Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
BUSUANGA ISLAND
By plane Flights arrive at Busuanga (Coron) Airport, with
its small terminal building and handful of sari-sari stores
(30min by van/jeepney from Coron Town; P150). There's a
tourist information counter next to the baggage claim
( T 0918 725 4665), but no ATM. All the airlines have o ces
in town, and tickets can also be booked through Calamian
Islands Travel and Tours on Rosario St.
Destinations Cebu (Cebu Pacific: 1 daily; 1hr 40min);
Manila (Cebu Pacific & PAL Express: 3 daily; 1hr).
By boat The 2Go Manila-Coron ferry service leaves
Manila at 4pm on Fri, arriving in Coron Town at 6am on Sat
morning; it departs 1hr later for Puerto Princesa, arriving at
9pm on Sat. On the way back, it leaves Puerto at midnight
on Sat night/Sun morning, stopping off in Coron Town at
2pm on Sun, leaving at 3.30pm, and arriving in Manila at
5.30am on Mon morning. For El Nido there is one daily
scheduled bangka (9am; 8hr; P1800 including lunch),
bookable through any resort. Sea Dive Resort is the arrival
and departure point. This service is especially prone to
timetable changes, and is weather dependent.
INFORMATION
Tourist information The helpful tourist centre in Coron
Town faces the market (Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1-5pm;
T 0920 662 0057).
Banks and exchange There are several banks in Coron
Town, most of which have ATMs that accept foreign cards.
BPI is the best, up on the National Hwy (Cirrus, Plus, Visa,
Electron and MasterCard accepted; P200 fee); Allied
Savings Bank on Don Pedro St takes Visa. Western Union
(Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-5pm), on Real St, also
sells air tickets. You can change US$ at Bonito Money
Changer on Rizal St near the junction with Valencia St.
Internet access There are many internet cafés in town:
try Globe Telecom & Internet Café, on Don Pedro St, or
Interspeed Internet on the National Hwy at San Augustin St
(all daily around 11am-10pm; P30/hr).
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, Airport & Mount Tandama
CORON TOWN
Mt Tapyas
Coron
District
Hospital
Decanituan
Island
Discovery
Divers
R O A D
Cebu
Pacific
Oice
Iglesia ni Cristo
Puerto del
Resort &
Dive Center Interspeed
Internet
Reef
Pier
Calamian Islands
Travel & Tours
BPI
Police
Station
Public Pier
(bangkas)
Calamian Tourist
Boat Association
TAO
Adventures
Zest
Air
Dive Right
Western
Union
School
Fire
Station
Pal
Oice
Market
Harbour
Center
City Hall
Calamianes
Expeditions
Seair
Coron
Coliseum
Coron
Gateway
Hotel
N
Allied
Savings
Bank
Globe Telecom
& Internet Café
T R E
Coron
Bay
ACCOMMODATION
Coron Gateway Hotel
Coron Village Lodge
Darayonan Lodge
KokosNuss Resort
Ralph's Pension House
Sea Dive Resort
EATING & DRINKING
Bistro Coron
Central Bakery
Kawayanan Grill
La Sirenetta
Otto's Pub
Sea Dive Resort
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4
5
1
3
2
2
6
5
3
1
4
Pier
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200
metres
 
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