Espinosa Kosmans
We are a family operation managing private custom boat tours in the beautiful Palawan area, and are happy to help travelers with their plans through the country, having traveled a lot of it ourselves and planning to visit it all.
Speedboat for a speed boat tour or transfer between El Nido and Coron
Speedboat boat tour between El Nido and Coron Need to get between these locations quickly? Sometimes one’s travel plans can change, or you’re just traveling on the fly and need to move, catch your flight, or perhaps the ferries are all booked, which can also happen. If you are in a rush you can reach us through our contact form near the top of our main island hopping in the Philippines page and we will try our best to accommodate you. It’s not cheap but at least you have an option. Most of the tours we organize are by lazy slow banca boat, four days is optimum and part of…
The Calamian Islands of Palawan, an Absolute Must-See Paradise
Explore the Calamian Islands The allure of the region’s picturesque lakes and lagoons, incredible rock formations, and plethora of marine and wildlife were too great to ignore. Calamian Islands is a series of islands in Palawan that is home to some of the province’s best-kept secrets. Islands and islets like these should be on everyone’s travel wish list. Busuanga Island The largest island in Calamian and the second largest in the Palawan archipelago is Busuanga. Busuanga and Coron are the two separate municipalities that make up the whole. Busuanga Airport (USU) is the primary access point to the Calamian Islands and is located in Busuanga. On the other hand, a…
Marriage Proposal Package in Palawan
Marriage proposal in Philippines paradise Are you planning to “seal the deal”? Do not know how and where to do it? Do not worry! We got you covered. Island Hopping in the Philippines is happy to announce that we can help you arrange your start to the road of forever, marriage proposal! Pristine paradise for the perfect proposal Philippines has thousands of stunning, clear water islands and lagoons, especially between El Nido and Coron, Palawan. It does not just have exquisite pristine beaches but also way more affordable than Maldives and Bali. Proposing in a fancy resort or restaurant is already too mainstream and to think about it, it is…
Combination Tour – El Nido plus Multiday Tour (Sibaltan to Coron)
Palawan is a beautiful place to start your travels when visiting Philippines. It has a lot to offer! From Puerto Princessa, Sabang, Port Barton and to the famous destinations like El Nido and Coron, two weeks in the Philippines will never be enough. There are thousands of islands to explore as well as lagoons and ship wrecks. But do not worry, we will help you island hop to these exquisite beaches and crystal blue water lagoons without missing them while moving from one place to another and most importantly, away from crowds. My husband, Karel, used to live in a beautiful island with powdery white sand and pristine waters…
End of one big chapter, start of another
First stop is Cuyo, a major kitesurfing destination of the Philippines and a small island in the open ocean halfway to my first detination of exploration – the Visayas. After renting a motorbike and exploring the island of Cuyo, I head off to Iloilo City, the largest on the first of the major islands of Visayas, and find three days of rest at an airbnb joint I found online. The mosquitos, dogs and roosters were somewhat of an annoyance, especially the neighbour’s rooster who would venture too often into my open patio space and leave droppings on the beds, but soon enough I found a reasonable place which I could…
Sizes of boats
Please note! Your boatman contact will often be in charge of several boats and crews. The boats they assign you will mostly reflect the size of the waves at the time and the number of people on your tour. If there is only a few of you and you are afraid of big waves or the ocean, you can ask your contact to assign a larger boat for you, probably with a surcharge of around 5,000p, payable to your boatman. our head captain Main boats Can generally accommodate up to 20 people when water is flat, 15 if turbulent (check out the weather forecasts). The boats vary, as we have many…
Canoeing and Kayaking
Drone video of two fellows on SUP from Coron to El Nido.We offer kayaks as part of our private or group, custom boat tours between El Nido and Coron for 500p a day, but below you will find some info of adventurous types I have met while living for a few years on one of these paradise islands along the way. Whether it was by kayak by two Frenchmen, long board by a Czech or rubber inflatable raft holding four Russians and a keg of beer, many have made the long distance from Coron to El Nido, some even around the entire Palawan island, where 6m long alligators are said…
