Coron, Palawan
08.20.2009-08.23.2009
Maanne and I took advantage of the opportunity when I was about to attend an island congress of PCL-NCR set in Coron, Palawan. Though this would be both our first time to be in Coron, we already knew that the place has so much to offer for everyone…We booked our flight via Zest Air 2 days ahead of my congress schedule for us to explore the wonders of the Calamian Group of islands which comprises Busuanga, Coron, Culion plus 98 other scattered islands in northern Palawan.
After a safe arrival at Francisco Reyes Airport in Busuanga, vans for hire are available to drive everyone to Coron town proper. We first checked-in to Nuovo Hotel Michelangelo located near the sea port and just a tricycle ride away to their public market. Hotel Michelangelo is owned and operated by Italian and Filipino partners as told by its staffs. This hotel is not as attractive as other hotels that we saw with regards to its architectural design but they do offer great comfort with their wide air-conditioned rooms and water supply is never a problem.
After a late lunch, some picture taking, and 1-hour rest at our hotel, we traveled 5-km to Maquinit Hotspring. With an entrance fee of P100 each, this natural brackish hot spring offers therapeutically relaxing water ranging from 38-41 degrees Celsius. We enjoyed dipping our bodies for more than 2 hours and went back to hotel for our late dinner and had a fine rest.
The next day, we woke up early in the morning to climb partly the 700+ steps of Mt. Tapyas where a giant white cross is situated, an iconic monument that can be seen even from neighboring islands. As much as we wanted to reach the top of this mountain, we needed to preserve our legs for long days ahead of us so we decided to stop after climbing almost 200 steps and just took some photos with panoramic view of Coron bay at our back.
I will be making separate blogs about our experiences in Culion, Malcapuya, Siete Pecados, Twin Lagoon, Kayangan Lake, and Banol Beach in its respective albums. I was fortunate to have a glance of the Coron Bay at sunset.
After days of exploring Calamian islands, we were about to flew back to Manila 1:00 pm on August 23 but we did not want to put our time to waste during our remaining hours in Coron. After we had our breakfast, we rushed 4 kilometers from the market to Horse Valley. We experienced horseback riding for an hour but only within the ranch. We failed to bring the horses out to explore some more views of the mountain as we were already running out of time. We immediately get back to town proper where we bought the town’s popular local product, the cashew nuts which come in 3 variants, the plain, fried, and roasted.
We then checked-out to our hotel, said goodbye to Coron, and were picked up by a van that drove us to Busuanga airport. After another hour of safe fly, we were back to our real life.
After a safe arrival at Francisco Reyes Airport in Busuanga, vans for hire are available to drive everyone to Coron town proper. We first checked-in to Nuovo Hotel Michelangelo located near the sea port and just a tricycle ride away to their public market. Hotel Michelangelo is owned and operated by Italian and Filipino partners as told by its staffs. This hotel is not as attractive as other hotels that we saw with regards to its architectural design but they do offer great comfort with their wide air-conditioned rooms and water supply is never a problem.
After a late lunch, some picture taking, and 1-hour rest at our hotel, we traveled 5-km to Maquinit Hotspring. With an entrance fee of P100 each, this natural brackish hot spring offers therapeutically relaxing water ranging from 38-41 degrees Celsius. We enjoyed dipping our bodies for more than 2 hours and went back to hotel for our late dinner and had a fine rest.
The next day, we woke up early in the morning to climb partly the 700+ steps of Mt. Tapyas where a giant white cross is situated, an iconic monument that can be seen even from neighboring islands. As much as we wanted to reach the top of this mountain, we needed to preserve our legs for long days ahead of us so we decided to stop after climbing almost 200 steps and just took some photos with panoramic view of Coron bay at our back.
I will be making separate blogs about our experiences in Culion, Malcapuya, Siete Pecados, Twin Lagoon, Kayangan Lake, and Banol Beach in its respective albums. I was fortunate to have a glance of the Coron Bay at sunset.
After days of exploring Calamian islands, we were about to flew back to Manila 1:00 pm on August 23 but we did not want to put our time to waste during our remaining hours in Coron. After we had our breakfast, we rushed 4 kilometers from the market to Horse Valley. We experienced horseback riding for an hour but only within the ranch. We failed to bring the horses out to explore some more views of the mountain as we were already running out of time. We immediately get back to town proper where we bought the town’s popular local product, the cashew nuts which come in 3 variants, the plain, fried, and roasted.
We then checked-out to our hotel, said goodbye to Coron, and were picked up by a van that drove us to Busuanga airport. After another hour of safe fly, we were back to our real life.
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