Coron is part of Palawan Province but is a separate area of islands around 100Km North of El Nido and the Palawan ‘mainland’. It CAN be reached by plane from El Nido, but there’s definitely still luggage restrictions on this route, so ferry was our only option. The reason for our visit to Coron was the fleet of 8 WWII Japanese ships sunk near Coron in 1944 and their remains apparently offering some of the world’s best wreck diving….
On the West coast of Cebu Island, Moalboal (pronounced Mowl-Bowl) is a diving mecca due to the Sardine Run just offshore where millions of fish congregate daily for one of the biggest displays in the world. Obviously it was on our itinerary for that very reason.
Pronounced Mal-a-pask-wa, this tiny dot of an island off the northern tip of Cebu is famous for being the only place in the world where you are pretty much guaranteed a Thresher Shark sighting. As the white sand beaches and perfect blue water didn’t look too shabby either, we thought this would be a good place to start our exploration of The Philippines.
A week’s diving on the island of Nusa Lembongan, a short speedboat ride off the coast of Bali.