What up from Coron?
Today we want to answer the question, is it worth doing a private tour here in Coron?
So, to do that, we're going to rewind back to the beginning.
After spending a couple of magical nights in a treehouse in Coron, it's time for some
island hopping.
So, I headed over to Coron town and wanted to see what Coron is famous for.
So, again, I booked a private tour, which cost about 50 bucks, and I broke it up in
two days, but you could easily do this in one.
So, these are the five stops that I saw.
The first is the famous Twin Lagoon.
I loved the Twin Lagoon, and it was beautiful.
But, just watch out for this one thing, there are hundreds of them.
Okay, so that was Twin Lagoon, and there's tons of jellyfish in there.
I didn't think they were stinging me, but I'm pretty sure I got stung right here and
right here.
But, for the hundreds there were, I don't know what the deal is with them.
But anyway, it's pretty.
It's busy, but it's pretty.
I liked it.
And now, on to Kayangan Lake.
People said in my last video I can't pronounce the names right.
So, I'm sorry, but I think it's Kayangan Lake.
Kayangan Lake is definitely beautiful, but it is also super popular, and there were tons
of people when I went.
The best thing that you can do to get this all to yourself is to visit in the very early
morning.
I'm talking around 7 o'clock in the morning, but, whatever.
I liked it a lot anyway.
Once I dipped below the water, I pretty much had it all to myself.
Okay, now that I'm back in my room, I have looked in the mirror and I'm aware of this
hickey that a jellyfish gave me.
And experience would indicate that this will be here for a while.
It also got me right on my right tit.
So, I guess those jellyfish did sting, but, given the hundreds I swam through, a couple
stings is not bad.
That's the deal today.
All right, it's my last day in Coron, and the plan is to do something a little crazy.
We're just going to go down to the place where the boats hang out, it's called the dock.
Bet you didn't know that, and just negotiate directly and ask a question that I don't know
how it's going to go.
Just say, "Hey, can you just take us to places that don't have a lot of people?
Don't care what it is," and it'll hopefully bear fruit.
I don't know.
By the way, those were real jellyfish yesterday and they went to freaking town on me.
But, today's another day.
Let's go.
Okay, so we just came to the Calamian Tourist Association.
So if you come directly here, the boat is $2,500, which is the cheapest I think it gets.
Then, you can choose the places you want to go.
We're going to go to Barracuda Lake because we think there might be fewer people right
now, and then we'll be spontaneous with our other choices.
So, the price is right. Let's go.
That dock I was talking about.
Just in case you weren't clear before, and that's where you go book the boat.
Yes.
Alright, so welcome aboard.
Then my name again is R.J., then our captain, June.
[inaudible 00:05:37] say hi.
June: Hi.
R.J.: Our captain, yeah.
So, our destination is, yes, for now, Barracuda Lake.
So, as of now, we'll go Barracuda Lake, about 20 minutes away from here.
So, in Barracuda Lake, there's a climbing step about 20 steps on the lake, big steps
climbing up, then baby steps directly going to the swimming area in that lake.
So, that's rocky shoulder.
So, fresh water lake, yeah.
Kristin: Cool.
R.J.: So, that's one of the scuba diving spots, but we can go also swimming.
So, you will see rocks formation under, then the other divers.
All right, so that's it first.
Then later after Barracuda, let's see if where the beach are less busy.
Okay. So, that's it first. Barracuda Lake.
First stop, then 20 minutes away from here. Thank you.
Kristin: Thank you.
All right.
That worked out pretty well.
We got quite a few moments without anybody really there, or just a few people there.
So, that was Barracuda Lake, and now we're going to try to find a beach that doesn't
have too many people.
Fingers crossed, but this has been great so far today.
It's a lot of fun droning around here, but it's really easy to lose the signal probably
because of all the cliffs.
So, it's a little nerve wracking, but still, lots of fun.
Narrow beaches, narrow boardwalks, so I guess it's not a beginner's droning place, but I'm
having a lot of fun.
I feel like I keep seeing new lagoons and stuff over there.
So, that was pretty cool.
Okay.
So that was island hopping in Coron.
Is it worth it to do it independently or is it better to do it with a tour?
In my opinion, it's a no brainer to just do it independently, unless you're traveling
by yourself or really need to keep a budget because it's actually cheaper if you just
get a bunch of people together from your hostel or whatever and do island hopping with three
or four of you, you save so much money and you don't have to share the boat with like
15, 20 other people.
So, what you saw on this episode was actually two days that could be combined into one.
I just tend to get a really slow start in the morning sometimes, and I was enjoying
that very much.
So, I took it really slow over the last couple of days, spent more time at each destination,
which I also recommend.
I hope that you enjoyed this video, it helped you decide what you should do when you're
here in Coron.
Also, last week's video was focused on an amazing treehouse that is at the north of
this island and the Black Island, which had a super cool cave to swim through and even
fewer people.
So, subscribe here and that'll be playing after this video if you want to see it.
See you guys next Wednesday.
Bye.