Busuanga & Coron Diving - Palawan Philippines

Busuanga & Coron Dive Sites

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Busuanga & Coron Palawan Diving

Busuanga is the largest in the Calamian group of islands. What makes Busuanga & Coron special are the game reserve and wildlife sanctuary, and the wrecks around Coron Bay. Taking an average of day long trips from the town proper, you can savour the sight of twelve wrecks identified in diveable depths. Although diving can be done anytime, visibility and current are best from October to May. Bonus attractions are Coron's limestone cliffs and tiny isolated beach coves along with freshwater lakes, one of which features hot springs and can be accessed by a short climb over limestone pinnacles from the sea. A hidden cavern with an underwater entrance to the sea can be explored. Pearl farms are added attractions.

Coron is a small fishing and trading town on Busuanga Island in the Calamian Island Group Southwest of Manila. Coron is off of the regularly travelled tourist path. Coron has fast become known for it's excellent wreck diving . 14 wrecks are discovered, all in dive able depths. This makes the area to the best wreck diving destination in Asia.

Coron has remained quiet through all of the trouble on the flyspeck islands of Basilan, Tawi Tawi, Sulu and Jolo in the far south below Mindanao. Right now the Philippine Army has the dissident Muslim rebels trapped on Basilan Island. Coron is located in Coron Town, on Busuanga Island, in the Calamian Island Group.

Busuanga & Coron Island Dive Sites

• Akitsushima Wreck
• Coron Island - Barracuda Lake
• Black Island Wreck
• Brown Rocks / Butulan Rocks
• Delian Island - North & South
• Dimakya Island
• Dumunpalit Island
• Tangat Island - East Tangat Wreck
• Gunter's Cathedral
• Tara Island
• Framjee Bank
• Lusong Island - Irako
• Kalotoko Rocks
• Pinnacle Rock
• Lusong Island - Kogyo Maru
• Kyokusan Maru
• Tangat Island - Mamya Maru
• Lusong Island - Gunboat
• Lusong Island - Olympia Maru
• Tangat Island - Taiei Maru (Concepcion Wreck)

How to Get to Busuanga Palawan

By Air to Busuanga
ASIAN SPIRIT
Manila to Busuanga
Busuanga to Manila

By Air To Coron Island
Two (2)airlines, Seair and Asian Spirit have several daily flights from the Manila. These are small twin engine planes that can hold a maximum of 19 passengers plus 2 pilots. Flying time from Manila Domestic Airport to Busuanga Airport is approximately 1 hour. Land trip from Busuanga airport to Coron town is 30 to 45 minutes.

By Sea To Coron
Superferry leaves Manila every Friday night on or about 7:15 PM for Coron. The voyage takes approximately 12 hours hence ETA Coron pier is 6:30-7:00 AM Saturday. Darayonan Lodge is about 7 minutes away by land transport from the pier.

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