Kayangan Means Entrance

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After half an hour of staying at Coron's Siete Pecados Marine Park, it was time to hop back into the boat so we could proceed to our next destination which was also the highlight of this island hopping tour.

Tourist boats like this have their pull-out wooden stairs for tourists and guests to step on and not have a hard time getting into the boat. I remember back when I was a child, we got into a boat and there was nothing like this so we have to pull ourselves out of the water. I have no upper body strength and so it was such a struggle getting my entire body up as the water seemed to pull me down. Imagine if these boats don't have any of these stairs? I might not want to go down myself.

Anyway, it was time to move, we are all drenched and so we have to secure our valuables into our dry bag. Dry bags are very important when going on island hopping and we made sure to secure ourselves two, one for us and one for my brother and sister.

The only problem with dry bags though is that all of our stuff will be mixed inside, no certain compartments so expect a little commotion inside, it's a good thing we have camera bags so to keep the camera safe.

Our next stop was Kayangan Lake!

Kayangan Lake

If you search for Coron on Google or any other search engine websites, you'd surely have seen a familiar view of Coron and it is the number one selling photo because why not? It's just so beautiful! I made sure to take photographs of the same spot myself too! This is by far the most photographed place in the country.

But this area here is just the entrance and we have to make an effort first before reaching the lake. So you might ask, that's not Kayangan yet? So what is it? Well, that's actually the Coron Bay between Coron and Busuanga.

Kayangan by the way is a Tagbanua word that means entrance. And I can't remember if it was our tour guide who mentioned that the Tagbanua, the guardians of Coron believe in the supernaturals, the spirits are there to guide the natural resources and this lake here was the entrance of these supernaturals when visiting the islands.

Getting to the Lake

As mentioned, it takes some effort to get to the lake. We have to trek 150+ steps uphill to the viewpoint and another 150+ steps down towards the lake. So it's around 300+ steps going towards the lake and another 300+ steps going back to the bay. But of course, we forgot all the walking because the lake is just beautiful.

The ants go marching one by one... hahaha

Also, a few months ago before we reached here, the tourist spot was closed because some foreign tourists went swimming in the lake at night and were drunk. One of them got drowned and so the lake was closed temporarily. So with that, no tourist, may it be local or foreign is allowed to visit the spot without a tour guide.

Impressions

Taken on a Panasonic Lumix GX85
Taken on iPhone SE

The waters are super clean and clear! I jumped, opened my eyes and I could see the people around me clearly. And those cliff rocks which surround the lake are like guards indeed, mysterious and very enchanting.

Underwater, there were still limestone rocks, if I was a freediver, this would be a perfect place to do some mermaid photoshoot. I can't go deeper actually as I can't hold my breath for too long.

Brother and sister-in-law with the fishes.
Yours truly :)

The lake was obviously packed. There were a lot of people in the water, at the pathways, on the rocks and more were coming. We were given time to enjoy the lake. Take pictures, enjoy the scenery, befriend others. This happened pre-pandemic so it was great to see smiles without a mask.

Foreigners on shades
If this was today, people won't go near to each other and swimming won't be allowed because it can spread the virus!
My husband taking videos of random people and ends up forgetting to take videos of us :(

We had to go back when our tour guide called us out as we need to get to the next spot for lunch. Remember, we went out late so even if I didn't have a watch with me at that time, I knew it was almost time for lunch.

The next spot is Kalachuchi Beach and you'll know why it's called such but that will be reserved for the next travel blog. So, stay tuned!


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Napakaganda. Sana makapunta rin ng Coron.

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2 years ago

Pag okay na lahat sir punta kayu

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2 years ago

Sana nga. Siguro pag vaccinated na.

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2 years ago

yes sir..

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2 years ago

We were lucky when we went here for we were the first visitors that time. I had the idea then of taking a photo nude there lol! If only we can do that again and be the first visitors.

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2 years ago

talaga? maaga kau dun or naka private boat kau?

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2 years ago

Maaga kami tas mga after 10 minutes siguro nagstart na datingan ibang boats.

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2 years ago

ay galing naman.hehe sayang di mo nagwa ung plan mo..hehe

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2 years ago

Andami tao pala noh?! Kmusta na kaya tourism nila ngaun na pandemic. Ang ganda ng lugar, bahala na ang 300 steps na yan basta laag sis.. go lang gng go!

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2 years ago

Even me would not mind the 300 steps to and fro kasi ang ganda naman talaga. Malinis at refreshing yung tubig 😍

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2 years ago

hehe yes, we were excited rather than tired at that time

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2 years ago

SobrNg gandaaaaa. Huhuju kailan kaya ako makakapunta sa mga ganyan 😭

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2 years ago

post pandemic sis.. ipon muna tayo ng bch

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2 years ago

What a beautiful place. The lake looks so cool. But I think that there were too many people for my taste, hehe.

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2 years ago

there were indeed too many people... its one of the top tourist spot in this place

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2 years ago

Andami talagang ganitong article dito sa readcash.huhu. Kalinaw nung tubig ..at may next stop din..Kalachuchi beach.😊 Parang ung bulaklak lang na kalachuchi.yung red.hehe.

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2 years ago

isa na namang nakakainggit na pamamasyalll😭

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2 years ago

What a wonderful experience!

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2 years ago

Looking forward to Kalachuchu beach experience. Thank God for the nice shots you took.

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2 years ago

A good outing, with family and friends and lots of people enjoying the scenery and the waters. You took nice pictures.

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2 years ago

thanks dear..these were just screenshots of our video because I realized we didnt' take a lot of photographs..just videos... good thing the clips were not shaky

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2 years ago

Sounds like great fun at Kanyagan Lake. I wish I was there myself. The water is so clean and the sight of those boats, Lord! I could spend an eternity swimming and kayaking there. Lol

Looking forward to your next adventure 🙂

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2 years ago

thanks.. watch out for the next stop

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2 years ago

Omg ang ganda! The water is so inviting!

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2 years ago

sobrangdami lng tao sis hehe

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2 years ago

Namiss ko tuloy bigla dry bag ko! ! I love Kayangan ! Tama super clear water. sarap mag babad.

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2 years ago

What an interesting journey but all this pics looks so beautiful and I strongly believe that this place must be a tourist center which I would love to visit.

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2 years ago