Mitra Ranch, Puerto Princesa: fees, rides, hours and how to get there

How this page is built: we compile the city tourism office page, tour operator pages, map listings and dated visitor reports. Each figure names its source and the month we checked it. Nothing here is first-hand, and we do not rank tours or sights.

The ranch publishes no price list we could load, so the fees below come from visitor reports and guides, and they differ. Bring small bills and check the rates at the ticket counter.

At a glance

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Fees and ride prices

The city tourism office page lists no fees. Every figure below is what a guide or a visitor reported, with the month of the report. Rates changed over the years and the reports do not agree, so treat them as a range.

Older reports show how the rides grew. In Jan 2018 a Tripadvisor reviewer listed PHP 100 for horseback riding, PHP 250 for the skywalk with one zipline station and PHP 500 for four zipline stations, and the city tourism page still mentions a trampoline. The giant slide's own page describes it as a 150 meter downhill rainbow slide. A Feb 2025 Google Maps reviewer says the slide takes riders in pairs. We found no single ride price for the slide in a source we could load.

A Jul 2026 Tripadvisor reviewer chose "package 4" with the slide, skywalk and zipline and says it took about 15 minutes; that review gives no price. Ask which package numbers include which rides before you pay.

Hours

The City Tourism of Puerto Princesa page says the ranch is open to the public from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. The Google Maps listing (as mirrored by Exa) and the Tripadvisor listing both show 5:00 am to 6:00 pm, and Memento Vivere (May 2025) gives the same. The giant slide's page lists 9:00 am to 6:00 pm every day, so the rides may start later than the grounds open.

Google's popular times for the listing show the quietest hours from 5:00 am to 8:00 am every day and the busiest around 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Things To Do Puerto Princesa advises avoiding about 11:00 am to 3:00 pm because there is little shade on the ridge.

How to get there

Islafy puts the ranch about 8 km north of the city centre. Memento Vivere (May 2025) notes that Grab is not available in Puerto Princesa. Tricycle fares are reported, not published, so agree on the fare and any waiting time before you leave. The airport's tricycle fares into town are on Palawan airports.

City tours that stop at Mitra Ranch

The half-day Puerto Princesa city tour usually pairs Mitra's Ranch with Baker's Hill on the same hill. Four listings we checked include it:

The other stops differ by seller. GoWaves lists Plaza Cuartel, the cathedral, the Baywalk and Baker's Hill. FGB adds the crocodile farm (the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center) and a souvenir stop. Diskubre lists the crocodile centre, the Binuatan weaving centre, souvenir stops and Baker's Hill.

GoWaves says its price covers hotel pickup within the city proper, that the tour typically includes standard entrance fees to listed locations, and that you should bring cash for personal expenses or optional fees. None of the four listings names the ranch's house or ride fees, so plan to pay those yourself. FGB's listing on Tikigo times the Mitra stop at 10:30 am on the morning tour and 3:30 pm on the afternoon tour, and its booking terms say reservations are non-refundable. Tours that cover the Underground River instead are on Puerto Princesa Underground River.

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What is there

The city tourism office describes the ranch as a former private property that has long been open to the public, with a view of Puerto Princesa City. Tripadvisor's listing description adds wide lawns and a viewing deck, and visitors describe a view over Honda Bay and its islands.

• The house. Memento Vivere (May 2025) describes family portraits, personal belongings and awards of the late statesman inside, and a front porch with tables facing the view. A Jan 2018 Tripadvisor reviewer reports that caretakers pointed to an Ipil tree at the center of the house said to be 213 years old.
• The rides. Visitors from 2024 to 2026 list a giant slide, a giant swing, a skywalk (a hanging bridge) with a zipline and a giant rope web. Tickets are sold on site (Memento Vivere, May 2025).
• Horses. Horseback rides around the grounds, priced above.
• Café. Memento Vivere names it Rancho Cafe, in front of the house, and the giant slide's page promoted Rancho Cafe vouchers in May 2026.
• Picnics. Google's listing summary mentions picnicking, and an Apr 2025 Tripadvisor reviewer saw visitors bring their own food to the benches.

Several reviews raise the condition of the horses and the grounds. Tripadvisor reviewers in Mar and May 2023 called the horse "poor" and "scrawny", a Mar 2025 Google Maps reviewer said the horses looked exhausted, an Aug 2021 reviewer asked for the horse droppings to be cleaned up, and a Jul 2025 reviewer found some facilities worn. Tripadvisor's listing says the business meets its Animal Welfare Policy.

Who Ramon Mitra was

FGB Travel and Tours and Memento Vivere describe the ranch as owned by the family of Ramon Mitra Jr. (1928 to 2000). Wikipedia gives him as a Puerto Princesa born politician who was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1992, a senator from Dec 1971 until martial law cut his term short in 1972, and the LDP candidate for president in 1992. Wikipedia describes him as a lifelong breeder of gamecocks, thoroughbred horses and cattle who went back to farming on his ranch after the 1992 election. Memento Vivere and some reviewers call him a former senator; both titles are correct.

When to go

PAGASA's rain and temperature figures for Puerto Princesa by month are on Best time to visit Palawan. The view depends on clear air, so a dry season morning or a late afternoon outside the weekend peak fits what the sources above report: Islafy and a Jan 2017 Tripadvisor review suggest the late afternoon for the light and the sunset, and Google's popular times show the quietest hours early in the morning.

Nearby

Baker's Hill, the bakery and garden park on the same ridge, is the usual pair. Reported travel between the two runs from about 2 minutes by tricycle (Tripadvisor review, Dec 2019) to 10 minutes (Islafy), and Things To Do Puerto Princesa calls them next door to each other with free entry at both. The Underground River is a separate full day trip from the city, with a permit and a daily cap, covered on Puerto Princesa Underground River. If you are heading north afterward, the van to El Nido is on Puerto Princesa to El Nido.

Related pages

• Puerto Princesa Underground River
• Puerto Princesa to El Nido
• Palawan airports
• Palawan fees
• Palawan trip cost
• How to get to Palawan
• Best time to visit Palawan
• Palawan travel guide

Last checked Nov 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Fees, hours and tour prices are as each page, listing or review showed them on Nov 9, 2026; the date of each visitor report is given next to its figure.

FAQs

Is there an entrance fee at Mitra Ranch?

Not for the grounds and the viewpoint in the sources we found (Things To Do Puerto Princesa, Aug 2026; Islafy). Visitors reported paying PHP 20 (May 2024 and May 2025) or PHP 50 (Jul and Sep 2025) to enter the house, and PHP 50 for the café area (Feb 2025). The rides are paid separately.

How much is the giant slide at Mitra's Ranch?

Visitors in May 2024 and Feb 2025 reported PHP 550 for a package of the giant slide, skywalk and zipline, plus the giant swing or giant web. We found no single ride price for the slide in a source we could load. The slide's page lists 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

What time does Mitra's Ranch open?

The City Tourism of Puerto Princesa page says 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. The Google Maps and Tripadvisor listings show 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. The giant slide lists 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

How do I get to Mitra Ranch from Puerto Princesa?

By tricycle, about PHP 300 for up to three people from the airport or the city proper and about 20 minutes, or by jeepney or multicab toward Sta. Monica for PHP 20 per person (City Tourism of Puerto Princesa). Most half-day city tours also stop there.

Is Mitra's Ranch part of the Puerto Princesa city tour?

Yes, on every city tour listing we checked: GoWaves (PHP 700), FGB Travel and Tours on Tikigo (from PHP 750) and Diskubre Palawan's shared and private tours. Baker's Hill is on all of them too.

How much is horseback riding at Mitra Ranch?

Reports range from PHP 100 (Things To Do Puerto Princesa, Aug 2026, and the DOT Korea listing) to PHP 150 (Islafy) and PHP 200 (Memento Vivere, May 2025). Ask at the ranch.

Who owns Mitra Ranch?

The family of the late Ramon Mitra Jr., according to FGB Travel and Tours and Memento Vivere. Wikipedia lists him as Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1992 and a senator from 1971 to 1972. City Tourism of Puerto Princesa calls the ranch a former private property now open to the public.

How far is Mitra's Ranch from Baker's Hill?

Very close. Reports range from about 2 minutes by tricycle (Tripadvisor review, Dec 2019) to 10 minutes (Islafy), and Things To Do Puerto Princesa calls them next door to each other.