Amanpulo is an escape from the markings of mankind and is a dive into island life where nature has been unashamedly boastful. The island is secluded, being private, and offers a variety of sea, sand and tropical island-retreat–pleasures, in exclusive comfort and in traditionally styled accommodation. Amanpulo or, ‘peaceful island’, honours its island host, respecting the natural elements with a profoundly ‘South Seas’ interpretation. The forty Beach, Hillside and Treetop Casitas are modelled on authentic bahay kubo dwellings, each with its own golf cart for island exploration.

This romantically remote island caters for those who wish to ‘hammock’ and beach comb their days in paradise, and for those who seek an active agenda, involving a myriad of maritime adventures as well as tennis, a high-tec air-conditioned gym, and taking languid lengths in the resort’s 30 metre serene pool. The open-air Garden and Beach Salas are discreetly secluded for pleasurable holistic body treatments. 

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Amanpulo Resort Hotel Dining

The Restaurant, located at the clubhouse, spills out onto a terrace, with views to Manamoc island across the channel. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served here. The menu features Asian and Continental cuisine. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and refreshments are also offered at the Beach Club. Fresh seafood and Spanish cuisine are specialties. Private dining is available day and night. Amanpulo’s marble-top Lobby Bar occupies a cosy corner of the Clubhouse and extends to the outdoor terrace.

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Amanpulo Resort Hotel Activities

Amanpulo’s 30-metre Swimming Pool is bordered by two high bougainvillea trellises. The pool's aqua tiles mirror the Sulu Sea. Three spacious, open-air Pool Salas are situated around the pool and come with generously-sized mattresses for all-day lounging. Private dining may also be arranged at the pool salas. For added romance, the Filipino Dinig Experience includes flowers, candles and a local musician playing folk music on his guitar as an authentic Filipino cuisine is served at the pool sala.

A garden walkway leads down from the pool to the sand beach and the Amanpulo Beach Club. The open-air pavilion provides a tranquil escape. Mattresses with matching pillows are spread out on the deck, facing the sea. Shade umbrellas and reclining lounge chairs line the beach.

Adjacent to the Beach Club, the Beach Hut offers a variety of water sports equipment, as well as information on boat charters, water sports lessons, snorkelling and scuba diving sites and sea conditions.

The Library is stocked with novels in several languages, travel guides, newspapers, magazines and coffee-table books on Philippine art, design and culture. DVDs and CDs are available.

Study the planets from the terrace of the Bar, where Amanpulo keeps an 1800mm x 150mm astronomical refractor telescope. Several times a week, trained staff are happy to guide you to the stars.

Amanpulo’s three shops specialise in woven rugs, baskets, jewellery, pottery and other craft from the Palawan region, as well as Asian antiques, furniture and beach wear.

Two synthetic-grass, floodlit tennis courts are located adjacent to the Clubhouse, with rest pavilions for refreshments. Complimentary balls, rackets and playing partners are available.

Located beside the tennis courts and surrounded by a lush tropical forest is the fully-equipped Gym. Guests can enjoy several exercise machines for body work-out with a choice of music through the gym's iPod.

The resort’s resident masseuses offer a range of aromatherapy treatments in the privacy of the guest's casita, in the air-conditioned Spa Casita, open-air Garden Sala or Beach Sala. Manicures, pedicures, facials and body treatments are also available.

Amanpulo offers complimentary island-wide Wi-Fi connection and internet access. Cellular phone network is also available.

One of the best ways to view the island and its spectacular beach is to windsurf. The Windsurf Hut, located on the north-east side of the island, offers complimentary lessons. For experienced windsurfers, the Windsurf Hut offers a range of slalom boards together with wave and slalom sails from Neil Pryde.

Located next to the Windsurf Hut under a canopy of trees, the sand-floored Lagoon Retreat is fitted with a shower, hammock, reclining lounge chairs and beach umbrella.

On the way to the Windsurf Hut and Lagoon Retreat is a plant nursery that grows some of the vegetables, herbs and spices that are used in the resort's kitchen. Right beside it orchids are nurtured before being set up in the restaurants and casitas.

Seven square kilometres of pristine reef surrounds Pamalican Island 50 to 300 metres offshore, making it an ideal place for both novice and experienced divers. Amanpulo's Dive Shop offers programmes sanctioned by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), with dive programmes and courses ranging from introductory to advanced open-water diving.

Guests may bottom-fish for snapper and grouper at one of Amanpulo’s favoured fishing spots or troll for wahoo, tuna and mackerel. The resort’s 25-foot, centre-console game boat is equipped with a six-line spread for game fishing.

Pamalican Island offers a number of jogging and walking trails that meander around the island, cutting across lush vegetation and roving along the shores. Guests have the option of a short or long distance jogging, with or without a guide.

Located on the hill overlooking the eastern part of the island, Sulu View is a stunning place to enjoy the magnificient azure waters of the Sulu Sea in the morning light. A favourite venue for light breakfast after a nature walk, it is also great for a picnic lunch or an intimate dinner.

Spend the day lounging or basking under the sun while your personal bartender prepares your favourite cocktails. Kewayan Bar is a bamboo platform-like raft afloat the magnificient blue waters of Sulu Sea. A special place for picnic lunch or a private dinner, it is also ideal for an intimate wedding reception.

A hideway on a hill, Shigerino's Place offers a spectacular view of the sunset as the last glimpse of light softly embraces the island's vegetation and the sea, perfect for sunset cocktails followed by a romantic dinner.

Located at the end of the pier on top of a rock, Gary's Nest is suitable for private barbecues. Guests will be driven to the pier which is fronted by a torch-lit road. A romantic set-up and sunset with a view of the entire island await at the top of the stone stairs.

An additional venue for private dinners, the limestone Island Cave is situated next to the Beach Sala.

Picnic lunches can be organised at the Picnic Grove, the Lagoon Retreat and other island hideaways. Picnic baskets may also be delivered to guest casitas.

In addition to being a venue for private picnics, the Picnic Grove is also where the Pamalican Barbecue, a sumptuous buffet featuring a delectable roasted pig on a spit and a variety of fresh seafood, is held on occasions. This special enclave amidst the bushes and trees has a short pathway that leads to the beach where an island chill-out awaits, with lounge beds and bonfire, complete with after-dinner drinks and a local harp musician.

The Pier is a very convenient, and a surprisingly beautiful site for diving and snorkelling. Divers can go right off the end of the pier and explore the rock formation underwater and see an abundance of interesting fish and other marine life including the big-eye and blue-spotted stingrays. The Pier can also be the venue for a grand wedding ceremony.

For spiritual respite, the Grotto is tucked away on the northern part of the island, near the Pier. The sounds of waves and chirping of the birds make this place conducive to meditation. A Sunday Mass may be celebrated here upon guest request.

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Amanpulo Resort Hotel Meetings

Small meetings can be arranged, and audiovisual equipment is available on request.

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 Amanpulo Resort Hotel Water sports

Scuba diving & snorkelling

The abundant and beautiful reef waters that surround Pamalican and neighbouring islands are tailor-made for snorkelling and diving. A complimentary snorkelling and fish-feeding trip is scheduled daily. For novice scuba divers, Amanpulo is a welcoming retreat, with mirror-smooth seas in front of the Beach Club and a gentle drop-off to deeper water. For certified divers, there are a number of fine sites on both sides of Pamalican, all within easy reach by dive boat. Aquaventure, Amanpulo’s dive company, is a five-star PADI operation offering courses ranging from introductory to advanced. All equipment is provided by Amanpulo’s Dive Shop. Underwater lights are also available. Divers must be at least 10 years of age.

Dives range from the House Reef (that faces the Beach Club and is a good site for beginners), to the Windmill with its plentiful coral and fish going down to 37 metres and The Tip, where the reef descends from 11 to 29 metres with generous displays of barrel sponge, hard and soft coral, black-tip reef sharks, tuna, wahoo and manta rays.

Windsurfing

Amanpulo is a magnet for novice as well as experienced windsurfers. The island’s sand-bottom blue lagoon, located on the windward side, makes for world-class board sailing from December through April. During this period, the northeast trade winds blow, on average, about 20 knots. Amanpulo’s Windsurf Hut is located under a canopy of trees along Pamalican’s east-coast beach.

Amanpulo’s fleet includes a twin-hulled Hobie Sports 21, as well as two smaller catamarans and two Lasers. Sailing lessons are available. 

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Travel information

The climate is tropical with two seasons. The dry season runs from November to May and the wet season with scattered showers from June until October. Temperatures range from an average of 25°C (78°F) in January to 28°C (82°F) in May. The northeast trade winds make windsurfing a major attraction from December until April.

More than a hundred dialects are spoken in the Philippines. The official languages are English and Tagalog, the national language. English is widely spoken by Filipinos and the language commonly used for business.

The Philippine currency is the peso, which is divided into 100 centavos. Bank notes are issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000.

Visitors from several countries do not require a special visa for the Philippines, with a 21-day stay granted upon arrival, provided they have valid onward tickets. Passports should be valid for at least six months from the date of entry. Please check with the Philippine embassy or consulate in your area for more information. 

At Amanpulo a resident nurse or doctor is on call 24 hours a day. No vaccination is required unless you come from a cholera or yellow fever infected region, in which case a certificate of vaccination is required. Pamalican is a malaria free island.