Shimizu Island

Shimizu Island is a small limestone island in Bacuit Bay off El Nido in northern Palawan, Philippines. Known for its dramatic karst cliffs, white sand fringe and clear turquoise waters, it is a regular stop on El Nido Island Hopping Tours A and C. The island offers snorkeling over coral reefs, swimming and photography, with shallow waters and diverse marine life making it a popular day-trip destination within the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area.

Visitors arrive by outrigger boat as part of an island-hopping tour to a small island with towering limestone cliffs, a narrow white-sand beach and clear shallow water. Expect to wade ashore, swim and snorkel over fringing coral reefs with tropical fish, take photos of karst formations and turquoise water, and relax on the beach. There are no permanent structures, shops or accommodation on the island; time is spent on the beach and in the water before continuing to the next tour stop.