Codugnon Cave

Useful Information

Location:	Bebeladan, El Nido, Palawan. (11.0840850, 119.3525766)
Open:	no restrictions. Tour B: All year daily 8. [2026]
Fee:	free. Tour B: Adults USD 22. [2026]
Classification:	Karst Cave
Light:	bring torch
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided. Tour B: D=9 h.
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Codugnon Cave, Bebeladan, El Nido, Palawan, Mimaropa, 5313, Tel: +63-.
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History

Description

Codugnon Cave or Cudugnon Cave is a cave in limestone located close to the beach in El Nido Managed Natural Resource on the northern end of Palawan island. The cave is undeveloped but easy to visit, if you take a boat to the beach. It’s a short walk, the floor is level and sandy, the cave has numerous openings in the ceiling so a lamp is actually not needed. The entrance facing the beach is about two meters wide and half meter in height, so it requires crawling, but only a short distance. Locals used to hide from Japanese invaders during World War II in the cave.

We have given the coordinates of the cave, which are more or less useless - unlike you actually have your own yacht. Most tourists visit the cave on a boat cruise named El Nido Tour B Caves & Islands which is sold online and at the harbour in El Nido. Reservation is recommended. This tour shows caves on Snake Island, named after the unique sandbar in the middle of the sea, Cathedral Cave, and Cudugnon Cave. About 100 m to the north of Cudugnon Cave is a bar named Cudugnon Cove, so if you cant find the cave this is a good place to start the search.