I actually found DIY Coron thru multiply site of Owen Ferrer, who's part of my network. Owen posted a calendar trip to Coron and found that he was linked to my college friend, Myra who was going on the same trip prior to finally immigrating to Canada.
The idea behind DIY Coron is not really to Do It Yourself literally but actually to gather different group of friends who want to visit Coron, sharing boat rentals which makes the tour amazingly cheap between P1,800-P3,000 depending on the size of the group and your itinerary. Yes, it allows you to choose your own itinerary. And as it turns out, a fun way to meet people and activity partners.
To use some of Glynn's words, this trip is really "back pack" style. On this kind of a travel, we had to be prepared to have just the basic essentials. None of the pampering, comforts and luxuries of other trips. With this, we carried your own bags, ate simple food (fish, fish, fish... well, there were crabs at one point and some chicken and pork too), slept in very basic accommodations (as in closed/open cottage or tent, swerte if you get to sleep on a bed or airbed). Accommodations won't have an actual shower, but the trusty old tabo and balde. Also on our last day, nakiligo lang kami sa isang home-restaurant near the pier.
Our package cost us P2,900pesos (pocket money not included) while in Coron for 2 whole day activities: Snorkeling (lusong coral garden, lusong wreck, siete picados), Swimming in lagoons and beaches(barracuda, kayangan, twin lagoon, cyc beach, banana island), Climb the stairs up to Mt. Tapyas and get a bird's view of Coron and its surrounding islands, visited Culion (where the leper colony used to be) and truly had an intimate, historic appreciation of the town and what it stands for, 1 night accommodation on Banana island (which was really raw and beautiful, think Boracay 20 years ago), and as metioned earlier boat rental, guide, meals, entrance fees, tricycle transfers. Going to Coron, we took the Superferry (which is a separate blog altogether).
So, for a truly memorable weekend, lots of sun and sea, amazing sights, loads fun (travelmate Mario and "Inday" was just a riot) and adventure (from climbing the steep and potentially life threatening sharp limestone cliffs of Barracuda lake to snorkeling in not-so-choppy waters of Lusong wreck), and for a total of P6,000, I really wouldn't mind going back as there's still so much to discover in Coron. In fact, some of our travel mates were already on their 2nd or 3rd trip to Coron this year alone!
For a more details and tips on the trip, do check out Glynn's blog.
New found friend, Wendell, took some great pics (yes, you'll catch me in some of them too): Coron Batch 9 Joiners, Barracuda and Kayangan Lakes, Island Hopping, Coron Town (Mt. Tapyas), Culion Town, Banana Island, Superferry Sunrise and Sunsets.
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