjoy this place.

The staff members are amazing and the resort is very quiet. Please remember that at the restaurant they don’t serve any alcoholic beverages. You can bring your own bottle and they are happy to put your sancerre or champagne in a bucket with ice and they provide wine glasses & champagne flutes.

Magnificent views Part of Tour “C” is a visit to Matinloc Island, about 20 boat ride from El Nido. Arriving at Matinloc, our boat docked on a little platform, with a narrow runway over the water, where we were greeted by a sculpture of Jesus Christ in a small cave and a concrete gazebo, a reminder that this is also a religious, or at least spiritual, place. Having paid the 100Pesos per persons Entrance fee, we followed our boatman, who invited us to climb a limestone cliff standing mightily on the beach. The top of the cliff offered a magnificent view of some parts of Matinloc Island and other nearby islands and beaches. We were the only people in the area and we felt like we owned the place. A word of caution, by the way, the cliffs are quite steep and the rocks are pretty pointed that one wrong move can bring you in trouble. Watch your steps.

After leaving Helicopter island and its beautiful white sand and rocky beach, we will land on Matinloc Shrine. This place used to host a convent and school which are now abandoned and that you can walk around. The island is now surrounded with legends and the word is that it is haunted with a ghost… Just ask and your guide will be happy to tell you more about this uncanny but charming place!

Matinloc island or shrine is also a very beautiful island for me. The beach is so the seaside is so clean, the water on the sea is also very clear. The view on the top is very beautiful where you will see the very beautiful view of sea and mountain

We've left today this hotel and was extremely disappointed with the food. Not only was it very expensive, but the quality was so poor that my entire family ended up feeling sick and vomiting for three days straight. It was a terrible experience that seriously overshadowed our vacation. On a positive note, the view from the hotel is quite beautiful, and the staff are friendly. However, these few positives don’t make up for the loss of health we experienced. I would not recommend staying here if you value both your well-being and your wallet.

The views are great from here, this is such a cool island

Went here for a kayak and tent sleep over. Magnificent place and very quiet. Simple and basic.