Dateline: Ma7 27-30 2004
Calamianes group of island aerial view
Dive Link Resort
Limestone cliffs: Palawan's geography is like that of mainland Asia and unlike the rest of the archipelago
House of a Tagbanua, the indigenous people of Palawan
Kayangan Lake: the cleanest freshwater lake in RP. Part of Tagbanua people's ancestral domain
belle vue de la mer
Imagine this: woke up at 5am, Coral Bay, much earlier than the usual and caught sight of this spectacular sunrise before my eyes. I tried to take pictures but couldn't capture the fleeting moment I'm seeing using automatic settings of my P&S camera. I scrambled to experiment with manual settings which is still unfamiliar to me then. Luckily, I was able to get the setting to capture the vivid color of the scene.
I nearly wasn't able to capture this one!
fools on the hill...early morning trek
water fun
more water
sunset seen on top of mt Tapyas
last look of Coron town
dragging our feet back to Manila
That's 4D/3N in paradise with wonderful people one of whom I sorely miss!
Pictures taken with Canon Ixus IIs, my first digicam that I gave away. Cropping/contrast adjustments only. I can no longer do anything to improve focusing of other photos.
How to get to Coron, Palawan
Superferry Our Lady of Good Voyage goes to Coron every Friday at 5:45pm and arrives there at 6am the Saturday morning. Return trip to Manila is every Sunday at 10:45pm and arrives in Manila Pier 15 (South Harbor near Manila Hotel) at 12nn. One way fare costs P750.
SeaAir flies to Coron via Busuanga Airport daily and ZestAir has flights to Busuanga Airport
For backpackers with no airport transfers, from Francisco Reyes Airport in Busuanga, you need to take a jeepney or tricycle to take you to Coron town.
Suggested Itinerary for a Coron Weekend Getaway:
Friday
02:45 pm - Check in at Super Ferry terminal, Pier 15, SOuth Harbor
05:45 pm - E.T.D. to Coron, Dinner on board
Saturday
06:45 am - E.T.A. Coron pier
07:10 am - Check in
07:30 am - Breakfast
08:30 am - Island-hopping tour (Kayangan lake, Barracuda lake, Twin lagoon, Siete Pecados marine park)
12:00 nn - Lunch (packed, on board)
01:00 pm - other activities e.g. swimming, snorkeling, diving, eating, sleeping :)
05:30 pm - Proceed to Makinit Hot Spring (swimming)
06:30 pm - Return to Resort
07:15 pm - Dinner
Sunday
05:00 am - sunrise viewing atop Mt. Tapyas, Coron town walking tour and church visit
08:30 am - Breakfast
09:30 am - Island hopping, swimming, snorkeling, or visit former Leper colony of Culion or Calauit island safari
2:00 nn - Lunch (on board)
04:00 pm - Return to Resort
07:00 pm - Dinner
08:00 pm - E.T.D. to Coron Pier, Super Ferry check in
10:45 pm - E.T.D. to Manila
Monday
06:00 am - Breakfast on board Super Ferry
11:00 am - Lunch on board Super Ferry
11:59 am - E.T.A. Pier 15, Manila
How to get to Coron, Palawan; Ferry to Coron, Coron from El Nido by boat,
Palawan, Sabang, Port Barton, El Nido, Coron
UPDATED: April 2013
ang saya saya natin ano?! ang sarap balik balikan ang ala-ala. :)
ReplyDeletemiss ko na nga M&M at coke :)
ReplyDeletethose were the days
kelan ba mauulit to...
ReplyDeleteang gaganda pa naman natin hahahaha...
say nyo, ganda ng bestida ko sa dagat ano?! anong panama ni dugong?
ReplyDeleteteka, mukang hindi kayo magkasundo ng sagwan ni josie ah!
kung alam mo lang wala naman nagagawa sagwan na minsan pahirap pa nga e...
ReplyDeletegusto ko sana lagyan ng caption na ang hirap ng buhay dito :)
wala pala picture ng Maquinit hot springs saka yung iba pa...nasa photo gallery ko naman e
Josie said..
ReplyDeleteAng ganda-ganda naman ng pictures... tito b. mukhang meron ka ng bagong camera na pang professional. Bili tayo ng Canon EOS 350D para mas maganda.
Ulitin natin 'to next year. Promise, ako bahala sa booking uli.
Annie, bring your hubbby na lang para masaya.
meron na ko 300D na predecessor ng 350D entry-level SLR...professional looking pero shots ko sablay pa rin :(
ReplyDeletemay seminar ako sa saturday on photojournalism sa banahaw...karirin ko na baka may future...
future failure hehe
..planning to buy Canon EOS 350D but not sure yet if its ok. Gather muna ako ng feedback about it. Mukhang bababa na price kasi meron na bagong labas.
ReplyDeleteHow much is your 3OOD? Somebody recommended me to buy it in Hidalgo, Quiapo.
Layo naman ng Banahaw, anyway sa July 31 pa seminar ko for basic photography sa PCCI. At least sa Pasong Tamo lang, Tsaka na ako lalayo pag Ok na ang aking skill. hehehe!
Wow, dami na comments … sama ako dyan! ;-) tagal na din pala tayong di naglalakbay ng sama sama … two years ago na ang ating Coron trip … kelan nga kaya mauulit? San tayo next time? Kaka-miss si Rolan … wala na akong partner sa kodakan …
ReplyDeleteO di ba, ganda ng kuha ko sa inyo sa water ;-)
Nice one Tito … galing kasi bida tayo … hehehe
Ok naman 350D. P39k sa Hidalgo. Got my 300D P28k 2nd hand but slighly used less than 4k actuations.
ReplyDeletePCCI plan ko rin sana attend that one. Dati P3k lang now P6.5k na as in sobra itinaas.
yung seminar ko saturday libre yung seminar taga-Summit media tapos heavily discounted yung accomodations and food
em, wag na coron. sa iba naman i still have to visit Samar, Leyte, Marinduque, northeastern Luzon et al. Gusto ko sana Malapascua :)
di pa rin ako nakakarating sa Boracay of all places hehe
meron ako friends na galing Malapascua, ok din daw dun. But, I still have to see their pictures. Dapat 2 lugar ang puntahan para sulit.
ReplyDelete..wala na bang second hand camera na for sale? mukhang ok un for a starter kagaya ko.
Syempre naman wag na sa Coron ... sa iba naman para ma-explore natin ibang places na magaganda ...
ReplyDeleteGusto ko puntahan Batanes ;-) Di ba tayo lalabas ng bansa?
Bakit nga ba di ka pa nakakapunta ng Boracay? Where is Malapascua?
Mga friends, alam nyo ba yang si Tito B., nagpapakadalubhasa talaga yan sa photography ;-)
mrami sa phphoto yahoogroups (click the link on the left sidebar of this blog). saw there Nikon 70S P35k lang. less than P30k na 300D canon. saka na ko buy expensive lenses or cameras pag magaling na.
ReplyDeleteplan ko to be an apprentice sa isang master hehe
mukha tayo magkakasundo dito a. Parang rolan at em dati pero now SLR na cameras natin
i'll be in singapore nga pala next week so may photo-op na naman
jo, tama ka dun! dapat 2 lugar para sulit talaga lakad natin ... just like before -- remember the cavite-cebu-bohol-camiguin-cdo-bukidnon trip? Tito, di mo ba gagawan ng kwento iyon? ;-) yun nga lang di pa digicam gamit natin nun ...
ReplyDeletegusto ko rin batanes sana :)
ReplyDeletemalapascua is northern cebu
cavite-cebu? alam ko lang cebu-bohol-CDO-camiguin-bukidnon trip na gusto ko push to davao pa
can't remember details of that trip na. meron ba kayo notes ng itinerary natin? nakita nyo naman photos ni rolan as in super dami saka detailed. we're opposites in that department hehe
I was speaking of rolan and it dawned on me that today is the 18th. It's been 5 months!
ReplyDeletemiss you friend!
grabe impact ng superman, scenes of water again reminded me of Palawan.
I'm 5 months old today!
ah cebu pala yung malapascua ... si jen galing ng batanes yan nitong june lang ... next year babalik daw sila ... sasabihan daw nila ako ... sama ka tito b? jo?
ReplyDeletecavite kasi unang pinuntahan namin nun sa may island cove dahil company outing then diretso na sa airport ...
i have the details of that trip ... 2 albums ko din eh ... pareho kami ni rolan kasi na madetalye plus memorable sa akin trip na yun dahil nawala sa balicasag iyong snorkeling gear ko ... waaaaaaaaaaa ...
i will try to look for it ... send ko sa iyo?
kaya sinabi na em na cavite-cebu kasi galing kami cavite nun company outing den derecho airport for cebu....o di ba? hehehe...
ReplyDeletealam niyo maganda ata ang palau island? me biyahe ang asian spirit dun via davao...eh di pasyal muna tayo davao tapos palau? di ba?
jo, turuan mo na lang ako ng basic photography mahal pala bayad...singilin mo na lang ako ng mura hahaha...
siguro ang i enroll ko, yong pano maging magandang subject..hahaha..
si annie, marunong na diyan...hehehe..
yeah, it's been 5 months. nakakamiss talaga si rolan ...
ReplyDeletekakalungkot nga rin si rolan, marami pang places na di niya napupuntahan...lalo na ang sagada...
ReplyDeletehay naku tito...bakit naman hindi mo pa napupuntahan ang boracay..
pumunta ka dun ng off season para wla gano tao sarili mo ang beach..
kasi pag summer puro tao makikita mo wla view..hehhee..unless mahilig ka manood ng naka topless..
i remember that one in Balicasag. I was the one who towed you to safe ground parang MMDA :)
ReplyDeletethen bigla nawala yung gear mo.
gusto ko rin sana Batanes but i have other plans for next year. Let's see pa rin
Jen, pag-aaralan ko ung Davao-Palau route. Mukhang maganda yung beaches ng Palau, tapos punta tayo pearl farm, eden park,etc.. Actually, palagi sinasabi sa akin ni Rolan ung Palau. Yun daw ang dream place nya for snorkelling. Em, na-kwento ba bi Rolan sa yo yun?
ReplyDeleteTits, galing pala ako ng Singapore & Malaysia. Medyo madami din photos ako nakuha. Pero mas maganda pictures ko sa Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Superb talaga!)
oonga nga, kaw ang may ginuntuang puso nun eh ... salamat ha! di tulad ni rain, ayaw talaga ako dalhin sa shore ... ayan tuloy nawala yung snorkeling gear ko :(
ReplyDeletegusto nga ni rolan yung Palau kasi dahil sa Survivor :)
ReplyDeletekmusta na nga pala si Rain? isama natin sa loop para ma-defend nya sarili nya sa akusasyon ni Em hehe
jo, pwede mo na rin ba isama malapascua sa papag-aralan mo? hehehe ... possible ba yung trip na davao-palau-malapascua?
ReplyDeleteganda nga dun sa pearl farm -- i've been there na ... twice na kasi ako nakapag-davao pero di ko pa napuntahan dun ang eden park saka yung samal island ...
isama na rin natin si jen b sa loop ... para complete na ... hehehe ... sila ni rain ang maraming kwento sa trip na yun eh ... kaya nga tito, dapat may travelogue in pictures din yung trip na yun ...
ReplyDeleteo jen, basta pag bumalik kayo ng batanes ... sama ako ;-)
ReplyDeleteanother one for that trip?
ReplyDeletetamad ako scan ng pics e...would u care scan your best pics of that trip to post here plus the itinerary so i can make a write-up
practice ako writing at photography para may raket ako na gusto ko talaga...
boring ang IT e :)
cge jo, sana matuloy tayo dun sa palau, pag aralan mo para makarating tayo dun..forte mo yan hehehe..dapat talaga me travel agency ka na business..(what do you think!!!)hahahaha...
ReplyDeletecge forward ko to kay jenb itong site na to para maka pag post ng comment si jen b...
yong una na forward ko sa kanya, tuwang tuwa ng siya sa mga pics ni tito eh..galing galing mo daw...
well, tito, magandang racket nga yang naisip mo...tska interest mo talaga..gudluck!!!
hello... nalibang ako kakabasa (di tito ha!) ng comments nyo or whatever.. pero mas nalibang ako sa pictures... alam mo tutubi ang galing-galing o.. you have the "eye" parang pag model you have the "it" factor.. i look at your pictures and it so real, so full, so with character, parang it jumps on you.. the picture foods are so tempting nakakagutom, the picture views brings you to the place.,. surreal!! anyway, i hope you continue improving your photo skills and for sure in the near future eh magkakaroon ka na ng one-man photo exhibit.., kunin mo kaming models ha..
ReplyDeletehey, preho tayo di pa din ako punta boracay.. kahiya ano!!! sya, sya saan nga ba tayo picture taking ulit??
kainis kasi si roland eh wala tuloy tayo napuntahan last summer.. good morning everyone..
hey, nanette po di po anonymous.. sensya na sleepy pa eh...sige nga jen sali mo si tiger para malibang sa kanyang pangungulila sa malayong bansa ng america...
ReplyDeletehi guys!
ReplyDeletedito naman kayo magpunta ng makasama ako...
hey tito, nice shots! good captions too! you can be a photo journalist...
bakit wala ang mga photos mo na nakatingin ka sa kawalan?
I was at Coron 2 weeks ago and I can again feel its beauty by reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteWe did not go to Barracuda Lake, failed to crossover Twin Lagoon but yet, the sights of Coron is worth the trip.
how much did you guys spent in this trip? if ever, I want to go sana on a 3D/2N trip in Coron Palawan..help me naman please..ung hindi masyadong mahal...hehehe..
ReplyDeletebeng, i think it was P8k all-in but for a package of 8 persons. it's cheaper now with budget airfares of cebu pacific
ReplyDeletehey! how much did you spend all in all?
ReplyDeletearound P10k but that was years ago...you can save by availing of cheap fares and budget accommodations.
ReplyDeleteplanning to go to coron in July. yeah, yeah, I know...not a good time to go but what to do. hehehhehehe...hopefully the weather will cooperate :)
ReplyDeleteHi, How about rates for each tour? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi there...
ReplyDeleteMe & my friends visited Coron Last Jan. 15 to 17. We have an overnyt stay at North Cay for our 1st nyt there then @ Coron town the nyt b4 our departure back to Mla.We are a group of 8 pax and spent around Php 4,000.00 each(all in).
We have Lusong Shipwreck, Coral Garden & Calumbuyan Island on our 1st half day.
Coron Loop on Sunday (Banul Beach, Twin Lagoon, kayanGan Lake & Siete Picados).
Monday morning we climbed Mt Tapyas @ around 5:30am and proceeded to Maquinit Hotspring afterwards.
We left Coron Town @ 10:00am
We have the best boatman and cook Kuya Jhong (He is a number one Kagawad @ Coron)
We stayed @ Coron town @ Mr. Bon Agbunag's place. We spent Php 600.00 for an airconditioned room that can accommodate 4 pax.
Coron was really amazing. The best out of town trip we had!!!
Hi how can i contact Mr. Bon Agbunags place we wanted to go to coron on july, the place is cheap @600 per room or can you recommend a cheaper place to stay. thanks ed
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