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f flying into Busuanga, one takes a
left for a scenic drive through
cattle country past plains and down
winding hills and jungle to Coron.
This town has become the wreck
diving capital of the Philippines.
The town has a newly remodeled,
eco-oriented waterfront, a wide
selection of hotels, dive centers and
various tours. Look for locally
designed T-shirts and traditional
handicrafts at Corong Galeri Lokals.
Coron Bay is a
large sheltered
body of water that
was a perfect
sheltered
anchorage for
Japan’s ships
during WWII. The
drawback of this
sheltered area is
that there isn’t
much water
movement so

visibility can

vary greatly,

but most sites

are accessible

year ‘round.

There are a

number of dive

centers to

choose from.

Tech diving is

popular with

many courses

offered. The relative lack of currents

on most wrecks and the depths of

some of the wrecks means they are

perfect for training and the practice

of technical diving. All of the ships

have mooring buoys and lines going

down to the wrecks.

There are also new sanctuaries

here with great soft corals, hard

corals, macro life and fish life.

Coron

Coron Bay - Seven Lakes area

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