DIY Travel to Coron 

Expenses: 

8000 Php –Airfare and Hotel Accommodations for 3 nights 4 days and airport transfers Promo (for 2 people) Via Skyjet and Jims Castle Hotel

3200 Php – Tour Packages 

*Breakdown:  

a.) Ultimate Island Tour- 1500 Php 

b.) Island Tour C- 1200 Php 

c.) DIY City Tour, Mt. Tapyas, and Maquinit Hot Spring – 500 Php

Tour Options depending on your budget, we opted to choose DIY’s and the tour with the most number of Islands to maximize our time. 

Tour Packages ranges from 650-2500 Php. (prices vary from one travel agency to the other)

*** When you reach Busuanga Airport there will be flyers and offers waiting for you outside ***

TOTAL expenses: 14,400 Php

Pocket Money: 10,000php (Optional: For Pasalubong, Food, Booze etc.)

You can contact your local travel agencies for group tours; you can save more if you travel by pax. 

Tour Packages includes: Life Vest; Tourist Boat and Tour Guide, Lunch and Snacks, and Pick Up and Drop Off, All entrance fees and permits, cottage, med kits and FREE use of Kayaks. 

What to bring: 

Fear not, if you don’t have some of the items mentioned, you can rent. Just ask your tour guide. 

Snorkeling gear- 120 /whole day 

Swimming Shoes- 150/whole day 

What not to bring: 

Day 1: Arrival 

Travel time from NAIA airport to Busuanga Airport is 40-45 minutes. 

Upon arrival and baggage claim, a person will greet you with a placard with your name written on it. Travel from the Airport to your Hotel will take you around 10-15 minutes via a coaster provided by your hotel. 

Upon check in, you are free to explore the city rent a scooter for 500 Php for the whole day or you can make a deal with a local tricycle driver, we got 300-400 Php for the whole day hahaha (Bring out your negotiation skills) *Tawaran mo bes ng makamura LOL! *

City Tour offer from the hotel is expensive (650-750 Php), plus you only have a limited time to appreciate and explore each place you are going to, so we opted to rent the tricycle the whole day. 

First Stop, the famous Lolo Noy’s. Yay FOOD!!! Lol.

 After eating lunch, we went to Maquinit Hot spring (20-25minutes from the town proper); 200php fee –inclusions of a cottage and a dip on the pool, it was 2pm so we didn’t take a dip on the boiling water. No worries, coz’ you can go back at night or anytime within the day to swim and relax on the hot spring, just keep the receipt and show it to the ticketing officer.

Maquinit opens 6 am and closes at 10pm. Most of the tourists go around 5-6 or 7pm after their respective tours. But you wont be able to enjoy because there will be a lot of people during that time. So for photos and instagram purposes go in the morning and go back at night.

After that we went to St. Agustine Church the only church that can be found in Coron Town Proper. Being a Christian Community people go to church regularly and you can hear the church bells and prayers all through out the day. 

Last stop, Mt. Tapyas, 230 meters above sea level and 730 steps going to the top. According to the locals during the Lenten season people will climb the mountain to show their devotion to one’s faith. They say, a mass is held on top during Holy Friday and Black Saturday. Saw some people climbing with some weights or even a bicycle. A breath taking view of the whole Coron completes my first day in this wonderful city. 

Seeing the sunset made me realize that it’s not always about saving, working and then die eventually. Sometimes you need a time to yourself to contemplate and to be thankful for whatever blessings you have received together a special person. I couldn’t ask for a better ending to my day. 

Day 2:

Ultimate Island Tour – Coron 

7 Islands for the whole day

Get real Bar with Isabelle. J Met the owner and was introduced to some important people. Special thanks to Maui of Get Real Bar for the warm welcome and for the food. To Mr. Reyes of Pass Island Resort, I will fix my schedule and will definitely come back for a review. 

Day 3: Island Tour C (A day in the Maldives) 

Day 4: Souvenir Buying and Packing and Departure  (Busuanga to Manila). 

Airport transfers from the hotel to the airport takes around 15minutes.

I am sad to leave Coron, but I will surely comeback.  My time here is not yet over.  I have met new friends, learned some important lessons and a trip worth remembering.