Busuanga is an island in Palawan and just in the opposite of it is the island of Coron. Two of the many islands in the Calamian group that is located in the southwest part of Mindoro. The specialty for the Busuanga dive site is the game reserve and the wildlife sanctuary. There are also ship wrecks in the area and there are about 12 of them that are identified and in the divable depth. Diving can be done anytime but the best time is from October to May.
There are about 18 dive sites you can explore in Busuaga and Coron. They are the:
Black Island Wreck with 20-32 meters deep, Taiei Maru (Concepcion Wreck) with 16-26 meters deep, Akitsushima with 28-38 meters deep, Gunboat at Lusong Island with 6-10 meters deep, Olympia Maru with 19-25 meters deep, Kogyo Maru with 28-34 meters deep, Irako with 35-42 meters deep, Mamya Maru with 25-34 meters deep, Tangat Wreck with 24-30 meters deep, East Tangat Wreck with 10-22 meters deep, Coron Island-Fishing Boat with 4-12 meters deep, Barracuda Lake with 20-40 meters deep, Coral Garden with 20-40 meters deep, Delian Island-North & South with 8-25 meters deep, Framjee Bank with 15-40 meters deep, Brown Rocks with 18-25 meters deep, Tara Island-West Side with 20-30 meters deep, Kyokusan Maru with 30-43 meters deep and Dumunpalit Island-Southwest with a depth from 15-30 meters.
How to get to Busuanga/Coron from Manila and back: There is a flight daily by Asian Spirit and Sea Air. You can also go by WG&A boat or the Superferry. There is also the San Nicolas Shipping lines which has two boats that goes to Coron.
Other highlights of Busuanga and Coron are their limestone cliffs and small beach coves with fresh water lakes. There are also pearl farms in the area and a cavern with an underwater entrance to the sea.
