A resident nurse or doctor is on call day and night. Activities Study the planets from the Lobby Bar terrace, where Amanpulo keeps an 850x90mm astronomical refractor telescope . Nature treks include a walk around the island's sand beach, which will take about two hours. There are also a number of bush paths and two modest hills to explore. At low tide, baby sharks chasing bait fish are sometimes seen in the shallows at Pamalican's southern end.
Turtles nest annually on the island.
Starlings and kingfishers, black-naped orioles, sea eagles, egrets and two dozen more species make their seasonal home on Pamalican and its surrounding shores. Picnic lunches can be organized in a number of island hideaways. Bicycles are available on request. The Sulu Sea makes for fine cruising . Manamoc Island, across the channel, is a popular cruise and picnic area.