Break-in to Tagaytay

It was the 1st Sunday of the new year 2022, we woke up early and did a break-in up to Tagaytay. We had a quick stroll at Crosswinds compound, since we arrived early, Napa was still closed, but there’s already a line of customers. The shop was smaller so they can only accommodate limited customers at a time. Nothing much to do, so we headed to our next stop.

Next on our list is Windmill Lausanne, this is our main target for a dine-in, but it did not happen hehe. It’s just a short ride from Napa, there’s this so-called Barangay Road which is like a shortcut especially for motorcycles. The scenery going there is already a treat for the eyes, and once you arrive on this other side of the compound, it’s like your not in Tagaytay 🙂 It’s more serene and wider compared to the previous compound. You can easily spot Café Yama, a newly opened Japanese resto and café, also added to our list as of today, as we plan to visit it soon. Across it, the windmill will surely get your attention, this is Windmill Lausanne.

Yes, it’s pretty picturesque inside and outside. What we did not like is aside from long ques of line, their waiting time to serve your orders is one hour at a minimum. This is also applicable even when you order just their drinks, so goodluck. Though the staff informs you about it ahead, but we think it’s unreasonable, just like us at that time who are in a hurry. We just stepped out from the line and might give this another try on off peak days. They are a Swiss inspired resto and café, price range is of course on the high side, just like it’s sister restaurants, though the food serving is good for 2 persons. Due to flock of customers, given it’s a weekend, the ambiance has lesser points. If you want to enjoy this place, better to visit them off-peak days and hours. Kids were also allowed to roam around just like in Napa. For us, the kids can enjoy it outside, but inside the resto, the space is just small. Make sure to bring your jackets, or added layer of clothes, the breeze in Crosswinds compound is cold.

We don’t want to get caught on the weekend rush traffic of Tagaytay so we went home and decided to have our breakfast along the way. It was just 9:00 am and most of the cafes and restaurants at Silang area are still closed. Still, we tried our luck at Chavez Estate, just in time they are already open when we arrived. It’s a 15 minute drive away from Tagaytay, you can easily spot them along the Aguinaldo Highway. I’ve been eyeing this resto for years now, finally, I got to try it already. 🙂

Wide parking space, free of charge. They now have an extension area for the Alfresco and the other for their bar. Since the breeze is still cold, we chose the alfresco area. We ordered the breakfast platters (Gourmet Tuyo; Angus Tapa), cups of Americano and Latte. Very satisfied with our orders, nice presentation, generous portions, tastes really good even the coffee. Serving time is about 30 minutes. The price range is also on the high side but for us, it’s fair enough and worth it. Would love to visit again and try other selection, or on their bar section.

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Club J Dive Resort

Another November 2021 blog post dump, and this is one of the trips we wouldn’t forget. Heading into holiday mood, approaching December, suddenly we’re all in for a road trip / beach family getaway. We haven’t stepped onto the beach for years, our toddler is also always saying “Let’s go to the beach!” whenever she watches her Boracay trip.

After running searches online, a very nice photo in Airbnb got my attention and searched it more on Facebook, so we found this place called Club J Dive Resort. They are responsive to our inquiries, everything went smooth up to our reservation via Messenger, we just made a 50% down payment via GCash. They just acknowledged our reservation via Messenger and SMS. There were no other requirements from us, just the Vaccine Cards.

It’s been a while since we visited Batangas beaches so we opted to try this one. They are located at Barangay San Jose, Mabini, Batangas. A 2 hours driver from Bacoor, Cavite, that time you’re free to drive on nearby provinces, as long as the adults were fully vaccinated, no checkpoints from Cavite to Batangas. You can pin their location on navigational apps, but they are easy to locate if you use the “Tanlak Resort”.

These reviews were based from our overnight stay…

Parking Area – Small parking space. Overnight fee is Php 200.00.

Staff – They lack hospitality and needs more orientation. It’s as if they are always confused and weary whenever you approach and request something from them. They will not revert to you unless you remind them.

Room – Just an average, fair enough for the 3 adults paying. We got the room rate of Php 3,500.00, it’s a Twin Room for 3 adults, no charges for our toddler. It comes with a free breakfast meal only, you’ll have to pay for your hot drinks or coffee. The room has 2 beds (1 double sized, 1 single sized), they have a stable wi-fi connection in the rooms. Make sure to bring your own towels, slippers, toiletries like we did. We had to ask for their towels, we haven’t found any on the room. Also, don’t expect complete amenities, they don’t have electric fan, TV, room slippers. The restroom is spacious, they have 2 pumping bottles for shampoo and body soap. They allow guests to bring food inside, so we just bought our own drinking water and snacks.

Restaurant – Their price range is a bit on the high side, if you compare it to the overall quality of the resort. Availing the full-board meals is cheaper, if you have no choice. Taste is just on the average as well. For dinner, we tried their Samgyupsal Set of Php 400.00 per head, it’s just okay, side dishes and meats were not even unlimited. If you’ll order in their resto, average waiting time is at least 30 minutes to an hour.

Facilities – They have a diving pool, ranges from 5 feet – 9 feet, be careful especially those who cannot swim and with kids, we brought our own floaters, but they also have it on the pool. We enjoyed swimming in the pool, the water is not so cold and not hot.

Mostly on the shoreline, you’ll get to see poops of their resident cats and dogs. This resort is pet friendly though. But who will be happy to smell the poop when you’re hanging out by the beach? And sometimes, you get to step on the poops since the sand is dark.

Overall – We had a nice and smooth start with the resort. It’s just that the problems started to come one by one, upon our arrival at their place. We saw there were many good feedbacks online but from our own experience, there are plenty of areas that really needs improvement. Sad to say, instead of our relaxing getaway, we got even stressed out that we just checked out earlier than usual.

Hope we somewhat gave you a bit of heads up. If you have more time to read, this is the part where we detail our experience.

We checked in on a Sunday, the parking space is full, so we assumed the resorts still have guests, but we managed to get a spot, the parking attendant is friendly, he showed us the entrance to the resort and called one of the staff to get our baggage. Since we arrived 2:00pm, we stayed on their restaurant/common area first. No one was approaching us so we texted their contact person, was informed that we cannot check in yet since our room is still being cleaned. Note that their check-out time is 11:00 am, you still have some time to clean those rooms prior arrival of your next guests. We noticed the generator sound was so loud, no one bothered to inform us that there’s no electricity, we only found out upon actual checking-in at our room. Also reported it to the owner via Messenger, just the usual response received. We requested for an electric fan be plugged in to an extension, but it was not given after our several follow-ups to the staff. Imagine, you have guests and rooms has no electricity for almost an hour. We just went with the flow, tried to freshen up, the sun is about so set, so we hang-out on the shoreline, then swam on the beach. One of the guests also had the same sentiments with us that time, they were a group though. We met the owner during our dinnertime, he’s friendly as well. They did not charge the Php 200.00 overnight parking fee to us, I think since it has something to do with our raised concern on the no electricity upon checking in.

Random Saturday: Brick Wood Fire Bistro Ph

Opted to have a merienda-dinner somewhere near our place, but it rained and the place we’re headed has no roofs. We decided to try this other al fresco place called Brick Wood Fire Bistro Ph. Searchable on Waze / Google Maps, you can easily spot their big signage along Tirona Highway, its located at JS Ville Subdivision, Habay 1, Bacoor, Cavite.. near/behind SM Bacoor.

Corner Lot

The place is easy to locate, few parking spaces available along the street only. Went there on a Saturday around 5:00 pm, was able to park and we’re the only customers. Kids are allowed but they encourage to have a prior reservation. In our case, we just walked-in and they still allowed our toddler but we’re seated on a separate room. We asked if we could be seated outside somewhere far, since it’s hotter inside the room.. but they told us that guests with kids were usually separated for health protocol/safety reasons, we did not insisted anymore. Though on some posts, we saw babies, toddlers, kids seated on the al fresco area. Actually my toddler roamed around their place too while waiting for our food. They also discourage posting of photos online with kids, but we’re the only guests during our visit so I think that’s okay.

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Overall the place and ambiance is above average, prettier in actual than Facebook posts but it’s smaller. We can agree their place looks so nice, it’s like your not in Bacoor area. But in our case, we did not experienced the al fresco dining fully since we’re seated inside the room, one big fan stood beside our table. It got even hotter when the kitchen beside the room prepared our orders. Big flies were flying around our food, so we have to focus shooing them away instead of enjoying our food. Mosquitoes were under the table, we asked to turn on one of their mosquito-insect killer lamp.

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Al fresco dining

“Your al fresco bistro” is the motto below their name, well they can portray it. Their menu features American, Texan, and some Pinoy choices. Since we’re the only customers that time, we did not wait that long for our food, though they advised us that food preparation especially for pizzas (30-45 minutes) takes longer, since it’s made there from scratch.

We ordered their best sellers – Brick Wood Baby Back Ribs, Totopos Tostados Light, Quattro Formaggi, Fried Calamari, and their Angus T-Bone Steak with fries and salad, the waiter showed and asked us to choose from their frozen steaks. As a compliment from their management, they gave us Churros Con Chocolate-eh and Avocado Lime Cheesecake for taste test, they are yet to sell the new cake flavor in the market.

Angus T-Bone Steak 316 grams with salad and fries as sides.

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Our ordered food plus two complimentary desserts from the management. 🙂

Generous portions indeed and can feed 2-3 persons, delicious dishes, cooked well, nice presentation.. we’re fully satisfied. The Brick Wood Baby Back Ribs quickly became our favorite and the Angus T-Bone Steak was really yummy. Note that they sell steaks by the grams, so you won’t get surprised on the billing. 🙂 Their pricing is a bit high compared to other food places in Bacoor. But we can say that it’s priced fair enough, you get what you pay for, food and portions is satisfying.

Half-slab Brick Wood Baby Back Ribs, our fave real quick.

A closer look on Angus T-Bone Steak (the ketchup was for the fries hehe)

If you’re looking for a nearby place, something special to celebrate an occasion, or if you just feel like dining for some good food, Brick Wood is there to satisfy that. I don’t think it’s recommendable for family with babies/toddlers, they don’t have high-chairs, it’s a bit inconvenient to dine, given the pandemic situation and protocols we have to follow. We’d say visit them on weekdays if you want to avoid crowds or in the early opening hours if you really want to go on a weekend. It’s recommendable to couples, friends, families with older children. I’ve been following their Facebook page for sometime now since I really like their theme and food posts. I was saving our visit for a special day but unexpectedly we got to try their place other than my target al fresco/cafes much nearer to our place, all thanks to that Saturday afternoon rain hehe. Overall, we can give them a thumbs up. 👍

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A Refreshing Pause

March, the usual month that simply says it’s the start of summer or dry season here in Philippines and as Daddy Dear’s birth month makes it even extra special. He wanted to celebrate it outdoors but still with safety. A hidden place of our own, “Kaja, let’s go to Amadeo!”

We chose to look for nearby stays and just within Cavite, it’s still inconvenient to travel far given the pandemic travel guidelines per LGU. So we went to Amadeo, it’s a municipality in Cavite, also known as coffee capital of the Philippines. It’s close to Tagaytay, so also expect cold weather less the crowd and surrounded by more greens. Going there is just one to one and a half hour drive away if you’re from the south. I found this place at airbnb, they have an awesome pool photo that really caught my attention. We booked directly with them and got a promo for our overnight accommodation. Checked in from Sunday to Monday, we are their only guest. 🙂

Going there is better if you have a private car, it’s tucked away from the highway and you have to go through alleyways. Upon entering the main gate, make sure to follow their guard’s direction. It’s like a big compound with several properties inside, I even saw some residences there.

Since it’s a garden place, you feel so serene, it’s like you’re hidden from the busy life, as if you’re not in Cavite anymore. The buildings, facilities are kinda new since they only opened 2018 and all are well maintained. We’re supposed to check in 2:00pm, but they hard a time cleaning and sanitizing the rooms due to previous guests that exclusively rented all the rooms and whole resort. After one hour of waiting, the manager saw us at the reception area and took us to their cafe, she offered coffee and ube pandesal as their apologies and compliments. We don’t want stress though we’re a bit disappointed on a rough start, it’s okay and besides we have the whole place for 2 days.

They have unlimited Amadeo brewed coffee, but it’s only available at the cafe. We rode their “golf cart” when going to our room, it’s a bit far from the main area and pool. The room has 2 beds, it can accommodate 4 persons, it’s spacious and we love the balcony with a view of trees. You can hear birds in the morning and insects at night. They have available room service for food especially at night, when you don’t want to go out anymore.

The main feature of their place for me is the pool, picture perfect and classy. The surrounding area is also clean even up to the comfort rooms, they also provide pool towels. Just be brave enough to swim in the cool water and be kissed by cool breeze when going out of the water haha. They also have several venues for birthdays, weddings, even a camping grounds. Actually, it’s not a resort, more like an events place that also offers accommodations. The food serving is a bit generous, one plated meal can serve up to 2 persons. Meals are good and somewhat tastes like those in catering, especially the roast beef. Breakfast is just the usual but still with big servings.

Our overall stay is nice, we felt safe and relaxed, their staff are also hospitable. Our toddler loves to swim in the pool and she can easily sleep on the wooden swing 🙂 Do try their delicious Ube Pandesal and I think they also sell Amadeo coffee. Some points that can be improved: The resort doesn’t have a wifi yet, but I think they are already on the installation process. Data connection is fast only at the main areas, poor signal inside the room. Given their room rates, at least offer free breakfast for overnight stays. Since accommodations are far from the main areas, be prepared to walk, their golf cart is not always available. For room service or food orders, you have to text them. Bringing of food and drinks inside the resort is not allowed.

Here’s a short video of ours during our stay at Montvida Garden and Events Place. For inquiries, visit their page at Montvida Garden and Events Place | Facebook

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Zoo-tiful Yoki’s Farm

Pandemic may have stopped all of us from being outdoors, especially for babies and kids. A quick visit to this place is enough to reconnect us with nature and refuel our minds that got used to being indoors for a long time.

Yoki’s Farm is located at Mendez, Cavite. A 1-2 hours drive if you’re from the south. Can be easily searched on Waze or Google Maps. It’s near Tagaytay as well, so you can have a side trip there afterwards.

What’s good at Yoki’s Farm is that they allow babies and kids, no age restriction even to senior citizens. We went there early morning on a Friday, a long weekend holiday for 2021 Lunar New Year. Our tour lasted for almost one and a half hour. Overall experience is nice, it’s a new experience for my 2 year old toddler who loves animals. Seeing her reaction on the animal encounters is worth it. And it’s her first time to go outside for a long time since the pandemic started.

In terms of health protocol, you’ll still feel safe since the property itself is wide, spacious and open area. The tour guide also ensures that phyisical distancing is followed, they don’t crowd the guests in one area. We also saw alcohol bottles and disinfecting mat on each area.

Entrance Fees: P300.00 per person for Farm Tour only; P800.00 for Animal Encounter; Tour Guide Fee P100.00. Babies up to 3 years old are free.

Helpful Tips:

• Food and drinks are allowed inside
• Best time to visit is early morning to avoid long lines at the entrance and crowd inside. The cool breeze in the morning is a bonus.
• You can bring a stroller but not recommended since there are parts wherein you have to climb a few steps. And the farm tends to get slippery & muddy when it rains. You can leave the strollers in the reception area.
• Bring a small umbrella, though the tour guide also provides 1-2 umbrellas for the group.
• Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
• Always check their FB page for updates before visiting.

Update as of today, I checked their FB page and saw their announcement that temporarily only 15-65 years old are allowed to enter their premises.

Here’s a short video of our visit at Yoki’s Farm.

Seaside Holiday – Baby’s 1st Sea & Air Experience

It’s Kaja Let’s Go’s WordPress page 9th year anniversary, 9 years of documenting our travels and other memorable moments as a couple, and now as a family of three. We can’t afford an anniversary giveaway though but we have a special travel blog post.

It’s the love month again, for us it’s an extra special month since our baby girl just turned one year old! My baby rode an airplane and a boat, went to the beach..achievement for a travel-holic mommy hehe. Let us tell you more about it, “Kaja let’s go baby to Boracay!”A day after her birthday party, we flew to Boracay, just the three of us, our private celebration moment.

Baby at the AirportFor domestic flights, no need to present baby’s passport, we only showed the photocopy of her PSA issued birth certificate. To be sure, I also brought the original one but the airport staff is ok with just the photocopied version. We don’t have check-in baggages on our flights. Baby’s sitting on our laps, but the airline charged us a minimal handling fee on both flights.There’s an Infant Feeding Station near Gate 119 at NAIA Terminal 3, while waiting for our boarding announcement, I breastfed my baby inside the room. A Kiddie Play Area is also available just beside this room, but I wasn’t able to take a photo outside.Baby is not scared inside the plane even during take off and descend, most of the time she’s just playing with the airline’s magazine and other paper stuff in the chair.Upon arrival at Godofredo Ramos airport, we just looked for Klook’s booth, they took the printed voucher and gave us stickers an tickets for the jetty port. Just right outside the airport gate, their bus is waiting for us. From the airport, it’s just a 10 minute drive to Cagban Jetty Port.Baby at the Port

Now, it’s time for baby’s first sea travel. Again, baby’s not scared on both boat rides. We chose Boracay as our first family domestic travel due to the convenience of transportation. The transfers from air, sea and land is easy and accessible compared to others. After 10 minutes, we have arrived at the island.Baby at Boracay Island

Before exiting the port’s gate, our service is waiting and it took at least 15 minutes till we arrived at our hotel. We arrived 11:30am but the check-in time is 2:00pm so we left our bags with the hotel’s reception and we had our lunch nearby.On our first day, it was raining from late afternoon till evening, we have no choice but to stay indoors. It was only Daddy who went outside and bought ramen for our dinner.Second day, we are all early risers and excited to go at the seaside. After our breakfast, we walked along the shore going to Willy’s Rock. When the morning sun is out, we wanted to go for a swim but baby got scared haha, just hearing the waves scares her..and yep, we did not swam at all for the entire trip.We went to D’Mall for lunch, and just strolled along the shore the whole afternoon. Of course, pizza and pasta for our last island dinner.Third day, we just had a short seaside stroll since we have to check-out earlier due to our airport pick-up service arriving at 10:00am.

Royal Park Resort HotelLocated in beachfront of Station 1, a short walk from Willy’s Rock and a 10 minutes walk to D-Mall. We chose to stay in Station 1 area this time and it’s better, lesser crowd even on the shore. We booked this via Agoda, it’s cheaper online than on the spot booking, they charge P5,500.00 per night if you’ll walk in. Overall, we enjoyed our stay with them and will check-in here if we return to Boracay.The room is fair enough, the staff are all friendly and accommodating. I also like that they have a buffet breakfast, I really enjoyed it hehe.

Our third time visiting Boracay Island, but first time with a baby. For me, I like this cleaner, quieter version of the island. Or it just happened that we went on a weekday plus the current nCOV threat. I’m still on a vacay-high, a bit lazy & tired but honestly, travelling with a baby ain’t easy.

Our next goal, fly international with baby. For now, let’s take it slow and save up not just for travels, but for baby’s future as well.

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Baby’s Staycation: La Bella

A fresh post from our last weekend’s gala with baby. We saw this place featured at GMA News TV’s – Poptalk, and it got me at first look. We decided to book an overnight stay to celebrate my birthday and baby’s recent baptismal.

La Bella is located at Tagaytay, near the Radar Station and Puzzle Mansion. It’s a developing residential and commercial compound tucked from the main road, just entering their gates will give you that relaxing and posh vibe.

This & the library cafe are closed on Mondays

They have a boutique hotel, residential condo units, restaurants, library cafe, spa and soon they will also have an organic market filled with other unique stuff for sale.

Main Bedroom

Bedroom 2

View from our balcony

Booking a unit or room at La Bella is easy, but they sell up fast so better plan your trip ahead. Going here on weekdays is better. Dear prefers our unit at Wind Residences since it’s bigger and higher but I kinda liked La Bella’s ambiance more. We had a Sunday-Monday stay but there are still many guests at the compound.

Aside from the establishments found within the compound, the main attraction here is the swimming pool. It has a unique and modern style with a glass design perfect for your “awrahan” pictures haha. They also have a jacuzzi at the hotel’s penthouse, the rental I think costs from Php1,000.00 up and if we visit La Bella again, I’m thinking of trying this one.

The place has a Santorini theme and I’m lovin’ the architectural style, their interiors..it’s uncommon. Since it’s a smaller compound with lots of greens, it has a serene and calming feeling. Opposite to Dear’s preference of being on a high-rise tower and close to well known establishments.

Instagrammable, as what the millennials label on hip and trendy places, that’s what you’ll have during your stay at La Bella. But for me, I just love the place for being so unique and again, relaxing.

Another unforgettable moment on this staycation is our baby’s first swimming, yey! She’s 4 months old now and another experience was added, her parents likes to swim..especially her mom 😂

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Baby’s Staycation: SMDC Wind Residences

New parents still with an itch to travel or just roam around, but this time with a baby. And that’s the upgraded version of Kaja Let’s Go Baby! What better way of roaming around is to just have a quick staycation in the metro or nearby provinces.

Our bundle of joy

We all know that raising an infant is no joke, and so we tend to go on the safer side of traveling, let’s just start first with staycations then as she grows, we’ll eventually shift to another levels hehe.

This is a late post, we visited Tagaytay again, the nearest to our place for a holiday or just over the weekend. It was Black Saturday to Easter Sunday, we booked a unit at SMDC Wind Residences via AirBnB app.

We started our Saturday by visiting my favorite chapel in Tagaytay at Little Souls Sisters Convent. Then, we had lunch at Concha’s Garden Cafe since check in time at the unit is still at 2:00pm.

It was Black Saturday, we expected more guests checking in, there was a line and the lobby of Tower 4’s flocked with arriving and leaving guests. It’s already near 3:00pm when we entered the unit, you can see the entire unit’s photos below.

The lobby

We booked this one bedroom unit during Good Friday at Php2,500-3,000 price range, I can’t recall the exact amount since it was Dear who reserved. It’s located at the 8th floor of Tower 4, with Taal Lake’s view.

We did not roamed around the compound of Wind Residences, we just went to the nearby Hypermarket to buy groceries for the night and Pizza Hut on the ground floor. Baby’s 2 months old when we had this trip and so we chose to stay indoors and enjoy the very cold air-conditioning of the unit hehe, simply rest overnight and have family bonding.

Parking area is a bit far from the towers, you’d have to ride their shuttle or just walk like Dear did. The clubhouse and pool area, is near the parking area, and as expected it was flocked again with guests of all ages.Overall, the booked unit is nice, it gave all the necessities one should have during an overnight stay. It’s a spacious unit that can fit even up to 5 persons, they also have 2 mattresses aside from the bed. It has a basic interior and not located in higher floors but good enough for a quick stay. We checked out earlier than 12:00pm to avoid other guests at the lobby.

View from the unit at noon time

Sunset time

P.S. Sharing my pregnancy and after pregnancy photos, taken on the same spot🙂

37 weeks belly and it popped

4.5 months belly and a 2 months old baby

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Vlogged! Coron, Palawan

Aaaand it’s doooone! Watch and enjoy. 🙂

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My Heart Will Coron

That pun intended blog post title cracks me up :p but seriously my heart will go on and on for Coron. Superb and loved every bit of this trip and so we want to share it with you guys too, “Kaja let’s go to Coron!”

Our awaited 2nd wedding anniversary trip has arrived, this time John planned the whole trip and it was a smooth one. No hassles from our flights, accommodations and tours, it was an adventure-filled, tiring yet rewarding celebration we had. A couple like us needs a break away from it all and what awesome place to spend our special day on this gem, truly one of Philippine’s treasure.

Getting there 

Via Air – Most commercial flights can take you to Busuanga, Coron, travel time takes about an hour. Then from Francisco B. Reyes airport, you can ride a van going to town proper which will take you another 30-40 minutes travel time. It’s more convenient though if you will arrange airport transfers from your chosen accommodation.Via Ship – 2Go travel also offers direct trips from Manila port to Coron port, this will take you 12 hours or more of travel time. I must say, we have yet to experience this kind of trip haha though it will eat up more of our free time.

Accommodation and Tours

Coron Ecolodge was our chosen accommodation, we also booked our tours with them for convenience. I took a photo of their brochure, click the photo to view the details.

Rates starts at Php 1,648.00 per night for 2 pax, with free breakfast. What we loved about this place is it’s location, clean and cool rooms, unli-coffee, excellent customer service from online inquiries up to your check-out, arranged tours are organized too.

Kudos to Coron Ecolodge for doing such a great job, we definitely enjoyed our hassle-free stay and would love to check-in with your place if we’ll visit Coron again. Kajaletsgo is not affiliated with Coron Ecolodge but may we say some commendations about them since they deserve it. 🙂

Coron Town Tour

This tour was on our 1st day, it usually starts at 4:00pm to avoid getting sunburned on the itineraries and you’ll have a perfect time to end it with a sunset while dipping in the hot-spring. Town tour will take you to Lualhati Park, Coron Souvenir Shop, Mount Tapyas, Maquinit Saltwater Hot-spring.Don’t forget to bring your drinks or light snacks when going up to Mount Tapyas. Getting there is tolerable, you’ll have to take the 721 steps, stairs to the max. Then it’s best to go to Maquinit Hot-spring before sunset and the place has restroom but no shower rooms available. 

BPI and PNB Savings Bank are the 2 banks that I saw at the town. Getting around the town is easy, it’s a Php 10.00/head tricycle ride from your hotel, just tell the driver where you want to go. Eating out and pasalubong at Coron is a bit pricey, during our stay we dine at Lolo Nonoy’s Food Station, and we bought our pasalubong at Coron Harvest and Coron Souvenir Shop. But I recommend going to Coron Souvenir Shop instead since they have wider-varieties and their prices are lower than Coron Harvest. 

Coron Island Tour 

There are many island hopping tours to choose from but if you have a short-time and wanted to maximize the Coron’s highlights, I recommend availing the Coron Ecolodge’s Coron Island Tour (joiner). Starts at 8:30am to 5:00pm with included lunch, don’t forget to rent your aqua shoes (Php 150.00 per pair) and snorkeling items (Php 150.00 per head) you can find these stores near the port.

Smith Coral Garden

This tour will take you to Kayangan Lake, Smith Coral Garden, Banul Beach, CYC Beach, Balinsasayaw Floating House, Twin Lagoon. The weather during the island hopping is unpredictable so make sure you have dry-bags or water-proof your gadgets.

Kayangan Lake

Snorkeling at Balinsasayaw

Banul Beach

CYC Beach

What we loved most on the tour are Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon and snorkeling at Balinsasayaw despite the heavy rains, it’s another one of a kind experience we had. I won’t go into details of the itineraries, but I will just provide the photos taken per location.

Twin Lagoon

Estimated Budget

• Accommodation & Tour Package – Php 7,896.00 (for 2 pax)
• Tricycle Rides – Php 300.00
• Food, Pasalubong – Php 3,000.00

As of now, Coron is the best Philippines destination we’ve been to. If we get the chance to book another Busuanga flight, we’d love to try the other island hopping tours especially Malcapuya island. This place never runs out of surprises and awesomeness that makes you think if you’re really here in the Philippines haha. Sometimes, I also envy the locals since they are near these lovely spots and they all look so laid-back in this charming town.

We’re already missing you Coron.
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