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Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach

Enjoy the best of island life at Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach! Located just a 45 minute ride from El Nido, Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach is the perfect place for beach lovers to relax and soak up the sun. Meet dozens of other travelers from around the world at the beachfront bar and lounge area and be sure to catch sunset with a drink in hand. Our restaurant serves mouthwatering local and international dishes hot off the grill and our friendly staff will be happy to help you sort out all your travel needs.

Faciliities & Amenities

  • Beachfront
  • Bar & Restaurant
  • Beach Volleyball
  • Shared Dorms
  • Private Lofts
  • Glamping
  • Luggage Storage
  • Lock Boxes
  • Towels
  • Fans
  • Daily Tours
  • Nightly Events
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Experience the best of Nacpan, starting with our Mad5! While every experience we create at Mad Monkey is thoughtfully designed, we have identified FIVE amazing and authentic experiences in each and every one of our locations, that if taken part in the ‘Mad Monkey Way,’ will leave YOU feeling as though you have fully experienced and absorbed that destination. See our Mad5 at Mad Monkey Nacpan below, or view all Madventures in the link above!

Nacpan Sunset Cruise

$12.38 per person

Every Wed + Sun
Are you a opacarophile? Hop on boat as we cruise to chase sunset!

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Nacpan Music Quiz

FREE

Every Wed + Sat
It's time to test your love and knowledge of all thing's music! Grab your best monkey mates and guess the title of the song and the singer. We'll also have a microphone ready for you.

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Electric Beach

FREE

Monthly during Full Moon
Join us in Nacpan Beach and Go Mad under the moonlight! Get illuminated under our black lights and groove to the sound of Palawan's finest DJs with a drink in hand.

FREE VIEW

Tour M Island Hopping

$33.62 per person

Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Join Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday for Tour M! We visit the five most stunning places around the island, and the tour includes a delicious lunch spread.

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Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach Local Community Project

Your stay at Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach directly funds the Monthly Feeding Program at Calitang Elementary School.

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Our goal at Mad Monkey is to create meaningful and sustainable travel experiences for our guests. Find out how we promote responsible travel and provide socio-economic benefits to the communities in which we are located.

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Nacpan Beach Cheat Sheet

Everything you need to know about traveling Nacpan Beach

WHEN TO GO

  • Best time to go:
    January-June
  • Hottest months: March–April
  • Rainy season:
    August-December

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Conservation Fee: A small fee of Php 200 ($4) per person will be collected by your tourist establishment for every night you stay. The fee goes to the El Nido Protected Area Management Board.
  • There is only one ATM in El Nido town so be sure to bring enough cash!
  • There is no WiFi at Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach – make friends instead!

WHAT TO EAT

  • Fresh seafood
  • Tamilok (mangrove worms)
  • Brick-oven pizzas
  • Crocodile sisig
  • Lato seaweed
  • Danggit Lamayo
  • Chao Long Noodles
  • Chicken Inasal
Nacpan Beach, Sitio Calitang, Barangay Bucana
El Nido, 5313 Palawan, Philippines

 

Where is Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach?

We are located 45mins from El Nido town. The property sits right in front of the ocean, cradled by coconut trees between the famous twin beaches of Calitang and Nacpan, next to a humble fishing village.

 

How to get to Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach

To get to Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach, the cheapest and most common route is to fly to Puerto Princesa since most major domestic carriers fly here daily. Another option is flying directly to El Nido via AirSwift – however direct flights are more expensive and are only advisable if you book your tickets far in advance.

Should you choose to fly into Puerto Princesa, you may take a bus (8hrs) or van (5-6hrs) to El Nido. When you reach El Nido town, you can take a tricycle to Nacpan Beach which will take you around 45 minutes.

After arriving at the main entrance, walk to the left for about 200 meters until you see the Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach signage.

Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach

Stayed here for 3-days and loved every moment! It’s the only hostel in Nacpan beach and is the best place to stay for cheap accommodations and meeting travellers from all over the world. Josh, Remy, and Bri always keeps everyone acquainted and makes meeting friends so easy! We stayed at one of the private rooms and had no issues.During the day you can lounge around at the front of the hostel and have a chill time. As soon as evening hits, get ready for a wild time ;)DON’T MISS THE BOAT TOUR. It’s totally worth it as it’s quite different from the ones offered in El Nido and your hostel friends will be there with you .
Michael Gabriel
Michael Gabriel
00:43 25 Feb 23
Let me tell you first thing: don’t choose mad monkey if you are looking for a quiet vacation or a luxurious stay. This place does not offer any. But what it does offer is, a beach view to die for, evenings with crazy parties and mingling with fellow travellers all around the world. The bed sizes were very good, toilets were cleaned multiple times through the day. You should bring your own towel as they charge for it. You should also bring enough pesos, as their conversion rate is quite low. I would suggest you to be a light traveller, because you need to walk for 300 meters on the sand, which isn’t easy with suitcases.I am a mad monkey fan and would love to explore other hostels from them. Cheers xxx
Soham Samanta
Soham Samanta
02:39 30 Dec 22
My stay was pleasant. Location is remote but right on a very beautiful beach.Would like to specially thank Russel, who went above and beyond on keeping my birthday tradition of helping/feeding kids. On my birthday he gathered lot of kids from around the village with who I enjoyed the ice cream. Without his kindness it wouldn’t be possible. The smile on those kids faces made my vacation even more memorable!
Harshdeep singh
Harshdeep singh
05:42 17 Nov 22
Great location, with a stunning beach right in front of the hostel. The parties are insane fun, and facilities at the hostel are also on pint. Special shout out to Cody for making my stay extra special!
deepro guha
deepro guha
08:13 31 Oct 22
If you like to party by the beach, this is the best place to be!
Marya Dela Torre
Marya Dela Torre
10:26 17 Oct 22
I stayed at this Mad Monkey hostel, at the Nacpan Beach, for many days, almost a week spontaneously.To my opinion, it's the hostel life as it should be on the books. The quality of the beds are great with mosquito-nets, and the shared bathrooms are good and clean to use. On top of that, this hostel (Mad Monkey Nacpan Beach) is located next to the beach. You wake up with the sea, and at sleeping hours you can go to bed just after a short swim in the sea. To my experience as a world traveller, this is nowhere possible (because all the commercial resorts are taken over the best beach-places). Location is super.Especially I had amazing evening experiences in the bar. So I saw Cody cheering up the crowd as his life was depended on it. We had really enjoyed his daily-designed games and his personality marked my evenings during this holiday. Next to that we'd danced all night long on the tunes of DJ Brown Meister. He's great and he endless brought us in to the night.I will come again, definitely, also regarding the value for the price. I can recommend everybody to go here. Maybe a bit remote, but from downtown 'El Nido' it's easy to let you transport by shared van (around 600/700 pesos 1-way) or go by you're self with a rented scooter (around 1 hour driving, road near Nacpan Beach is al little but muddy, easy to find in downtown).As said, it's next to the beach, maybe a bit much sand but the spot (5 star resort location) and friendly employees of the hostel overrules everything. Wifi works, it was possible for me to work. Free kajacking is possible.
Yu Wong
Yu Wong
13:40 09 Oct 22
Perfect place too enjoy holidays with some friends ! if you like beach activities you’ll be at heaven, if you appreciate chillin you’re at the good place, and if you like to have fun Cody and the staff of MM will entertain you all time !
Tobias Kalff
Tobias Kalff
04:30 04 Oct 22
A very good location...good hostel, good vibes, very clean bathroom and nice bed bunks.very friendly staff..Cody (bar Manager); Appreciated everything...you are one of a kind manager...your time and talking to me and to other guest...playing with the guest and giving time to listen to the guest..
Jarrel Diangka
Jarrel Diangka
07:05 21 Sep 22
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