Episode Details

Coron Palawan 2026 — wreck diving at £54 for three dives, island-hopping tours from £17, and backpacker days under £25. But the airport just doubled capacity and resort brands are moving in.

🗺️ What This Episode Covers
Phil and H break down Coron's fourteen World War Two Japanese shipwrecks, limestone lagoons you swim through rock gaps to reach, and a food system where a full seafood dinner for two costs £12 at the public market. They expose three logistics traps — the airport van hustle, the private tour markup, and the dive shop beginner lock-in — and explain exactly how to avoid each one. Every price is checked against El Nido's 2026 equivalent.

💰 Real 2026 Costs for Every Traveller Type

• Backpacker: ₱1,800 / £24 per day — hostel dorms, carinderia meals, group island tours

• Midrange Couple: ₱3,700 / £50 per person per day — resort room, paluto seafood, full-day tours

• Family: ₱6,000–₱10,000 / £81–£135 per day — Westown Resort, Calauit Safari, private transfers

• Luxury: ₱13,000 / £176 per person per day — Club Paradise private island, wreck diving, resort dining

• Digital Nomad: ₱50,000–₱60,000 / £675–£810 per month — but WiFi is the hard limit

  
  

📌 Key Topics

• 🏚️ Fourteen WWII Japanese shipwrecks you can snorkel from the surface

• 🏝️ Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, and Twin Lagoon — crowd-free timing strategies

• 💸 Coron vs El Nido 2026 — the honest price comparison module by module

• 🍤 Public market paluto system — how to eat world-class seafood for £12

• ⚠️ Three logistics traps: airport vans, private tour markup, dive shop packages

• 🧳 Solo female safety assessment and family suitability breakdown

• 🏨 Named accommodation from ₱500 dorm beds to ₱25,000 private island suites

• ✅ Is It Worth It? Five honest verdicts for five traveller types

  
  

🔄 Alternatives Covered
El Nido, Palawan - Moalboal, Cebu

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