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Puerto Princesa, El Nido & Coron: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Do
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The 7-day version for March: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Dry season: lagoon tours run daily and the El Nido–Coron ferry keeps its schedule.
- Light day: day 5 has one stop and time left over. Local tours and day trips are the way to fill it — each day links to what is bookable in its own town.
Day 1 Puerto Princesa — Underground River departure
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~16:00
- Temperature
- 26.6°C–28.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Travel connections
Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.
- 15:30–16:00TransferPuerto Princesa — Underground River departure → Puerto Princesa after Underground River returnContinue from the separately booked Underground River return drop-off to Puerto Princesa accommodation.Check source
Day 2 Around Puerto Princesa after Underground River return
- Transit
- 0h24
- Finish
- ~11:10
- Temperature
- 26.6°C–28.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Day 3 El Nido — Bacuit Bay departure
- Transit
- 6h20
- Finish
- ~14:50
- Temperature
- 26.6°C–28.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Travel connections
Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.
- 07:30–08:00TransferPuerto Princesa after Underground River return → Cherry Bus Irawan TerminalReach Irawan Terminal and board the separately booked northbound coach.Check source
- 08:00–13:30Road estimateCherry Bus Irawan Terminal → El Nido Corong-Corong TerminalCheck source
- 13:30–13:50TransferEl Nido Corong-Corong Terminal → El Nido — Bacuit Bay departureLeave the coach and continue to separately arranged El Nido accommodation.Check source
Day 4 Around El Nido — Bacuit Bay departure
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~15:30
- Temperature
- 26.6°C–28.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Day 5 El Nido after Bacuit Bay return
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~09:30
- Temperature
- 26.6°C–28.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Travel connections
Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.
- 07:30–08:00TransferEl Nido — Bacuit Bay departure → El Nido after Bacuit Bay returnContinue from the separately booked Bacuit Bay return wharf to El Nido accommodation.Check source
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Day 6 Coron
- Transit
- 9h00
- Finish
- ~16:30
- Temperature
- 26.3°C–30.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Travel connectionsIndicative times · check before travel
Transport is not booked. Confirm departures, local transfers and vehicle pickup before travel.
- 07:30–16:30Transport serviceEl Nido after Bacuit Bay return → CoronAtienza MV November Cattleya El Nido–Coron — reserve and reconfirmCheck source
Day 7 Around Coron
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~13:30
- Temperature
- 26.3°C–30.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 11.9h
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.
Sources (5)
- Wikivoyage — Puerto PrincesaCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wikivoyage — El NidoCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- El Nido town bayfront walk — en.wikivoyage.orgCC BY-SA 4.0 source discovery; official tourism corroboration; original paraphrase
- Kayangan Lake — en.wikivoyage.orgCC BY-SA 4.0 source discovery; official tourism corroboration; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — CoronCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)