Dive Link Resort, Coron

After months of waiting, finally, the day of our trip to Coron, Palawan came! Me and my officemates booked a 3D/2N trip with J2 Travel via cleverbuy.com.ph last year. The vouchers we bought include roundtrip airfare to Busuanga via Cebupacific, accommodation at Dive Link Resort with daily buffet breakfast, and Coron island hopping tour with lunch, all for less than P5,000/pax.

Flight to Busuanga was on time but it was oven hot inside the plane. I heard one passenger say "It is really more 'fan' in the Philippines" with everyone aboard fanning themselves. It was just a short trip for less than 45 minutes.

At midday, we touched down on top of the mountains of Busuanga and we were warmly welcomed by a staff from Dive Link Resort ans ushered us to the van that would take us to the port. It was a 30 minutes drive to downtown and you can see nothing but farmlands and greens along the way.

We were greeted by Ms. Cherry of J2 Travel at the port and explained the details of our voucher before helping us board the boat that would bring us to Dive Link Resort. We asked her to arrange a town tour for us after we check in and have lunch at the resort.

Unlike most inns and hotels in Coron which are located within the Coron mainland, Dive Link Resort stands on its own island apart from the others which allows for a more peaceful and quiet stay. A wonderful concrete pathway to the resort greeted us when we arrived. Whichever way you look, all you would see are beautiful.

We were welcomed warmly by the Dive Link staff with cold drinks and shell necklaces. All of them were very accommodating and attentive to your needs. The resort manager also briefed us about the resort and all the services they provide plus the facilities that we could freely use during our stay.

We were a group of seven and they provided us with four rooms for the four vouchers that we purchased. The rooms were setup in small cottages. They are all clean and cozy, complete with large pillows and blankets. They clean the room on a daily basis even if you do not ask them to, so you just need to inform them if you do not need your room cleaned for the day.

Our cottage was located just beside the water and you could feel the sea breeze when you sit by the veranda and hear the soft waves at night. The cottages have large windows that you can open during the day when there is no electricity in the whole of Coron. Power is only up from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. You would not have to worry about warm nights as the rooms are air conditioned by then.

We decided to have lunch at the resort since we were not decided yet as to where we would eat. We were all glad that we had lunch at Dive Link. The food was very delicious and in large servings too! We ordered their specialty lechon kawali and kare-kare which costed around P1,800 including the rice for all of us.

After lunch, we rested for a while before starting our inland town tour of Coron.