Full day
Duration
4/5
Physicality
Coron, Palawan
Location
15+
Age
Year-round
Dates

Escape the tourist trap and fall in love with the serenity, beauty and majesty of Coron Island the Tribal Adventures way–by skimming across glassy tropical waters in a true sea kayak.

In so doing, you’ll glide into the nooks and crannies of an environment that’s been recognised in National Geographic’s Top Ten list of places to visit on the planet.

There’s no better way to experience Coron than by paddling as the native Tagbanua custodians of the island do.  During the period of light westerly winds from June to September we’re able to paddle the full 15 km circuit from Coron town to the northwest coast and back in our sit-in expeditions sea kayaks without the aid of a boat for a drop-off or pick up.

Not so, from October through to May, when a headwind usually necessitates a boat drop-off. The  Guided Coron Kayak day trip’s price will reflect the added cost of a hired outrigger banca for a drop-off from October through to May.

Tribal Adventures has a selection of foot-rudder-controlled expedition sea kayaks–a few doubles and a of platoon of singles.

Unless you tell us you’re over 90 kgs and taller than 6 foot 3 inches you’ll be assigned our new XTR single carbon-fibre sea kayaks or Wilderness Systems Tsunami singles: These are long & nimble–so nimble you can refrain from using foot rudders in all but the windiest conditions. Should you be tall or large then you’ll be assigned a Perception Carolina. If you want to paddle a “divorce kayak” — a double — it will be subject to availability. If available, the choice is between a Wilderness Systems North Star or a sit-in Dusky Bay. Both are suitable for the big and tall.

This Tribal Adventures tour skirts the usual tourist haunts and explores the less accessible portions of Coron Island with your proficient kayak guide. You’ll paddle beneath towering limestone cliffs, under the limestone coastal undercuts, into swimming lagoons, and dropping paddle at secluded coves and beaches. There’s also mangroves to negotiate that lead to gobsmackingly pretty and quiet “secret” lagoons — places only accessible by long expedition sea kayaks with shallow drafts. One of these lagoons we call Hear-a-Pin-Drop Lagoon.

Our policy on this trip is to not contribute to “overtourism” and instead retain the serenity of a remote paddle by giving a wide berth to tourist spots like Kayangan, Barracuda Lake, Twin Lagoon and Skeleton Wreck. If you do, the entrance charges will be borne by the paddlers not us!

The route your guide will take you depends upon the wind: Note the prevailing wind from June to September is from the west–the habagat as it is known. From October to May, it’s from the east–the amihan. With habagat you might not get around Banol Point, so you’ll miss the beaches of Banol and Atwayan. If your trip is during the amihan period, you might miss out on Siete Pecados and the bat cave. But fear not, our guides excel in going native, remote and pulling an undiscovered destination out of the cockpit, uncovering places no tourist goes.

And to reiterate, Tribal Adventures is not a group operator and will not be a slave to bucket lists: Most of our clients like us because we explore the less known destinations, escaping the tourist traps and providing a day of serenity away from crowds! If you’re in to following the mob and ticking off a list of heavily-worn tourist spots as though it’s a grocery shopping list, we’re not for you as an operator. Kayak rental, should Coron tourism authorities sanction it — they’ll need to sign off on your self-guided tour pass — might be the way. Contact us in case at tours@tribaladventures.com

It’s advisable to book ahead irrespective of whether you’re taking a tour or renting, assuming your rental of a sea kayak is sanctioned.

Wana book?

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After securing your private trip, usually with a 50% deposit, you’ll meet on the day of your tour at 7.30 am Tribal Adventures Warehouse, opposite the Catholic Cemetery, Felicidad & Pali Roads, Barangay 1, Coron town. After paying any balance you’ll accompany your guide, sea kayak, paddle and life vest to the tour start point, usually The Banca Pontoons, Lualhati Park, Reclamation Area in front of Coron Gateway Hotel, Coron town. That’s about 500 metres — or a 5 minute tricycle ride — away.

Trip includes transporting your kayak to and from the tour launch site, snack, lunch, drinking water to refill your personal water bottle, a single sea kayak unless a double is earlier reserved, a snorkel&mask, fee for snorkeling Siete Pecados or another snorkeling spot.

The Day Trip usually ends at Lualhati Park around 4 pm (or Tribal Adventures Warehouse at 4.30 pm)

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION "I Am Coron' pontoon, Lualhati Park
DEPARTURE TIME  7:30 AM
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Remote paddling 
  • "Secret' lagoons
  • Bat cave & Hidden Lagoon 
  • Siete Pecados or similar
 

 

For an additional PHP 4,000 (single payment good for 1 or 6 persons) you can shorten your 15km paddle to 10km and get a boat drop-off. This is mandatory for this trip between October and May -- the months of the easterly 'amihan' wind. 

1

8:00 am

Meet at Legend Divers, at the back of Coron Public Market, leave at 8:30
2

8:30 am

Paddle across to Jala-jala, skirting its mangrove forests, if conditions warrant crossing to Banol Point and its soft white sand beaches. Drop paddle and snorkel the Skeleton Wreck, before having some merienda on a beach.
3

10:30 am

We retrace our path back around Banol Point and poke our kayaks into a cave and, if the tide is on our side, we may duck between the Twin Lagoons, getting in the azure waters for a snorkel and swim.
4

11:30 am

Hugging the rugged limestone coast we glide into numerous lagoons, passing by Barracuda Lake, a cousin of Kayangan Lake. En route your guide takes you between innocuous rocks and mangrove trees to enter sheer nirvana for paddlers: Tagbanua and Hear-a-Pin-Drop lagoons.
5

12:30 pm

Snorkel en route
6

13:00 pm

Lunch near Hidden Lagoon, just magical for swimming
7

14:00 pm

Paddle into more lagoons, taking merienda and doing a snorkel
8

15:00 pm

If conditions & time complies, paddle across to Siete Pecados marine park for snorkelling
9

15:30 pm

Snorkel Siete Pecados
10

16:30 pm

Late afternoon paddle back to town.

  COST PER PERSON
4+ PERSONS  PHP 3,404
3 PERSONS  PHP 3,764
2 PERSONS  PHP 4,401
1 PERSON  PHP 4,965
INCLUDED
  • Single or double sit in sea kayak, paddle and life vest
  • Snorkel and mask
  • Guide
  • Park entrance fees
  • Lunch, snacks and drinks

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