Day 1 - Coron. Arrival from El Nido past times ferry, in addition to check-in to Luis Bay Travellers Lodge inward Coron. Overnight inward Coron.
Day 2 - Coron. Motorcycling tour around Coron in addition to Busuanga inward the morning. Spent the afternoon at Maquinit hot spring. Overnight inward Coron.
3.20 pm - Arrive inward Coron via ferry (Bunso boat) from El Nido (hopped off at the Coron port)
There are trikes exterior the port that volition cause got y'all to town for every bit footling every bit twenty pesos, nevertheless the ones I talked to wanted to accuse me 200 pesos, then I gave upward call for in addition to went on pes to town, since it's entirely 2km away
Walked from the port to my accommodation inward Coron town (under xxx minutes)
4.00 pm - Checked inward to Luis Bay Travellers Lodge - 370 peso per nighttime (for a fan room). Stayed for iii nights (total toll - 1,110 peso). The room tin teach quite stuffy in addition to noisy during the day. I had to maintain the windows close every bit they opened out to a busy in addition to dusty street. Other than that, the house was inward a skillful location in addition to the staff was friendly in addition to helpful too
6.00 pm - Scouted around the town expanse in addition to signed upward for an isle hopping tour the adjacent solar daytime alongside Coron Galeri - Coron Island Ultimate Tour (Tour B-1) - 650 peso
Dinner at Big Mama's - Pork sinigang (175 peso) & San Miguel beer (50 peso)
9.00 pm - Walked around town earlier returning to the guesthouse
On the ferry to Coron
Arrival inward Coron Port
A busy in addition to dusty street runs through the middle of Luis Bay Travellers Lodge inward Coron town
The fan room I got was kinda stuffy during the day. Maybe I should cause got gotten the room alongside AC
Admiring the colors of sunset piece walking around Coron town
Went to Coron Galeri to sign upward for an isle hopping tour
A quick glance at a pamphlet listing all of Coron Galeri's isle hopping tours
Breakfast at Julie's Bakeshop - Coffee in addition to some pastries (35 peso)
8.00 am - Walked to Coron Galeri nearby to hold off for my guide. Unfortunately, Coron Galeri informed me that the isle hopping tour has been postponed to the adjacent solar daytime due to an oncoming tropical storm. Decided to produce some motorcycling around Coron to overstep the time
Morning inward Coron, in addition to having breakfast at Julie's Bakeshop
Motorcycling around Coron & Busuanga
10.00 am - Rented a motorbike from Angel Motorcycle Rental - 300 peso (for v hours usage). The store has one-half solar daytime motorbike rentals for 500 peso, whereas total solar daytime rentals volition become for 600 peso
Refuel at a nearby gas station - 50 peso. Be certain to refuel inward town in addition to convey some spare fuel (if you're planning to produce a actually long circuit) earlier starting your journey, every bit gas stations are really far in addition to few inward between
10.15 am - 1.15 pm - Motorcycling tour of Coron & Busuanga, going along the Coron-Busuanga route heading north. The paved route from Coron to Busuanga is inward skillful condition, alongside occasional stretches of dirt route from fourth dimension to time. Along the way, I visited the modest towns in addition to villages of Santa Monica, Concepcion in addition to Sagrada
Alternatively, some other motorcycling route to consider is going along the Coron-Busuanga route until the turn-in to the airport. Follow the airdrome route until y'all accomplish the airport. The countryside views hither are merely breathtaking in addition to are some of the best I've seen inward Coron. Going back, y'all may become dorsum using the same means y'all came. Or if you're feeling adventurous, give-up the ghost along on northwards (mix of paved in addition to dirt roads) or eastwards (lots in addition to lots of dirt road) after the airdrome to explore to a greater extent than of the island
1.20 pm - Initially planned to ride all the means to Busuanga every bit I was aiming to see Ocam Ocam beach (about 70km i means from Coron town), but had to plow dorsum when I spotted pelting clouds looming inward the horizon
Rented a motorbike for a few hours from Angel Motorcycle Rental shop
On 2 wheels along the Coron-Busuanga road
Motorcycling around Coron would live on then much ameliorate if it didn't pelting then much, unlucky me I guess
You don't cause got to become all the means to Bohol to run across chocolate hills, Coron has them every bit well!
View of the body of body of water somewhere close Concepcion
Back inward Coron
1.50 pm - Back inward Coron town. Continued eastward past times the port to Maquinit hot spring. One affair that's particular well-nigh this house is that it's i of the few saltwater hot springs inward the world
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm - Leisure fourth dimension at Maquinit hot spring. There's an entrance fee to piece of job inward the hot saltation - 200 peso
3.30 pm - Back inward Coron town. Returned the motorbike dorsum to the shop
There wasn't a lot to produce inward Coron town, then I returned to the guesthouse to residual until evening
7.00 pm - Dinner at Kaison eating seat - Braised pork belly (90 peso) in addition to San Miguel beer (50 peso)
9.00 pm - Walked around town earlier returning to the guesthouse
Afternoon leisure fourth dimension at Maquinit hot spring. Due to the tropical tempest that was going to striking after that day, almost everyone inward town was here!
Strolling along the mangroves close Maquinit
View of Maquinit pools from the mangrove boardwalk
Breakfast at Julie's Bakeshop - Coffee in addition to some pastries (29 peso)
8.30 am - Walked to Coron Galeri nearby to hold off for my guide. Be certain to convey some cash to pay for the Kayangan Lake entrance fee. Alternatively, y'all tin also pay inward advance to Coron Galeri if y'all don't desire to acquit cash around
9.30 am - 12.00 pm - Started Coron Island Ultimate Tour. Visited the next points of involvement around Coron Island:
CYC Beach. Our begin stop, it was tiny in addition to rather unremarkable (wished they brought us to Banol beach instead but whatever). Still a decent plenty halt to exam out our snorkeling gear earlier our adjacent stop
Coral Garden. Easily some of the best snorkeling nosotros had that solar daytime was at this spot. Plenty of soft in addition to staghorn corals of many shapes in addition to colors tin live on seen here
Hidden Lagoon. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large, shallow lagoon alongside crystal clear waters perfect for swimming. While I liked it, I was less impressed past times it since I felt the ones inward El Nido were a lot to a greater extent than beautiful
1.00 pm - Picnic tiffin at Calacuchi beach - Grilled seafood (included inward the package)
Our conduct walking us to our boat to begin the isle hopping tour
More waiting for our boat at the pier close Lualhati park, close Coron town
Did a chip of snorkeling off CYC beach, our begin halt of the day
Solitary mangrove tree at CYC beach
Our adjacent halt after CYC beach was Coral Garden...
Where nosotros had some of the best snorkeling that day
Plenty of soft in addition to staghorn corals to whet whatsoever marine lover's appetite
After Coral Garden, our boat took us for a morning time dip at the Hidden Lagoon
Docking for tiffin at Calacuchi beach
Strolling along the beautiful Calacuchi beach piece waiting for tiffin to live on ready
Found this starfish piece waddling around inward the water
Lunch alongside the grouping at Calacuchi beach
Coron Island Hopping Tour (continued)
2.00 pm - Continued our isle hopping tour after lunch
Our adjacent halt was supposed to live on Siete Pecados (another snorkeling location precisely off Maquinit hot spring), nevertheless our conduct reasoned alongside us that the waters in that location would live on also murky for snorkeling due to the bad weather. So, nosotros ended upward doing some snorkeling off Calacuchi beach instead
3.00 pm - Arrived at our in conclusion stop, Kayangan Lake (dropped off at the Blue Lagoon, entirely a stair climb away from Kayangan Lake). Paid the entrance fee - 300 peso
Climbed upward some steps to the Blue Lagoon viewpoint (under 10 minutes). The thought from upward hither is i of the most iconic in addition to photographed spots inward Palawan. It tin teach actually crowded hither at times though, then spare some fourth dimension upward hither if y'all wishing to cause got your pictures
3.20 pm - Walked downwards some steps from the viewpoint to Kayangan Lake (under 10 minutes)
3.30 pm - 4.30 pm - Leisure fourth dimension at Kayangan Lake
4.40 pm - Returned to the Blue Lagoon using the same means nosotros came. Concluded our isle hopping tour in addition to sailed dorsum to Coron town
Instead of going to Siete Pecados, nosotros went snorkeling inward the waters off Calacuchi beach instead
Coron isle has some fantastic scenery precisely well-nigh everywhere y'all look
More beautiful scenery on the means to Kayangan Lake
Arriving inward the Blue Lagoon, our starting bespeak to Kayangan Lake
The stairs to the Blue Lagoon viewpoint, in addition to onwards to Kayangan Lake
The thought every bit seen from the Blue Lagoon viewpoint, i of the most iconic in addition to photographed spots inward Palawan
Going for an afternoon dip inward Kayangan Lake
Sand castle-like stone formations deep underwater
This gorgeous sunset was the perfect finale to our day
Back inward Coron
5.30 pm - Back inward Coron (dropped off at the landing bespeak close Lualhati park). Stayed around until sunset earlier returning to the guesthouse
7.00 pm - Dinner at Big Mama's - Bicol limited (120 peso) & murphy fries (90 peso)
9.00 pm - Walked around the town earlier returning to the guesthouse
Walked from the guesthouse to the base of operations of Mount Tapyas (under xxx minutes). To teach here, merely follow a modest route going upward (next to Big Mama's) until y'all accomplish some steps close a basketball game court
5.30 am - Climbed upward the 700+ steps to the top of Mount Tapyas (under xxx minutes). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 rather sweaty but fortunately brusque climb
6.00 am - 8.00 am - Sunrise viewing from the Mount Tapyas viewdeck
The 700+ steps to Mount Tapyas, Coron
The cross at the top of Mount Tapyas
Beautiful sunrise every bit seen from the Mount Tapyas viewdeck
That rainbow that precisely appeared out of nowhere made the flick expect a M times better
Just a brusque distance away from the thought deck. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 modest path cutting through a vast grassland alongside sweeping views of Coron
More breathtaking views of Coron from upward here
Back inward Coron
8.10 am - Head downwards to town from Mount Tapyas
Had some refreshments at Coffee Kong along the means - Iced latte (120 peso) in addition to an early on tiffin at Lolo Nonoy's - Pork sisig (120 peso)
11.00 am - Returned to the guesthouse to pack up
12.00 pm - Check-out from the guesthouse. Walked around Lualhati commons piece waiting for my transfer to the airport
Back inward Coron town. In representative you're wondering where the means to Mount Tapyas is, it's the modest route on the left
Passed past times San Agustin Church, on my means to Lolo Nonoy's
Early tiffin at Lolo Nonoy's
Walking along the rustic neighborhood on my means dorsum to the guesthouse
Strolling around Lualhati commons after checking out to kill some fourth dimension earlier my transfer to the airport
One in conclusion expect at Coron earlier I leave
Coron to Manila
1.30 pm - Pickup past times shuttle van (arranged past times the guesthouse) from the guesthouse inward Coron town to Francisco B. Reyes airdrome - 150 peso
2.05 pm - Arrive inward Francisco B. Reyes airdrome for my onward flying to Manila
Immigration clearance
Paid the terminal fee prior to entering the difference hall - 100 peso
My flying from Coron to Manila (Cebu Pacific, 599 peso for i way) was supposed to depart at 4.20 pm. Unfortunately due to some unforeseen circumstances, the flying was delayed until 7.30 am the adjacent morning time :(
