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Coron, Palawan
Coron Island Hopping, Mt. Tapyas Climb, Snorkelling in Siete Pecados, Coral Gardens and in WWII Gunboat, Safari Adventure in Calauit Island and swimming in Twin Lagoon, Kayangan / Cayangan Lake, Colomboyan Island, Concepcion Waterfalls, and Makinit / Maquinit Hot Springs.

Part 3 of 3: This is a continuation of my Coron, Palawan - Day 1 (Part 1 of 3) and Coron, Palawan - Day 2 (Part 2 of 3) posts.

Coron, Palawan - Day 3 | Calauit Island Safari Adventure, Concepcion Falls, Cashew Factory

In day 3 of our Coron, Palawan trip, we experienced the safari adventure in Calauit Island, Busuanga. We woke up early because we were excited to see grazing zebras and we can’t wait to experience feeding giraffes. Coron Village Lodge also told us to wake up early for the animals are only there during mornings and they tend to go back to the forest in the afternoon.

After drinking coffee, we started our 3-hour trip to Calauit. Since it’s just around 4 in the morning, we’re all sleeping in the van on our way to the island.

After reaching our destination, we then need to take a 5-minute banca ride to the island. At this time, the sun had risen making the view of the island magnificent. We can’t help but take some shots for around 10 minutes in just the docks of Calauit Island.

After eating the packed breakfast Lan, our Coron Village Lodge tour guide, prepared for us, we started walking to the entrance of the sanctuary as we were greeted by the local Calamian deers.

Few more steps and we can already see the plains of the islands.

While waiting for the safari truck, Rudolf (the deer) and Mylene (the giraffe) welcomed us.

We wasted no time, grabbed the branches and hurriedly experience the “feeding of the giraffe”. Haha

The safari truck arrived and we spent the entire morning touring the island. We saw zebras, another giraffe (Gerry), an antelope, more Calamian deers, alligators, porcupines, a bear cat, wild boars, chickens, squirrels, etc.

Going home, we took our packed lunch in one of the carinderias in Busuanga (Risie’s place (of PDA Little Dreamers hehe)) then we headed to our stop-over, the Concepcion falls.

The Concepcion falls is located in Barangay Concepcion in Busuanga. To go there, you can take a bus from Coron or a tricycle (not sure on this one) from Busuanga. After a 5-minute trek from the main road, you will see this small, fresh-looking, and “oh-i’d-like-to-take-a-dip” waterfalls with crystal clear waters and some fishes to play around with.

The fishes under Concepcion Falls. [video]

And of course, before going home, we visited the cashew “factory”. Hmmm… why is this called “factory” when para lang siyang isang maliit na tindahan… hahaha

Everything was awesome in Calauit Island. This made our Coron trip really really worth it.

And oh, before I forget, we had Fried Tangigue and Sinigang na Sugpo for dinner. Oh my!

How to go to Calauit Island from Coron
There are two ways in going to Calauit Island from Coron:
1. By boat/banca - You may hire a boat in Coron that will take you to Calauit Island. The locals there said that this is faster compared to travelling by land.
2. By van - You may hire a van or FX in Coron that will take you to Calauit Island. This is what we did since we did not want to travel by boat at night.
[No driving directions provided on this site.]

Where to stay in Calauit Island
There is no accommodation in Calauit Island as the entire island is protected. You can stay in the towns of Coron or Busuanga.

Where to Eat in Calauit Island
Most of the tour packages in Coron include food, so you don’t need to worry about this. However, if you will not take a packaged tour, it is recommended that you bring a packed breakfast and lunch before leaving Coron or you may opt to buy food in Busuanga (on your way to Calauit).

Other parts of this entry
Coron, Palawan - Day 1. Coron Island Hopping. Batch 91 Beach, Banol Beach, Twin Lagoon, Kayangan/Cayangan Lake, Makinit/Maquinit Hot Springs
Coron, Palawan - Day 2. Mt. Tapyas, WWII Gun Boat, Calomboyan Island, Coral Garden
Coron, Palawan - Day 3. Calauit Island, Concepcion Falls, Cashew Factory, Coron Souvenir Shop

Coron Itinerary
We chose the Coron Itinerary provided by Coron Village Lodge.

Coron Rates
We did some comparisons on the available Coron tour packages. Coron Tour Packages Comparisons

Coron Photos
Here are some of the pictures I took on Coron Day 3:

For the entire album of our Coron trip, go to my PicasaWeb
@PicasaWeb - Coron, Palawan

Other Coron Itinerary and Rates
Coron Village Lodge (This is the itinerary that we did.)
Darayonan
Owen Ferrer’s DIY Coron
Club Paradise

More Information
Club Paradise
Virutal Tourist
Wikipedia