hotel or a bunk in the dorm room at Ms Pinetree’s for $35, other options are to find a spare room for rent around Koror. I also made a handy guide if you plan on spending 2 weeks in the Philippines.You don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy Palauįor the traveler on a shoestring budget Palau’s accommodation is scarce and expensive, if your lucky you can find a “room” for 50 dollars a night in L.E.H.M.S. You’ll save plenty of time and patience □Ĭoron is one of my favourite islands in the Philippines and I would highly recommend that you visit it in combination with El Nido. The tickets cost PHP 1790 (around $35 USD) and the bumpy ride took 4 hours. We booked the Montenegro ferry to El Nido and were terribly disappointed. The cheapest and least comfortable way to get to Coron is by ferry and land transport. Booking early is definitely a wise decision when travelling in the Philippines. The flight from Cebu cost us PHP 5600 (roughly $110 USD) per person and this is the kind of price you should expect from all locations in high season. Once you arrive at Busuanga Airport in Coron, you will then take a van to town. A flight from El Nido takes about 40 minutes. ![]() Having experienced the ferries and the vans, I would definitely recommend paying extra to fly.Ī flight from Manila or Cebu takes around 1.5 hours to Busuanga Airport. Domestic flights are the fastest and most comfortable option, but also the most expensive. Paddle a kayak and snorkel at Siete PecadosĬoron is easily accessible from Cebu, Manila or El Nido.So, I wrote a more extensive guide on what to do in Coron, but below you can see a list of the items I describe in more detail there. We stayed here quite a while (maybe even a little too long), due to intermittent rain, but it was still quite nice to be able to be in one spot a little longer as well.īesides island hopping in Coron you can also opt for doing other things in, and around the city. Mostly known for fantastic snorkelling and giant clams, you can easily spend 2 hours discovering underwater life here. The first stop on the second day was Malcapuya Island. We got to make our own coffee and eat before we sailed off for the day 2 adventures. I’d love to write more about how they live, but I think it’s something you must experience, rather than read about □ Day 2Īfter a goodnight’s sleep on the beach barracks, we woke up to an amazing breakfast spread prepared by the locals and crew. A good relationship and working alongside these families is essential to how Coron Island will evolve in the midst of mass tourism. A little glimpse into their life, yet a very important one. We learned about the Tagbanua indigenous people’s way of life and even learned how to make coffee the way they make it. On the beach where we stayed, we were the visitors. It does make for a good adrenaline rush though haha □Īnother great reason to book this tour (not sponsored, just really liked it!) was that Red Carabao works alongside local Tagbanua families. So, it was a bummer!Ĭoron is definitely a great place to fly your drone at though – the views from above are absolutely stunning! Just make sure you set it on the right frequency, it’s a known fact that drones disappear aka fall into sea way too much in the Philippines. The vests are such a limitation if you’re a good swimmer. made a couple of photos, but we didn’t really dare to break the rules too much. We did sneak around a bit and took them off just to go underwater really quick. ![]() They drowned, and now everyone has to wear swimming vests there, which makes going underwater a little tough. Turns out that just a few weeks before we were there, two Czech tourists decided to snorkel drunk there. I would say the tour started off strong, but honestly, Barracuda Lake was a bit of a disappointment since the best thing to do there (was) is snorkelling and checking out the cliffs underwater. We were the second boat to arrive there and definitely beat the crowds that came about half an hour later. The first stop on our Coron island hopping tour was Baraccuda Lake. We spent 4 days in Coron and besides the island hopping tour, we even got to do some fun things in the town and near it. It was just the most amazing experience and I definitely recommend everyone to do it! The first on the list was Malcapuya Island, Ditaytayan Island and finally ending the tour with Bulog Dos. On the second day, we woke up to a yummy breakfast, ground our own coffee and got ready for a new adventure on the sea. We kayaked, swam, snorkelled and enjoyed a beautiful sunset with new friends by the bonfire. Afterwards, we sailed off to the private beach and unpacked our stuff. On the first day of the 2D1N tour, we saw Barracuda Lake, Twin Lagoon and Skeleton Wreck. How to get to Coron Coron Island Hopping Tour & Castaway Experience
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