Private Boats, Public Ferries and Flights between El Nido, Linapacan and Coron
Ferries, private tours and flight information on this page: Table of contents Introduction to Linapacan, 52 islands between Coron and El Nido Ferries Private Tours Flights Getting to Borneo Cuyo Introduction to Linapacan, 52 islands between Coron and El Nido Linapacan is a beautiful area off the beaten path and about half way between El Nido and Coron, as shown in these beautiful videos. The easiest and least expensive way to get here is by Jessabel and Bunso ferries (details below). Big safe banca boats with capacity for 80 people, but they might not make a regular stop in our harbour. A second option is to take the Marfye’s ferry…
Henkey Boat Operator
Henkey owns a grocery store and homestay on a small rural island near to Linapacan. He also collects catch from locals to ship off to Manila, so you can expect an abundance of seafood here, and be pleasantly surprised by his excellent cooking! His stop is one of our favourite recommendations as a sleep over or at least lunch during a tour. There is a small lagoon at the end of his beach for interesting snorkeling, and a small private beach just around the corner from that. Two of his boats bobbing in the background, the left his smaller one and suitable for locals tours, the right one larger, for…
Theresa Boat Hire
Arcenas and Theresa are a husband and wife team who run a homestay on a small rural island east of El Nido. They collect the daily catch from locals and ship it off on ice every day to Manila, so you can expect plenty of delicious seafood when on a tour with them. They have two boats at your disposal the smaller Kierlou: Their larger Kierlou: Her sister’s boat BR Culeen: Here’s the view from their homestay: A picture of their homestay, second building closer to the beach. Picture of village life: You can join or book one of our private custom Palawan boat tours between El Nido and Coron. Tons of paradise…
Linapacan
The Linapacan area comprises of 52 paradise beach islands half way between El Nido and Coron. It is not very developed and definitely off the beaten path, but nice little resorts and hotels can be found. You can get there by the public ferries or hire one of our private boats for a multiday tour through the area. Check out my suggested travel itinerary for the Palawan to get the best experience. History During the 16th century the Spanish sent missionaries to the Philippines, including one to Linapacan. When they landed on shore, they saw footprints, traced them and eventually came to a hut where a beautiful woman resided. She replied…
Kitesurfing and Kiteboarding in Palawan
One of the beautiful, empty beaches you can launch from to enjoy virgin turf on your own. I no longer manage the Patoyo Kitesurfing Camp below, but am focusing on private custom or group boat tours through this beautiful area, along which you can kitesurf in virgin territory from beaches of 82 islands if you bring your own gear. Map of kitesurfing and kiteboarding locations in the Palawan area, Philippines. Palawan is the nicest part of the Philippines with around a thousand, mostly undeveloped paradise beach islands and one of the top two locations (area 2 below) in the country for kitesurfing (example on windfinder): According to our itinerary suggestion,…
Boat Operator – Benji
This boatman might no longer be available. His primary source of income by profession, Benji also runs a regular schedule to Coron on Fridays, 2 days, with a one day trip back leaving on Sundays. Every operator has their own contacts or relatives who have islands you can explore or people to meet and stay at on different islands, making tours by each operator special. But what makes Benji’s tours extra special is his particular love for Emperador, a local brandy, with the contagiously jovial mood it brings with it once you settle down for the evening. Keep in mind though that he manages several boats and crews, so it…
Suggested itinerary and travel plans for Palawan
The Palawan area of the Philippines is the nicest, most natural, safe and devoid-of-typhoons area in the country. And the Puerto Princesa > El Nido > Coron to Manila corridor is rapidly growing as a favourite tourist route. If you are short of time, such as 12 days or less, and you like pristine beaches and off-the-beaten-path places, I would suggest to fly instead to El Nido and skip the south, since you tend to lose way too much time in a crammed van going from place to place. The underwater river tour is not so spectacular to make it an absolute must see and you will spend most of…
