01 · Private transfers
Arrive at the water's edge
Direct flights between Puerto Princesa, El Nido, Coron, Taytay, Balabac, Port Barton and selected resort landings.
Guide USD 1,800 – 8,500+ per aircraft movement, by route and positioning
The first & only seaplane operator in Palawan
Palawan, from the window seat.
Private seaplane flights from Puerto Princesa to El Nido, Coron, Balabac, Taytay and Port Barton. Skip the vans and ferries. Land on the water, at your resort.
- 2015flying Palawan since
- 15,000+flight hours, Captain Raymond
- 6destinations across the province
- 1aircraft, reserved for your group alone
Three ways to fly
Not a transfer. The best part of the trip.
Every flight is private. No fixed schedule, no shared cabin: the aircraft flies when and where your plans need it, weather permitting.
02 · Scenic flights
Thirty or fifty minutes above it all
Low and slow over reefs, limestone islands and hidden beaches, routed around the best conditions of the day.
Choose 30-minute or 50-minute flight quoted per trip; longer custom flights possible
03 · Expeditions
Balabac in a day, or Palawan in a week
A Balabac day trip to the southern sandbars, or a private multi-day journey combining islands, resorts and remote landings.
Guide USD 15,000 – 50,000+ for tailored expeditions, by duration and destinations
The routes
Six landings. One coastline.
Hours of road and ferry, folded into minutes over the water. Scroll to fly the province.
Home base
Puerto Princesa
Every route starts here
West coast
Port Barton
Northern bays
Taytay
Bacuit Bay
El Nido
Busuanga
Coron
The deep south
Balabac
Seat 1A
The view guests can't stop filming.
Your pilot
Captain Raymond built this from the water up.
He founded Horizon Sun Charters in 2015 to solve one problem: how to move guests efficiently across Palawan's remote destinations.
More than three decades of flying and over 15,000 flight hours later, he still flies the Beaver himself, and he's spent ten years building the seaplane infrastructure the Philippines didn't have: the aircraft, the landing coordination, the boats and vans waiting at the other end.
“Technology can make booking easy. But first, you need the aircraft, infrastructure, partners, customers and demand to make it work.”
- TUI GroupApproved for use
- Bluesky by BostonairSafety audit
- 15,000+ hrsCaptain's flight time
The aircraft
A 1957 de Havilland Beaver. The bush plane legend.
The aircraft bush pilots chose for the remote Canadian north, named one of Canada's top ten engineering achievements of the 20th century. Ours takes off and lands on Palawan's water.
- Registration
- RP-C2016
- Built
- 1957 · s/n 1096
- Guests
- 6 + pilot
- Cruise
- 170 km/h
- Range
- 670 km
- Endurance
- 4 h + 30 min reserve
- Engine
- P&W R-985 · 450 hp
- Wingspan
- 48 ft
Plan your flight
See the date. Request the seat.
Pick a flight and a day to see what's open. Captain Raymond's team confirms availability and sends your quote in writing.
Request received.
Captain Raymond's team will confirm availability and send your quote. Here's what happens next:
- Availability & quoteConfirmed in writing, valid for 15 days.
- Secure itA 50% deposit confirms the booking.
- BalanceThe rest is due 7 days before you fly.
Flights already heading your way
When the aircraft is already flying a route, it appears here. Joining a flight that's going anyway can be the most efficient way to fly. Ask the team.
- No shared flights posted right now.
Land at the door
Arrivals: Palawan’s best resorts.
Eleven partner resorts with seaplane access. Pick one to see where you’ll land.
From the passenger seat
“Would repeat it one thousand times more.”
As featured
Logged by the press.
| Date | Entry | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2025 | AERO INTERNATIONAL“Wasserflugparadies auf den Philippinen” | Two-page feature. They flew with Raymond over Busuanga. |
| 02/2026 | National Geographic Traveller (UK)Islands Collection 2026 | Partner El Rio y Mar featured. We fly its guests in. |
| — | TUI GroupTravel partner | Approved for use. |
| — | Bluesky by BostonairAviation safety | Safety audit conducted. |
„Es macht Spaß, mit diesem Flugzeug zu fliegen, und ich komme damit fast überall hin.“
“It's fun to fly this aircraft, and I can get almost anywhere with it.”
Good to know
Straight answers before you fly.
Or ask the assistant in the corner. It answers day and night.
If you need to cancel
| Notice before the flight | Refund |
|---|
From Horizon Sun's charter terms (updated 13 October 2026). If Horizon Sun cancels for weather or safety, you can reschedule or get the unused charter amount back.
