Kayangan Lake

 About an hour from Manila and 45 minute land travel from Busuanga Airport, you can reach the town of Coron. Outside the airport, a shuttle will bring you to Coron town proper. Just tell your driver to drop you off at your preferred destination or your hotel.

The most popular destination in Coron is the Kayangan Lake. The most photographed spot in the island and probably the most awe-inspiring. There are other lakes in Coron, but are too sacred for the Tagbanuas to be opened to the public. 

Kayangan lake is dubbed as the cleanest in the Philippines, and is enclosed in a great surrounding. To get to the lake, you have to take the 367 steps uphill and down. The turquoise water is so inviting, it's calm and clear, it soothes the body and relaxes the mind.

 

It's a no life jacket, no swimming policy to this paradise. If you have extra budget, go for the private tour, to avoid the influx of tourist. Visit to Kayangan Lake and other nearby tourist spots can be done through a packaged tour available almost anywhere, but make sure you transact to the legitimate operators. I got my Kayangan Lake tour at 900 pesos, with lunch served at the Sunset beach.

Calauit Island

"The best things in life are free - family, friends, smiles, hugs, kisses, nature, oxygen, live, sleep and good memories."

Calauit Game Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary is a haven for the giraffes, zebras and the endangered Calamian deers. A piece of Africa in the PI, where one can have a close encounter with animals in the wild.

History has it that in the 1970's, the then President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Calauit Island a Wildlife Sanctuary in response to the call of the then Kenyan President, to help save the African wildlife.

To reach Calauit Island, one must travel by land from Coron proper for over an hour and ride an outrigger boat for about 10 minutes. The tour starts at 6 in the morning.

I went there to see the giraffes, and it didn't disappoint. It was a fun filled experience.


Northern Palawan is receiving its share of the more than 30 degree C heat, so bring your water, towel, cap or umbrella since you will explore the portion of the island by foot. The Marcos era jeepney that used to transport tourist was no longer serviceable.

What they need there is a resident Vet, so the animals can be treated with utmost care. Afterall visitors went there to see the animals in their natural habitat, roaming freely. Moreover, visiting Calauit Safari is worth your time and money.

World's Most Beautiful

Palawan, home to world's most beautiful places - El Nido and Coron. Tourism is the top industry in this part of the island. The beaches are superb, the view is second to none!

Coron, where most of the hotels and lodges are located, is a town in the municipality of Busuanga Island; while there is Coron Island, a part of the Coron Municipality which is in another island adjacent to Busuanga Island, near Culion Island. Well, yeah, I made that up to confuse you. It is really confusing unless you experience the adventure in Coron yourself. There are no beaches in Coron. Coron is the gateway to the most beautiful spots in Northern Palawan.

If you want a great snorkeling and dive sites, pristine beaches, and breathtaking natural beauties,  you must visit this paradise, you must visit Coron.

SIde Trip: Baker's Hill

If you're traveling via local transportation (a tricycle ), one way trip will cost you 70 - 75 pesos one way trip, about 15 minute drive from Poblacion, make your driver wait if you don't like to have difficulty leaving the area since there are no tricycles roving, 150 pesos for a round trip isn't expensive.

Baker's Hill is located in Mitra Road, Barangay Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa. Ask your travel agent or the hotel staff to have your City Tour booking, usually a half day tour; or travel by tricycle if you wish to save a lot, tell the driver you're going to Baker's Hill.

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The Cathedral and Plaza Cuartel

The white and blue colored cathedral, the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in Rizal Avenue. 

Plaza Cuartel, located opposite side of the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral. A military fort in the past, a garrison of Spaniards, overtook by Americans and then by Japanese.

The dungeon, where American Prisoners of War was caged and burned to death by the Japanese. The eerie bunker but now closed to public view for safety reasons.

It was in 1997 when it was renovated and transform the place to a leisure park.

  A marker containing the name of eleven prisoners of war (POW) who managed to survive the horrible massacre on December 14, 1944.

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Side Trip: Palawan Museum

The Palawan Museum  may be a point of interest when you're in Puerto Princesa, located very near the Mendoza Park. 

The museum exhibits material obtained in the relics of the past found in the province like this Manunggul Jar, one of the finest pre-colonial artwork masterpiece as what it boasts of. 

The Manunggul Jar is a burial jar excavated in Manunggul Cave in Quezon, Palawan.

The museum also showcases other elements used by the early people of Palawan in their daily living, like the coconut grater, baul or clothes chest and jars.

For other relevant information and questions, you may call their information desk at  +63 (48) 4332963.

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