BothT Kayangan Lake and Baraccuda Lake in Coron have been awarded the cleanest lake in Philippines. Coron limestones were formed 260 million years ago as a coral reef along the length of Southeast Asia and was part of the China Continental Crust. It was later drafted to its present location north of Palawan by tectonic movements. They were uplifted by tectonism some 30 million years ago and then extensively eroded by waves and monsoon rains to create its present unique “karst” topography. These limestone crops rise dramatically as cathedral-like formations more 400 meters above sea level. I am glad to know that the indigenous peoples and local and mobile communities take pride in conserving their beautiful home through customary laws or other effective means. Please join me in this short weekend getaway to this little paradise.
Kayangan Lake seen from the top,
photo by
Ray In Manila licensed under
CC BY 2.0 Kayangan Lake the crystal-clear waters are nestled into the mountain walls; underwater is like a moonscape. See this freedive video to get an idea of the underwater landscape. However, due to the death of 2 free divers, freediving is prohibited now.
Limestone rocks in Coron,
photo by
Ray In Manila licensed under
CC BY 2.0 
Beach next to Banol Beach,
photo by
André Héroux licensed under
CC BY 3.0 This video gives us a very good idea of the beautiful places we are visiting.
Twin Lagoon, we can only admire its beauty as swimming is not possible in this lagoon.
Barracuda Lake, like Kayangan Lake we can swim in this lake.
Malcapuya Island, one of the island we will be exploring.
Some of the beautiful beaches we are hopping to.
Atwayan Beach, we can't swim in this though
Beautiful Banana Island for us to relax
Coron View from Mount Tapyas. We will hike up 700 steps up the 210m hill to get this view. I think is worth the hike.
Maquinit Hot Spring, let's take a dip after Mount Tapyas hike.
Photo by
Matt Kieffer licensed under
CC BY-SA 2.0
Kayangan Lake seen from the top, photo by Ray In Manila licensed under CC BY 2.0 
Limestone rocks in Coron, photo by Ray In Manila licensed under CC BY 2.0 
Beach next to Banol Beach, photo by André Héroux licensed under CC BY 3.0 
Twin Lagoon, we can only admire its beauty as swimming is not possible in this lagoon.
Barracuda Lake, like Kayangan Lake we can swim in this lake.
Malcapuya Island, one of the island we will be exploring.
Atwayan Beach, we can't swim in this though
Beautiful Banana Island for us to relax
Coron View from Mount Tapyas. We will hike up 700 steps up the 210m hill to get this view. I think is worth the hike.
Maquinit Hot Spring, let's take a dip after Mount Tapyas hike. Photo by Matt Kieffer licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
