El Nido, Palawan Itinerary

DAY 1,
07:00 am Check-in NAIA Terminal 3
08:30 am ETD Manila
09:45 am ETA Puerto Princesa
10:00 am Quick Breakfast inside the van; stop over at grocery to buy snacks/drinks
12:30 pm ETA Sabang; Lunch and rest at Tamaraw Beach
02:00 pm Underground River Tour; beach bumming
05:30 pm ETD Sabang
08:00 pm Stop over Roxas; Dinner
09:00 pm ETD Roxas
12:00 mn ETA El Nido; check-in @ Marina Garden Resort

DAY 2
08:00 am to 06:00 pm
Island hopping tour A with picnic lunch = PhP 600 per person; minimum of four people or
PhP 350 for the half-day tour
(kayaking at Small Lagoon and Big Lagoon, fish feeding & snorkeling at Simizu Beach, Secret Lagoon, beach bumming and sunset viewing at 7 Commando beach)

DAY 3
08:00 am to 06:00 pm
Island hopping tour C with picnic lunch = PhP 700 per person; minimum of four people
(Matinloc Island, Tapiutan Island, Secret Beach, Cagbantang, Helicopter)
* option for intro dive

DAY 4
12:00mn ETD El Nido
06:00am ETA Puerto Princesa
side trip to Kamarikutan Galeri, Crocodile Farm, Buy pasalubong
10:15 ETD Puerto Princesa
11:30 ETA Manila

*Van Rental - P10,000 = Van rental Puerto-El Nido w/ 1 nyt El Nido
P1,500 = Add‘l sidetrip to Underground River
+ P1,500 = Add’l rate for 2nd nyt El Nido
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P13,000 / 6pax = P2166.67/head

* For island tour - For big groups, it may be possible to haggle for a lower per person rate. You can also consider hiring larger boat that charges a fixed daily rate instead of per person.

* Snorkeling gear usual rates are PhP 100 each for the mask and a pair of fins (whole day), and PhP 75 for half-day rental. It’s best to look around first before deciding on where to rent your gear as the quality of the equipment varies between shops.

credit to Jackylou Ong for the Itinerary and Christina Roxas for the pic

Coron Palawan Travel Itinerary

Pinoyislands Daily Itinerary for Coron Budget Trip

Coron is a 45 minute to an hour flight from Manila

Day 1

(We arrived at about 9 am)

after arriving in Busuanga airport usually there are vans outside to bring you to the town of Coron it’s a 30-45 minutes drive.

1st stop: Check in at Princess of Coron Lodge

2nd stop: Lunch at Sea Dive Resort ( there are restaurant’s near the market, you can buy fresh seafoods and same in Dampa in Manila restaurants there can cook it for you)

3rd stop: Port (to book an Island Hopping tour for the following day) some hotels also offer Island Hopping tours best to ask your hotel.

4th stop: Sunset viewing at Mt. Tapyas and enjoy the beautiful view of Coron Bay and surrounding Islands.

5th stop: Maquinit Hot Springs to relax and ease the soreness of your whole body after climbing 700+ steps.

Day 2

Coron Island Hopping Tour

1st stop: Siete Picados

2nd stop: Kayangan Lake

3rd stop: Barracuda Lake

4th stop: Twin Lagoon

5th stop: Banol Beach

6th stop: CYC Island

Day 3

Here you can opt to have a half day trip to Malcapuya Island or visit Coron town to buy souvenirs before going back to Manila.