DON'T SIMPLY VISIT THE ATTRACTIONS JUST IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THEM 24h A DAY!

 It is important to book the private boat for the island hopping tours at least one day in advance before 5 pm, better a couple of days before. So you will be more sure we can organize it also during the  peak season.

Please always bring with you our mask and fins! You can use them for free! Ask also for beach towels and drinking water, we will give you for free. Please bring with you also small pesos bills to pay directly eventual entry fees to the Tagbanua Tribe members on the single spot! In fact the entry fees are not included in the prices of the rent of the private boats. The fees varies from 100 pesos (2 usd) per person to 300 pesos (6 usd) per person. Kayangan Lake fee is 300 pesos and Barracuda Lake fee is 200 pesos. Some spots are free. 

The two lakes are similar. To access to Kayangan Lake you have around 300 steps up and 150 down all in concret. From the top of the 300 steps (where you can also visit two small caves) you have an amazing view on the lagoons. To access to Barracuda Lake  you have around 50 steps up and 20 down all in timber. In Barracuda Lake you can have a small tour of the lake also using a small local paddle timber local made catamaran (with additional 150 pesos per person).

Some entry fees have to be paid in advance to the Tribe Association Office in Coron Town that will give a proper ticket (we will buy it for you). Some entry fees have to be paid in loco in cash.

The entrance fees to the lakes and to the other sites go to the Tagbanua Tribe Association and help to improve the condition of the life of the families of this beautiful isolated tribe. Most of these families (around 500 people in total) live in the village situated on the other side of Coron Island, very isolated from everything. Once the kids become teenagers they go to school in Coron Town that is over 1,5 hour local boat ride in rough sea condition. The village doesn't have electricity.

Someone could say  that 6 usd entrance fee was expensive and even that the access to these places should be free. I would like to make those people thinking that this island is an ancestral land and property of the Tagbanua Tribe no more and no less than the houses and gardens where people live in every country in the world are property of the families that live in them. Would these people like to have tourists in their houses or gardens (in Europe or In USA or anywhere else in the world) entering without regulations, eating (and may be camping) for free?

The Filipino Law recognises this land, water and coral reef property of the tribe. 

In order to improve the life condition of the families of the Tagbanua tribe that owns this place,  is'nt fare to pay the same amount of money of a cappuccino in a Starbox in one of the airports in the world? Also considering that just to fly from Manila to Coron Busuanga round trip costs between 200 and 400 usd and one of the first reason tourists come to Coron is to visit and enjoy these lakes... 

The difference of making a tour with us comparing to the Island Hopping tours organized from Coron Tourist Operator are mainly:

- with us you sleep in the middle of the attractions, so you can enjoy them before tourists arrive or after they are left

- with us you can do also only half day tour so before or after the tour you will eat on Paolyn Houseboat with nice food, cold drinks, comfortably sit on a table in the shade and enjoying the rest of the day relaxing or doing activities.

- with us, also in case of most of full day trips, you will still eat on Paolyn Houseboat with nice food, cold drinks, confortably sit on a table in the shade after a fresh water shower. Instead all Coron Tourist Operators organizing Island Hopping in Coron Island will make you eating on the small local boats with some food on your knees or on a beach…. And you will not have a proper toilet, a fresh water shower and an hummock where to read your book! Further with the other Coron Tourist Operators you will normally leave Coron Town at 9 am and you will be back at 4 or 5 pm after a noisy (the engine is running all the time behind your ears!) day in the sun! Paolyn Houseboat is already in Coron Island in the middle of the attractions, so the trips are a lot shorter and you will have more time to enjoy the beauty of the spots and in few minutes you can go back anytime to your houseboat to take a rest or a break during the tour!

On the Houseboats we have snorkeling gears, kayaks and paddleboards. Since finally we have eough of them for all the guests, we decided that the use of them is for FREE for everybody.

Being on Paolyn Houseboats guests can enjoy the attractions of Coron Island before the tourists arrive and after they are gone. 

In 10 minutes from the Houseboats you can paddle by kayak or SUP to the famous Twin Lagoons going through some stunning lagoons with calm sea and breathless limestone landscape! Since we are so close you can go there yourself by kayak or standuppaddleboard also early in the morning or late in the afternoon when tourists are not arrived yet or are gone already!

You can snorkel directly from the Houseboats. Just jump in the water and enjoy the corals and colorful fish just around the houseboats in our lagoon or in the nextby Hidden Lagoon Coral Garden, just 5 minutes swimming from the houseboat. The staff will explain you where the best snorkeling is!

You can also rent one private boat that will bring you island hopping to more far attractions.You can bring the snorkeling gears with you and we will also give you for free beach towels and drinking water to bring in the private boat.

You can rent a private boat for half day (4 hours), for full day (8 hours) or for destinations out of Coron island (till 11 hours)

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The local boat called Bangka will be soon banned for transportation of tourists because they are not considered very safe and because they create a lot of pollution. In fact they have cheap gasoline engines coming from China or second hand 30 years old diesel Japanese tractor engines that both leak oil and fuel in the bilge where there is always water coming in from the sea because the shaft of the propeller doesnt have any seal (a stainless steel rode inside a bronze pipe with some chimical grease on it to prevent to get in excessive water). These Bangkas discharge the oily bilge water all the time during the navigation and also during the stops in the lagoons….

This is why we decided to make an effort and to buy 8 speedboats with original new Yamaha outboards engines from 15hp to 70hp. We still have one local Bangka for 6 people that we try to avoid using along the cost of Coron Island (all national park and marine reserve) and we mainly use for transfers from and to Coron town for arrival and departures with the luggages. The speedboats are also faster so you will have more time to enjoy the attractions instead to loose time during the trip.

PRIVATE BOAT FOR MORNING HALF DAY TOUR (4 hours)

In the morning we can bring you to Kayangan fresh water Lake and/or to Barracuda fresh water Lake. Plus we stop on the way back to snorkel on the Coral Garden of Twin Peaks that has still integrate corals, plenty of fish and turtles. Normally the best time to leave from the houseboat is not later than 7 am (we can serve your breakfast at 6/6.30 am) in order to make you enjoy the lakes without crowd! In case you love snorkeling we can also bring you to Siete Picados Coral Garden. If you like beaches we can also stop in Vivian Beach, a lovely white beach. The first touristic boats from Coron arrives in the Lakes around 9/9,30 am so you will have nice time without crowd

PRIVATE BOAT FOR CORON ISLAND AFTERNOON HALF DAY TOUR (4 hours)

In the afternoon (2.30 pm), after a fresh water shower, nice lunch and a little rest if you need it, we can bring you to Skeleton Wreck (snorkeling on a 3 meters shallow wreck), Malwaway Coral Garden, Atwayan beach, Banol Beach and / or Smith Beach and Smith Coral Garden and/or Sunset Lagoon and/or CYC Island. Banul and Smith Beach are facing sunset so they can offer you a wonderful sunset time with a cold beer when everybody is gone (the last touristic boats from Coron leave these spots around 4.30/5 pm).

PRIVATE BOAT FOR CORON ISLAND FULL DAY TOUR (4h+4h)

These two half day trips can be done also togheter in one day. We can leave the houseboats at 7 am, come back at 11 am, leave again after lunch around 2.30 pm and come back around 6.30 pm, so you will enjoy the housboats, a nice lunch and some rest (or paddling and snorkeling!) for 3,5 hours between 11 am and 2,30 pm

NOTE: During each of the two half day trips we could also bring you to Twin Lagoons and Hidden Lagoon but you will probably prefer to go there yourself paddling by kayak or paddleboard!

PRIVATE BOAT FOR ESCAPE TOUR OR WRECK TOUR FULL DAY (8/11h)

We can organize the private boat also for a full day trip to more far destinations like the Escape Tour that includes the beautiful Malcapuya Island/Beach, Bulog Dos Island/Beach and Banana Island/beach or like the Wreck Tour that includes Skeleton Wreck, Luson Gunboat wreck (eventually also East Tangat wreck) and also Malwaway Coral Garden and Secret Coral Garden (the best Corals of all the aerea) and Smith beach on the way back. We suggest to leave betwen 7 and 8.30 am and come back between 5 and 6 pm. If you do full day tour in these destination you will have more time to spend on the beaches! In case of full day we will cook the lunch for you on your order and you will have plates, glasses, cutleries and cold drinks on the boat! (these trips are subject to weather condition)

PRIVATE BOAT FOR ESCAPE TOUR OR WRECK TOUR HALF DAY (6 h)

These destinations are more far (around 20/25 km) but with the speedboat you will be still able to visit them also in half day trip (these trips are subject to weather condition). You can choose if to do the trip in the morning (leaving at 7 am and back to the houseboat for lunch at 1 pm or to leave the housboat after lunch at 12.30 pm and back at 6.30 pm.

PRIVATE BOAT FOR FULL DAY MIXED TOUR (10/11 hours)

In case of full day you can also mix Coron Island attractions with a more far destinations. For example in the morning leaving at 7 am you can go to Kayangan and Barracuda lakes and Twin Peaks Coral Garden. Back to the houseboat  at 10/11am for a nice comfortable ealry lunch and in the afternoon around 12,30 pm or even earlier you can leave to go to Malcapuya Island/Beach, Bulog Dos Beaches and Banana Island/beach (these three destinations are called Escape Tour) or to  to Skeleton Wreck, Luson Gunboat wreck and also Malwaway Coral Garden and Secret Coral Garden (the best Corals of all the aerea) and Smith beach ( known as Wreck Tour). Back to the houseboat at 6.30 pm. (the afternoon trips are subject to weather condition)

PRICE LIST:  

- the price Include fuel, captain (eventually also boatman), use of snorkeling gears, beach towels and drinking water-

HALF DAY (4h) PRIVATE LOCAL BANGKA CORON ISLAND (not always available for island hopping. We are trying to avoid pollution along Coron Island):   

2 passengers: 2500 pesos (1250 per person),  

from 3 to 6 passengers: 3500 pesos (600 pesos per person if 6 people, 1200 pesos per person if 3 people).

HALF DAY(4h) PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT CORON ISLAND:  

2 passengers: 2500 pesos (1250 pesos per person) - (1.500 pesos if only one person),  

3 people: 3000 pesos (1000 pesos per person)

4 people: 4000 pesos (1000 pesos per person)

5 people: 4500 pesos (900 pesos per person)

6 people: 5100 pesos (850 pesos per person)

Note: This price is valid choosing any destinations if the trip stays within Coron Island so you can personalize your tour

2 HALF DAYS PRIVATE LOCAL BANGKA CORON ISLAND  (total 8 h: 4h+4h, also if in different days)(not always available for island hopping. We are trying to avoid pollution along Coron Island):   

- 2 passengers: 5000 pesos (2500 per person),  

- from 3 to 6 passengers: 6000 pesos (1000 pesos per person if 6 people, 2000 pesos per person if 3 people).

2 HALF DAYS PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT CORON ISLAND  (total 8 h: 4h+4h also if in different days):  

- 2 passengers: 4000 pesos (2000 pesos per person) – (2500 pesos if only one person),  

- 3 people: 4800 pesos (1600 pesos per person)

- 4 people: 6400 pesos (1600 pesos per person)

- 5 people: 7200 pesos (1440 pesos per person)

- 6 people: 8160 pesos (1360 pesos per person)

Note: This price is valid choosing any destinations if the trip stays within Coron Island so you can personalize your tour

HALF DAY PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT ESCAPE OR WRECK TOUR (total 6h):

2 passengers: 6000 pesos (3000 pesos per person) – (4000 pesos if only one person),  

3 people: 7000 pesos (2333 pesos per person)

4 people: 8000 pesos (2000 pesos per person)

5 people: 9000 pesos (1800 pesos per person)

6 people: 10000 pesos (1667 pesos per person)

FULL DAY TOUR ESCAPE OR WRECK PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT (total 8/11 h):  

- 2 passengers: 7000 pesos (3500 pesos per person) – (4500 pesos if only one person),  

- 3 people: 8000 pesos (2667 pesos per person)

- 4 people: 9000 pesos (2250 pesos per person)

- 5 people: 10000 pesos (2000 pesos per person)

- 6 people: 11000 pesos (1833 pesos per person)

FULL DAY MIXED TOUR  PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT CORON ISLAND AND ESCAPE OR WRECK (total 10/11 h):  

- 2 passengers: 7500 pesos (3750 pesos per person) – (5000 pesos if only one person),  

- 3 people: 8500 pesos (2833 pesos per person)

- 4 people: 9500 pesos (2375 pesos per person)

- 5 people: 10500 pesos (2100 pesos per person)

- 6 people: 11500 pesos (1917 pesos per person)

With the Escaped tour full day we can also organize an extension to an amazing sand bar in Ditaiatan Island,  just few miles south of Banana Island (one of the Escaped tour). Because of the additional distance we need to add 750 pesos to the total.

We can also organize a Cultural Tour to the Indigenous Tagbanua Tribe Village, where the Tagbanua tribe members can welcome you and show you their tradition, eventually cook their food for you and, if you are lucky, also organize a special tribal dance and songs! This tour is not always available since it depends on the tribe daily organization. Please ask for it well in advance so we can contact the tribe (in the tribe village there is not mobile signal ....). This tour will take around 6 hours.

Anyway we can personalize the tours on your needs and choises and we can bring you in any destination you will choose! There are also beautiful islands with white beaches on the west of Busuanga island. Pamalican Island (amazing snorkeling even with whalesharks if you are lucky!), North Cay, Pass Island, Black Island. They are more far,  around 2/2,5 h boat trip one way but with a full day tour you can easily reach them and you can stop on the way in one amazing Secret Coral Garden (probably the best snorkeling of all Coron and El Nido areas! Unbelivable Corals) and in Luson Gunboat (shallow wreck where it is possible to snorkel inside the wreck). Prices are on requests depending if you include the amazing Black Island (white beach, nice snorkeling and amazing caves where you can swim). Finally we could even bring you to the open air Safari in Caluit Island! More north than Black island. It is amazing to see Giraffes, Zebras and other animal from Africa just walking free few meters from you! They even make you feed the Giraffes from your hand or from your mouth! Kids (but not only) would remember the mouth feeding experience forever! This destination is more far (so you need to leave very early in the morning) and is possible only in calm sea.

It is important to book the private boat for the island hopping tours at least one day in advance before 5 pm, better a couple of days before. So you will be more sure we can organize it also during the peak season.