A lot of people considering a trip to the Philippines wonder what it’s like to wake up in a floating, off-grid, over the water, eco-hut in a private lagoon off Coron island. Well, it’s incredible.
These houseboats are the only accommodations and restaurant in Coron Island. The island is a National Reserve, Marine Reserve, Unesco Biosphere Reserve and the Ancestral Land of the Tagbanua Tribe.
Paolyn Houseboats employs over 124 people, including many members of the Tagbanua Tribe.
But no trip to the Philippines would be legit without visiting Coron island. This uninhabited jewel is popular for eco-tourism, world-class diving, and seeing WW2 shipwrecks. It’s also a favorite spot among Filipinos themselves, so you know it’s good.
While there, we took a full-day, guided tour with 2 members of the island’s ancestral tribe, the tagbanua, so if you’re planning a visit yourself, this is the episode for you. Let’s jump in.
Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Leaving Manila
3:30 Arriving in Busuanga, Palawan
3:50 Boating into Coron Island
5:55 Checking into our Paolyn Houseboat
7:50 Dinner at the Paolyn Restaurant
8:39 Full day guided tour of Coron Island
10:22 Kayangan Lake
11:58 Barracuda Lake
13:13 Coral Gardens
14:23 Vivian Beach
17:14 Lunch at Paolyn Restaurant
18:04 Heading back out for the afternoon tour
18:30 Snorkeling the secret garden
19:21 Skeleton Wreck
20:00 Banul Beach
20:49 Smith Coral Gardens
21:30 Smith Beach
22:16 Paolyn Houseboats Overview
26:54 Upgrading Houseboats
34:04 Conclusion
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48 Comments
Love your travel
Thank you for featuring the Philippines. However, it will be better to tell your daughter to refrain from making faces behind her mother. It's annoying and considered rude by most Filipinos.
I just bumped into your channel. The contents are so cool. We are glad for featuring the beautiful islands of the Philippines. Looking forward for more vlogs and subscribed!
Visit the cave in palawan
Hid bless your stay and more blessing to all of you🤗👀🤗
Welcome to the Philippines🇵🇭 I’m subscribing🙂
husband speaking – ok guys, my wife hasn't mentioned this place – so going to ask her why and can we go. Your daughter is quite a joker besides being so cute.
Love your video but should pass El Nido after Coron.
❤️🇵🇭👍😁FYI mr bill gates & his family love to dive in “Balicasag Panglao Bohol “where I live closer to the ⛪️ please come back with more of your friends and thanks
I am so jealous. You guys are amazing. Living the life. Been following your blogs. Carry on.
You have the luckiest kids in world!
Thank you for showing The Beautiful Philippines to the whole globe.. ILOVE U 😘💕🇵🇭
Subscribed
I do not understand "Paolo" owning the resort. Those islands are an ancestral domain, owned by an indigenous Filipino tribe living at the back of these islands. Only small portions of the area are accessible for tourists. The environmental fees paid by tourists go to them as "rental" fees. Also, foreigners are not allowed to own lands in the Philippines
you will get kidnap there by the abu sayyaf muslims idiots there.
it's more cool in coron Philippines
wow
Very nice place My friend
I love to watch your Philippines Vlogs. Stay safe guys.
Wooooooow!!!!!
This is amazing vlog. So complete
Thank u for visiting our country,the Philippines,God bless.
New subscriber here. Been to Coron, but never stayed in a houseboat. I guess I'm coming back. Video is longer than usual, but worth watching through the end.👍
👍❤️👍👍❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
feels like you are watching a luxurious travel and lifestyle channel. Very nice quality travel content. WOW!
I’m so going to Coron ‘coz of your vlog. 👏👏👏
Hello I'm new your chanel enjoy to tour my country beautiful coron Palawan Philippines happy family god bless stay safe I'm watching from Riyadh saudi
Love it❤️💯
Best Palawan "vlog/review" I've ever watched.
Good family and humble thanks for visiting philippines 🇵🇭 🙏💥❤️
What amazes me everytime I see these clear waters is that it's SO CLEAR that from the drone shots, the boats look like they're FLOATING in the AIR
Which site did you used to book the hotel or to accommodate your stay?
Yes it is paradise but there are more like Batanes, Mystic Island and many more
New Suscriber here.. ❤️🇵🇭
I think i finish this episode great 👍 welcome 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 salamat
Im a filipino but im never been to Coron Palawan and its a shame, Coron is one of the most beautiful place around the world. Im so proud that every tourist who able to visit our Coron Palawan are saying that Coron is really a beautiful place.
Why do I smile the whole time I’m watching your vlog😊
Congratulations is in order to your beautiful family for experiencing the hidden gems of my native homeland. Hoping you experience more island hopping and the different micro cultures and food of the different provinces of the Philippines. God bless!
Wow! Just Wow! That place is amazing and unreal. Your family is beautiful 😘
Thank you for loving our country. Hope you couldsee the rest of the Philippines. Keep safe.
Thanks for this beautiful video… I feel in love with it so beautiful… it is full of love and happiness and appreciation from the whole family… THANK YOU !!
This Italian can violate our borders if the President does not do anything we need to change a competent President,.
good👍😘👍😘👍
I was just smiling throughout the video.
Enjoyed most of your vlogs so far. GREAT TASTE.
this vlog is epic!
Wow! I will definitely go in Coron, Palawan one day! Gorgeous, beautiful places and people! Awesome! Thank you for showing to us.
I love it