Coron, Palawan Trip with Office Friends 360 Videos

Me and my friends have booked our flight to Busuanga since last year from an Air Philippines website seat sale, and we got our tickets 2,000 Php round-trip each person.

We paid 4,300 Pesos/Person for Hotel Accommodation with free breakfast and lunch including boat transfers to all the places that we have included into the itinerary.

Coron is a 45 minute ride by plane, we all meet at Ninoy International Airport Terminal 3 and checked-in 2 hours early on our scheduled flight.

Coron Airport 360



From Coron Airport, we were welcomed by a Darayonan Hotel representative and we took another 35 to 45 mins ride on a van going to the hotel.

Darayonan 360

Entrance


Room


Pool Area


After putting all our things in place, we went out for a lunch then we climbed up to Mt. Tapyas afterwards. It has more than a hundred steps going up of the mountain where you can see the bird eye view of Coron.

Mt. Tapyas 360





The weather is quite cloudy and there are times we experience little rain showers, you don't have to worry about the water because there are a lot of people selling bottled water on top, after the climb we had our dinner at Centro Coron and went home and sleep early.

On our second day we headed to Banana Island and we have rented snorkeling gears for 200 pesos for two days, Banana Island is a 2 and a half hour boat ride from the main city bay, it is very tiring but when you're there and saw the place you'll be amazed by the beauty Banana Island has to offer. We snorkel near the shore a fed a bunch of different kind of fish, good thing our guide brings a bread for the fish to eat.

We paid 200 pesos for the entrance and the series of entrance fees has just started.

Banana Island 360





Next we went to Bulog Island where we find a Pink starfish, the entrance fee cost 100 pesos but our friend Ana is good in haggling so we get it for 50 pesos.

Bulog Island 360





Due to lack of time and tides were getting lower we are not able to visit Malcapuya Island, we just took a glimpse of the place then go back to the hotel.

On our Day 3, we went to Siete Pecados Island Group a 20 minute travel time by boat, we stayed there just a few minutes then we headed to Kayangan Lake, don't forget to bring insect repellant because there are a lot of mosquito in the area where you will climb up the hill and go down by the lake, an Entrance fee of 200 Pesos was collected.

Kayangan Lake 360







We had our lunch at Sampaloc Island with a 100 Peso entrance fee and we got entertained by our little friend monkey named Bimby. After eating we went to our next stop the Barracuda Lake and we paid 100 pesos for the entrance. The place is very quite and peaceful and most of all very beautiful, we saw divers below us while we are swimming, there are few fish on the lake and some small lobsters playing around.

Barracuda Lake 360







Our next stop was the Twin Lagoon, I wasn't able to bring my phone inside the lagoon since you have to swim going inside :( so I just had a 360 shot of the entrance. Entrance fee is 100 Pesos but we got discount and just paid 80 pesos. We swim with our snorkeling gear on.

Twin Lagoon 360





After the Lagoons we went to the Shipwreck area and paid for another 100 pesos for the entrance and we fed fish with bread our boat guys had brought. Finally we visited an Island with no entrance fee, The Coron Youth Club Island. The Island is like a waste land no one cleans the area, trash is everywhere. I feel sad because the government didn't took care of the place. It makes me want to start a clean up drive but the trash in the place were astounding.

Coron Youth Club Island 360



We stayed on the Island after a few pictures, the place looks very nice because of the mangroves that surrounds the place. I wish that the local government could take care of the place and clean it, and I wish people who visit that area should not leave their trash there.

We went back to the city and took a tricycle going to Maquinit Hot Spring, we paid 300 pesos for the round trip fare and the driver will wait for us after one hour, the entrance fee is 100 pesos.







The water is salty and hot they say at least 40 degrees C, the place looks really nice and very relaxing.

Then on our last day we just spend the whole day buying "pasalubong" to our family and friends.