Dive Link Resort - Palawan Philippines
If you want to visit Coron Island or dive the many Japanese war ships sank in the region during the Second World War, Dive Link is an interesting alternative to the uncomfortable and noisy lodges in Manila or Cebu. This low-key Palawan Resort, opened by the Matta family in 1999, is only five minutes from Coron Village. It is on the little wooded island of Uson on the other side of the bay.
Dive Link Resort is a direct contrast to the placidity and splendor of the area. The structures are painted in a variety of bright colors, like those in a child's coloring book; a yellow jetty with red railings; blue corrugated iron roofing on the bungalows, and walls tinged with the same shade, accented by the red-framed windows. This play of colors is again rendered in the interiors of the bungalows - bamboo-braided walls with blue borders, red flooring, yellow curtains and bedcovers. The initial shock of this intensity of colors subsides as you realize that the place is far from displeasing.
Dive Link Palawan Resort is nestled in a natural garden of coconut trees right at the foothills. The majestic view of Coron Bay open to most of the cottages is particularly enchanting at sunset.
Bungalows, well spaced from each other, are grouped in two rows on a hill facing the ocean. These are very well maintained and furnished with simple bamboo furniture. Each bungalow has a balcony that offers an excellent view of the surroundings. The window shut only with screens.
The Bamboo Restaurant overlooks the sea. Here, the home-cooked dishes are set in a miniature multi-colored banca. Jacks (talakitok) come regularly in fish baskets from Coral Bay Resort, likewise owned by the Mattas.
Dive Link Resort in Palawan offers an extensive banca tour of Coron and its lagoons, complete with snorkeling atop a shipwreck and lunch served buffet-style.
Accommodations:
13 Units
7 Bungalows (with bathroom)
4 Garden Suites ( with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom: good for families)
2 Family Cottages
All rooms are fan-cooled, have a balcony and twin beds. Coffee service on veranda. No Extra bed can be added.
Restaurant:
Coconut Grove * Waters Edge * Paru-Paru on Rock Island
Cuisine offered:
Filipino * Asian * Seafood
Water Sports / Activities:
Swimming Pool * Diving (arrangements with dive shops based in Coron such as ABC Divers near Bayside Divers Lodge) * Island hopping to Malajon (Black) Island, South Cay, North Cay, Maltatayok, Pamalican
Tours to:
Coron Island, Culion Island, Calawit Wildlife Sanctuary, Busuanga River, Old Busuanga
Dive Link Resort Palawan Packages
Palawan Pictures - Dive Link Palawan Beach Resort
Location:
The trip from Manila by air to Busuanga is a 55 minute flight which gets you into YKR-Busuanga airport on SEAIR or Asian Spirit. The airport is in the middle of a cattle ranch now held by the government's Bureau of Animal Industry. Land transfer to Coron town is on the jeep shuttle service, a 45-minute ride through verdant countryside.
Or, take the Super Ferry (visit http://www.SuperFerry.com.ph) from Manila to Coron Palawan: vessel departs North Harbor Pier 15 on Fridays at 4:45 p.m. Early Saturday morning arrival in Coron at 5:00 a.m. ready for an exhilarating week-end in Coron and Busuanga, for those who will return to Manila the same week-end, the vessel departs Coron on Sunday at 10:45 p.m. and arrives Manila at 10:00 a.m. Monday.
Palawan Map:
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