Showing posts with label palawan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label palawan. Show all posts

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Trip: Coron's Calauit Safari

Date Budget: PhP 5000 
Actual Spend: PhP 4600
Quality: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 1/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5

Highlights 
  • Experience a taste of Africa in Palawan
  • Wide open space for grazing animals
  • Calamian Deer's recovery from near extinction
  • Giraffes: the island's gentle giants
  • Unlimited zebra stripes
  • Crocodiles, wild boars, porcupines, monkeys, and more!
    Update (11/24/2014):Coron Galeri now accepts online booking.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Trip: Coron's Mount Tapyas

Date Budget: PhP 0
Actual Spend: PhP 0
Quality: 3/5
Service: N/A
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

Highlights 
  • Very accessible: just a few steps away from the town center
  • 700+ step stairs with strategically located 'stopover' sheds
  • Scenic view of the entire Coron Town at the view deck
  • Great sunrise!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Trip: Coron Food Trip

Date Budget: PhP 1700
Actual Spend: PhP 1649
Quality: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

Highlights 
  • Brutally Buttered Shrimps at Cornelio's
  • Lolo Nonoy's Crispy Crablets and Calamares: definitely worth the wait
  • Fresh Squid Salad and Chili Crabs at Blue Lagoon
  • Cool desserts and free WiFi at Ice Valley
  • Palawan Danggit: marinated, not dried!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Trip: Coron's Maquinit Hot Spring

Date Budget: PhP 600
Actual Spend: PhP 600
Quality: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 2/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

Highlights 
  • The only salt water hot spring in the Philippines
  • Superb tri-colored sunset
  • Hot water + cold night = perfect combination!
  • A great way to end a tiring day

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Trip: Coron's Villa Hermosa

Date Budget: PhP 3000
Actual Spend: PhP 3000
Quality: 3/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

Highlights 
  • Reasonably priced spacious air-conditioned rooms in the heart of Coron Town
  • Native and functional room design
  • Rooms with private toilet and bath available
  • Very accommodating owner and staff
  • Second best Coron B&B in tripadvisor.com rankings

Trip: Coron Travel

Date Budget: PhP 4000
Actual Spend: PhP 3311.68
Quality: 3/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

Highlights 
  • Aircon bus transfer service from NAIA Terminal 3 to the roomy ATR 72-500 plane
  • No-frills flight with Cebu Pacific's Piso Fare
  • Great view of Coron's mountain tops
  • Coron Airport: the most simple and relaxed we've seen so far
  • Aircon van transfer to Coron Town, directly to your hotel
  • Enjoy a nice view of the ranch country: cows, cattle grids, wooden bridges, and more!