Coron, Palawan has got to be the most beautiful place I've been to in my 25 years of existence. Read more to know why.


Last August 4-6, 2015, I was fortunate enough to visit Coron with 3 of my friends - Pao, Leandro, and Nicki. We've been waaaaaanting to go to either Coron or Batanes but we all know how expensive a Batanes trip could be so we settled for Coron, at least for now. Don't get me wrong here, guys. Coron isn't a second option of some sorts here. We really just wanted to see both of the places, regardless of which goes first :)

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Pao, Lean (Me), Leanders, and Nicki: Your Coron Krew

Oh and allow me to mention how lucky we are since we were able to book a roundtrip flight c/o Cebu Pacific costing us a little over P2000 (P2521.08, to be exact), terminal fee included. Due to our limited budget, I did my best to search for the best packages that would be worth our money. Fortunately, I was able to find one online from Coron Island Loop Tour Services. This travel agency offers everything you are going to need on your stay there, from accommodation, tours, lunch, etc. Name it, they probably have the solution for it! We availed their 3D-2N Budget Package which includes airport to hotel transfer and vice versa, accommodations with private T&B, shower, cable TV, and toiletries, breakfast, group island hopping (one boat for the four of us with fuel, tour guide, and safety vests), a half day city tour, pier tricycle transfer, sumptuous set of lunch by the beach and picnic snacks, and complimentary drinks c/o the hotel. All that and more for only P2290.

We stayed at Sea Horse Lodge, a newly opened backpackers hostel in Coron. We got a quad room and we looooved their roof deck especially at night!

Their roofdeck where we played cards and drank beer til the wee hours

On the first leg of our tour, we went to Siete Picados, Smith Point, Kayangan Lake, and Maquinit Hotspring. And may I just say, grabeeeeeeee yung Maquinit Hotspring. The 30 minutes we spent there felt like a total rejuvenation of mind and body. It took all our stresses and body pains away AND I'M NOT OVERREACTING. We didn't really wanna leave the place but it's getting dark so we had to go back to our hotel.

Maquinit Hotspring

Picture perfect

Kayangan Lake <3

When you have the lake all to your freakin' self

 After the short island hopping trip, we went back to town to have dinner.

We continued with our island hopping tour the next day. On the second leg, we went to CYC Island, Coral Garden Reef, Atuwayan Beach (where we had our lunch), Skeleton Ship Wreck, Banol Beach, Diwata Lagoon, Twin Lagoon, and Barracuda Lake. During this part of our tour, Pao and I were almost stung by a sea urchin!!! The tides kind of got strong so we were brought by the current to the shallow part of the seas. I was shocked to see that a sea urchin has gotten so close to my leg and I did panic a little (which is not good tbh). Good thing, our tour guide and boatman were prepared and led us out of that part.

Look who's excited! :D

CYC Island

We had lunch under this kubo

Lunch view

Nearing Barracuda Lake

If this isn't beautiful to you, Idk what is

On our last day, Pao and I left the hotel early to do a little hike up of Mount Tapyas. Mount Tapyas is known to be 210 meters above sea level with 721 steps before you reach the top. All efforts will be paid though as it boasts a 360 degree view of Coron, Palawan and some of the islands surrounding it.

Started from the bottom...

Now we're here!!! :D

Our flight was in the evening of the same day.

Thank God for giving us the Coron. Srsly, you have to visit the place at least once in your life especially if you're a Filipino! The place is marvelous and like what I've said in the early part of this blog post - it's the most beautiful place I've laid my eyes on in my 25 years of existence. It's breathtaking and I would definitely love to come back. I've actually told my friends that if ever there will come a time that I suddenly got lost and forgot to told anyone, I'm just there in Coron. So I do hope you would consider going and help the locals get a living there. Just please don't try to destroy it by any means. It's charming as it is. Don't even try modernizing or changing it.


Coron 2015 from Lean Jess Dela Cruz on Vimeo.

Til the next! x