Vans on the Puerto Princesa–El Nido run carry people and everything those people packed, and space is the one thing a van can’t stretch. Here’s the honest luggage picture so your gear never becomes a curbside negotiation.
The standard allowance
Each seat includes one standard suitcase or backpack plus one small carry-on (the daypack that sits on your lap or at your feet). That covers the overwhelming majority of travellers, and it’s what the luggage compartment is packed around.
Big backpacks
A 60–70 litre travel backpack counts as your standard piece, not an oversize item — carry straps in, hip belt clipped shut, and it stacks fine. Backpackers are this route’s core clientele; you’re the easy case.
Surfboards, bikes, and oversized gear
- Message us before booking — that’s the whole rule. Boards and bikes can usually ride, but the crew must plan the compartment around them and occasionally a specific departure has no room.
- Shortboards in day bags are the easiest; longboards and bike boxes need real planning.
- Travelling as a group with lots of gear? A private van is often the cleaner answer: the whole vehicle, packed your way.
Dive gear, drones, and delicate things
Standard dive bags travel as regular luggage. Anything fragile or expensive — cameras, drones, laptops — belongs in your carry-on at your feet, not under three strangers’ suitcases. The road has curves and the stack shifts; pack like it.
The two-minute checklist
- One big piece + one daypack per person: book and relax.
- Board, bike, or unusual cargo: WhatsApp us first and we confirm space in writing.
- Valuables ride with you, not in the stack.
