Coron is in the province of Palawan, Philippines on Busuanga Island. It is the largest town on the island and has a lot of accomodation. There are also resorts on nearby islands: Dive link, Coral Bay, Paradise. Wreck diving is the main attraction and many Japanese ships wait patiently for you under the sea. Nearby Coron Island has the beautiful Kayangan and Barracuda lakes the latter is known for its thermoclines and fabled gigantic barracudas.
Get in
Air:#Fly into Busuanga from Manila with
SEAIR or
Asian Spirit.
#Get a jeepney (~45 minutes) into Coron (P150 Dec/06). A/C cars apparently available for around P1500.
Sea:#
SuperFerry stops in Coron on its way to Puerto Princessa. Leaves Manila on Friday afternoon and arrives in Coron early Saturday morning. Heads back to Manila on Sunday night. Wait until a couple of days before it departs to get cheaper tickets. Don't wait too long, though.
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Negros NavigationGet around
Tricycles are everywhere downtown. P5-7 for rides around town.Motorcycles are available for rent P500 plus gas to fill the tank.See
There is a cross on the mountain above town. You can look at it from below or climb up the path.Market Pier: home to shops, stalls, slaughter houses, diners, and karaoke. Great for hearing early morning karaoke and picking up supplies. The smell can get pretty bad close to the slaughter houses.The Coron sign. Noticable from the water is a Hollywood style sign up on a hill overlooking the town.Do
Island Hopping. Head down to the Market Pier and get a boat captain (P1000-1500) Boats generally handle around 6 passengers. Grab a lunch before you head out. Vivian at the Discovery Bar can arrange it all for you as well.#Barracuda Lake on Coron Island is amazing
# ? Lagoon (was beautiful but I missed it due to diving)
# CYC Island is nice but gets very busy. It's the only free beach in the area. Entrance fees for the other beaches aren't too steep (P100).
Diving. Lots of wreck diving and some decent coral as well. Discovery Divers (on the beautiful 'Discovery Island') and Sea Dive are the big ones. #
Discovery: Tucked away on 'Discovery Island' a 10 minute boat ride from the pier. Talk to Vivian in Coron town located at the Discovery Bar or get to the pier around 8am to catch the boat out. Gunter is a great guy with a lot of experience in the area (18 years? I read that he discovered the Cathedral). Bryan Kim was a fantastic instructor/dive master. Larson and Melody(?) are really friendly as well. Larson seems to be the wreck dive specialty course go to guy.
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Sea Dive Located downtown on the water near the pier.
Sights - this stuff can be arranged by Vivian at the Discovery Bar#Horseback riding
#Mountain bike tours
#Jungle Treks
Go to the hot spring. Beautiful place to hang out in the evening/during storms. Suffers from tourist induced price hikes (P100) with P300 to rent the tricycle (prices quoted by Kokosnuss staff)Go...
