Coron, Palawan Scrapbook: Day 2

It’s our first day of island hopping and we booked the services of a guided tour from JY Travel and Tours to bring us to different island beaches in Coron, Palawan. It was a fun day out in the sun and we are lucky that the group of people who joined us in that same tour are of the same age group (more or less) and everyone were friendly and no one was acting like a primadonna. One (of group of 5 friends) was even an avid user of the services that my company provide, another couple were foodie and travelers like us, a solo traveler and 4 other friends who are a bit more younger than us and 2 Chinese ladies. Once all aboard our boat, our guide Charlie gave us the standard reminders on how to take care of ourselves by showing us the photos of sea creatures that we need to watch out for as well as reminders on how to take care of the island and environment. It is indeed a shared responsibility of the visitor and the locals.

My words may not be enough to give justice to the beauty of the islands that we visited. So I’ll just share with you the photos that I have taken …

On board the boat waiting for the rest of the tourist.

about 30 minutes after we left the port, one of the boys  caught a fish...

The lucky Garfield fish that was caught. photo op with Cindy, visiting Palawan from China

Our first stop for the island hopping is the Island across Two Seasons, and exclusive resort island which I heard for P100,000 a night, you can get your own butler and exclusive use of its facilities.

Since we don't have that amount of cash, 
we just stayed on the other side of the island to do some snorkeling.

The hubby is all smile  after his 30 minutes of snorkeling in the island

This is how clear the water is. You can see some small and medium size fishes near the shore. One yellow and white striped fish keeps on biting my legs... seems like they like the taste of the sunblock on my legs.

Our next stop was at the Banana Island, according to our guide, its called as such not because the island is shaped like a banana fruit but its shaped is like the banana leaf. We stayed here for almost 2 hours for lunch and some R&R. Hubby did another snorkeling but I took a dip at the cool clear water and enjoyed the view and the sun. 

The view from Banana Island. That's our boat right there.

The cabana where we had lunch with the group.

An amazing view while enjoying our lunch prepared by the crew

While waiting for lunch to be served, saw this tire swing at the side of our cabana and memories of childhood came rushing in. I just had to try it and get a swing.

This is Lunch!!

Picture before digging in!

I love an uncrowded island. Its just so peacefully beautiful

seems like we have the island all to ourselves

Time to leave Banana Island and head to the Main Event of our Island hopping.

Dubbed as one of the most beautiful island beach in Coron with its clear water and white powdery sand, The Malcapuya Island will soon be developed by a famous resort developer. And I'm glad to be able to experience this island before it becomes exclusive to paying customers.

We did a little bit to trek going to the beach of Malcapuya since boats are not allowed to park at the shore of the beach. Unfortunately, even if visitors pay P200 per pax, maintenance and proper disposal of trash are not observed.

Almost paradise....

                         

And there it is...

Malcapuya Island Jump Shot, our tour guide has mastered taking this shot

The view from Malcapuya Island 

Whenever there's a hammock, you'll see me there just enjoying the view and the sound of the waves...Besides, its 3 o'clock in the afternoon and the sun is in its unforgiving state of heat. 

View from the top

Time for some dip in the water before heading back to the port

Our tour guide was extra generous with our time. We should have been back in the port by 5pm but we already left Malcapuya Island shortly before 5pm and the sun was setting while en route back to Coron Island.

The Tour Group on the way back to Coron...

We had so much fun and what an experience, aside from the beautiful islands that I have left my foot prints in the sand, It was the new friends that we have gain along the way was the highlight. So if you are planning to take tour around Coron, Look out for JY Travel & Tours and ask for Charlie as your guide…They take great jump shots too haha!

xoxo,

S

Tips of the day:

1. Sunblock can be delicious to fishes so be careful as their teeth can be a bit sharp even the small fishes. If I were you, don't put sunblock on your legs.

2. There are usually sari-sari store in the Island that we visited where you can buy some softdrinks, water and some light snacks and junk food. It might be expensive so its better to bring some within you and share!

3. The Tour has a pick-up from hotel arrangement but once the tour is over, you need to take a tricycle on your own back to your hotel, depends on the distance of your Hotel from the port. For us, since Coron Westown Resort is far from the port almost near the airport, we paid P60.00 (30 pesos per pax)