Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour

For this tour, we opted to do it ourselves and not get any group tour packages to save on expenses. We hired a van for pick-up and drop-off the wharf going to the Honda Bay for Php1300. We asked to be picked-up at 9am from our hotel. We passed by a rental shop for snorkeling gears and booties first. I think the booties are Php150 a pair and Php100 for the snorkels. You could also buy hear bread for fish feeding. I saw some also whom encased their cameras for water-proof protection. Arriving at the wharf, you first have to line up to their tourism office and they will give you your boat number. As it was already the peak time, we waited for about 30 mins on this step.

Here are the chronological order of our island tour..

COWRIE ISLAND. Entrance is Php75 per person. Very few people were here when we arrived. It was quiet and I can find solitude here. It has also a bar in the middle of the island were you can order drinks and food.

PANDAN ISLAND. Entrance is Php100 per person. This is the famous spot for eating lunch. Various cottages may be rented out but make sure to be here before noon time as all the cottages gets filled up very fast. We only got an umbrella cottage just enough for four persons for Php300.

PAMBATO REEF. Entrance is Php50 per person. This ain't an island but a station for drop off to their reef. I think this is the main reef sanctuary of the area.

LULI ISLAND. Entrance is Php50 per person. An island with picturesque view and long stretch of sand bar, at least for this Honda Bay islands.

For the complete list of our expenses on this tour, you may go to this link:

Puerto Princesa City Itinerary with Budget

Boracay Activities

Here are the activities we went through during my 3D/2N stay in Boracay last April2012:

• PARASAILING:
  price: Php1500 on double flight, good for 15mins

imagine those are your legs, we are that high!

you can see your speedboat making curves

our companions now on top

•  ISLAND HOPPING
  price: Php2000 good for 3hours, Crystal Cove Island Resort (200 per pax entrance fee) and snorkeling site (100 rental for each snorkeling gears)

on dock the Crystal Cove Island Resort

the first cove

the second cove where you'll definitely get wet

•  HELMET DIVING/REEF WALKING
  price: Php800 per person good for 20mins, with pictures and videos

one of the speedboats used to transport us from one site to another

On a final note, I think the prices would vary depending on your local guides. I'm not just sure if the people at Station 3 will entertain you without any guides. I had talked to my friends and the prices really fluctuates. So it's good for you to canvass and haggle for cheaper expenses.