Then its a quick snorkel of the lovely reef before breakfast of homemade breads, muesli and fresh fruits, on the balcony overlooking the sea. Afterwards its a trip to a secret island cove or cave for more snorkeling and exploring, or a guided rain forest hike, followed by MIRA's famous lunch in the open dining space, surrounded by a jungle garden. Party-style candlelight dinners are in front of the evening beach fire inches from the water, playing guitar, singing, patting the dogs and keeping an eye out of turtles laying eggs or baby turtles hatching on the beach. Participation is encouraged in the MIRA kitchen with vegetarian food preparation , bread making and many other exotic mixtures. All this is part of your Adventure Health Package, and with MIRA's very affordable treatments, therapies and tropical delights one never wants to leave.
Regular guests are common, and tears often roll when saying good-bye.
El Nido is one of the most beautiful places on Earth with its 19 islands of dense primary jungle and spectacular black marble cliffs and green and hawksbill turtle nesting sites. The rest will hopefully remain protected. While the term Eco-tourism is brandished by the resorts it takes a visit to this part of the world to appreciate the substantial differences in attitude that this implies. Wildlife here includes the rare Palawan hornbill, kingfishers, sun birds, petabirds, fruit bats, armour-plated anteaters, giant monitor lizards and a wonderland of vibrant underwater life. The design of cottages and rooms is very natural, open, simple and cozy.