Trip: The Coron Experience

Date Budget: PhP 17000
Actual Spend: PhP 16561
Quality: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Piso fare flights with Cebu Pacific's ATR 72-500 planes
• Reasonably priced accommodations at Villa Hermosa
• Romantic sunset by Coron Bay
• Huge rock formations, a crystal clear lake, and twin lagoons
• Maquinit: the Philippines' only salt water hot spring
• Fresh seafood at Coron restaurants
• Great view of the entire Coron Town from Mount Tapyas
• Calauit Island Safari: a taste of Africa in Coron

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The Experience

We have come up with this post to summarize our Coron, Palawan adventure. Like our Boracay Experience, it made a great mark in our lives. Feel free to know more on how we got to squeeze our budget of a little over PhP8K per person all-in by reading our individual posts.

Coron Travel	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! Read more »
Coron's Villa Hermosa	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 Read more »
Coron Town	Small, relaxed town with great character Coron marker ala-Hollywood Romantic Coron Sunset by the bay Read more »
Coron Island Hopping	Huge rock formations Crystal-clear Kayangan Lake Fresh seafood for lunch Great snorkeling sites Relaxing swim at Twin Lagoons Read more »
Coron's Maquinit Hot Spring	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 Read more »
Coron Food Trip	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! Read more »
Coron's Mount Tapyas	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! Read more »
Coron's Calauit Safari	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! Read more »

We've had a lot of unforgettable experiences during our Coron trip but feeding the Calauit giraffes topped everything, literally!

We'll definitely be back to feed these gentle giants again and explore more of the scenic islands around Coron.

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Spend Breakdown

Travel Expenses	3,312
Accommodations	3,000
Town Tour	0
Island Hopping	3,400
Maquinit Hot Spring	600
Food Trip	1,649
Mount Tapyas	0
Calauit Safari	4,600
Actual Spend	16,561

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How to get there

1. From the Busuanga (Coron) Airport, ride a van going to Coron Town. You can save the Google map below in your Android phone to help you locate places in town.
    
   Landmarks: Coron town marker, Mt. Tapyas Cross
   Address:
   Coron Town, Busuanga Island
   Palawan, Philippines
   
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