Philippines is composed of numerous majestic islands. One of
the most beautiful islands, which is also popular to tourists, is the island
and municipality of Coron. We booked a flight on September via Cebu Pacific
Air. The island does not offer a convenient public transportation so we got an
island tour via Colon Galeri to avoid the hassle particularly travelling within
the island. The tour includes airport transfers, breakfast, and lunch.
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| Coron Island |
Here's my 3 days and 2 nights itinerary for your reference:
Day 1
We departed from NAIA International Airport Terminal 3 at
9:40 am. It only takes an hour to travel from Manila to Coron. At the Coron
Airport, we took a van provided by Coron Galeri and travelled almost 30 minutes
to our hotel. It was a bumpy ride but we enjoyed the scenery of the province.
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| Coron Airport |
We arrived at Sunz en Coron around 12 pm. The hotel is owned
by a Korean couple who are actually residents of Coron. The hotel amenities
include outdoor swimming pool, spa, poolside bar, free wifi, and a lot more. The
staff were friendly and welcomed us with a refreshing pineapple juice.
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| Sunz En Coron |
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| Outdoor Pool |
Our room was very huge, clean, and comfortable.
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| Our Room |
Our tour guide picked us up around 2 pm to start our town
tour. The weather was not good but we decided to continue with the tour. We
first visited the souvenir shop which is a few meters away from our hotel. We
started buying stuff (pasalubong) for our friends and love ones. We also
dropped by one of the cashew nut stores in the province.
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| Souvenir Shop |
From the cashew nut store, we headed to Coron Baywalk and
witnessed the beauty of the municipality. The area also has a great view of the
famous landmark of the province, the Mt. Tapyas, which was our next
destination.
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| Coron Baywalk |
Unfortunately, the weather was not cooperating so we
cancelled the Mt. Tapyas tour and moved on to our next destination which was
the Maquinit Hot Springs. It was a long travel and the road to the hot springs
was not yet fully developed. The long wait had paid off when we arrived at the
area. The place was very haunting and the Hot Springs were very relaxing. We
stayed there for several minutes before we headed back to our hotel.
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| Maquinit Hot Springs |
Day 2
It was raining the entire night so we were concerned that we
might not enjoy the island tour. Fortunately, the rain stopped as soon as we
arrived at the Coron Baywalk where the island tour begins. Coron Galeri
provided us an exclusive boat to tour the islands surrounding Coron.
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| Our Boat |
Our first stop was Coron Wharf where we snorkelled and
observed the serene water of Coron, though the water wasn't that clear due to
the heavy rains from last night.
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| Coron Wharf |
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| Snorkeling at Coron Wharf |
From Coron Wharf, we journeyed to our next destination and
hiked an elevated mass of rocks to reach
the Kayangan Lake. The water was clear and the view of the mountains
surrounding the lake was breathtaking.
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| Hiking |
After our delectable lunch, we travelled to the next island
to experience the best coral reef in Coron. CYC Island is a small island famous
for its white sand. But the best thing about the place is its rich and healthy
coral reefs that is truly amazing.
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| CYC Island |
We didn't stay that long at CYC Island since the weather was
starting to get hideous again. So we headed back to our hotel. At the hotel, we
browsed the net to look for a restaurant nearby that offers good food. And we
found Kayawanan Grill, a restaurant and bar located a few meters away from our
hotel. Their famous seafood pizza was not available so we ordered kaldereta and
chicken bbq. It was delicious but nothing special.
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| Kawayanan Grill |
Since we're tired the entire day, we tried the hotel's spa
service and it was heaven and very relaxing.
Day 3
The weather improved on our last day at Coron. Since our
flight back to Manila was at 1:30 pm, we decided to visit Mt. Tapyas which is a
few meters away from our hotel. We climbed the 750 steps to reach the summit.
At the top, we saw a huge cross and a fascinating view of Coron.
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| 750 Steps at Mt. Tapyas |
Our Coron trip was really fun and exciting. Even though the
weather didn't cooperate, we still managed to enjoy the beauty of the province.
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