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Palawan, dotted by
nearly 2,000 islands whereby many of which have
irregular coastlines that make excellent
harbors, is located west of Visayas and it is a
long, thin island stretching down to Borneo. Palawan is dubbed as the country's last
nature frontier and naturally the main
activities here are islands hopping, exploring
caves with underground rivers, scuba diving and
watching wildlife.
BUSUANGA
Busuanga is the
largest in the Calamian group of islands. What
makes Busuanga special are the game reserve and
wildlife sanctuary, and the ship wrecks around Coron
Bay. Taking an average of day long trips from
the town proper, you can savor the sight of
twelve wrecks identified in diveable depths and
snorkellers can even witness the shallow wreck
at East Tangat.
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 together with
the magnificent Lake Cayangan on Coron Island,
home to the Tagbanua people who are known for
their pottery skills.
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DIVE
SITES |
AVERAGE DEPTH (m) |
MAXIMUM DEPTH (m) |
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Black Island
Wreck |
20 |
32 |
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Taiei Maru
(Conception Wreck) |
16 |
26 |
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Akitsushima |
28 |
38 |
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Gunboat at
Lusong Island |
6 |
10 |
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Olympia Maru |
19 |
25 |
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Kogyo Maru |
28 |
34 |
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Irako |
35 |
42 |
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Mamya Maru |
25 |
34 |
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Tangat Wreck |
24 |
30 |
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East Tangat
Wreck |
10 |
22 |
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Coron Island
- Fishing Boat |
4-8 |
12 |
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Barracuda
Lake |
20 |
40 |
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Coral Garden |
20 |
40 |
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Delian
Island - North and South |
8 |
25 |
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Framjee Bank |
15 |
40 |
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Brown Rocks |
18 |
25 |
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Tara Island
- West Side |
20 |
30 |
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Kyokusan |
30 |
43 |
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Dumunpalit
Island - Southwest |
15 |
30 |
HOW TO GET THERE
BY AIR
Asian Spirit
- Manila to Busuanga
Daily Flights 1415/1515
- Busuanga to
Manila Daily Flights 1530/1630
BY SEA
WG&A
- Manila to Coron
Fridays 1600/0600
SUPERFERRY
- Coron to Manila
Sundays 1100/1300
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