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Banana Island is a fish and coral sanctuary in the southern part of Coron, Palawan, Philippines. Preserved and privately-owned by Gallego Family, they allow visitors to swim and see the clams, corals and lots of fishes just few meters from the shoreline of the island.

To visit the Island from Metro Manila, I made a sample 2-nights travel itinerary for you to begin with:

MONDAY (Day 0)

05:00am ~ 06:00am : Breakfast
06:00am ~ 07:00am : travel to Manila Airport
07:00am ~ 08:00am : Check-in
08:00am ~ 09:00am : Boarding
09:00am ~ 10:00am : Manila > Coron Airport (SkyjetAir 9am flight)
10:00am ~ 11:00am : Coron Airport -> Coron Town
11:00am ~ 01:00pm : Lunch and restock in Coron Town
01:00pm ~ 02:00pm : Shopping in Pantalan
02:00pm ~ 04:00pm : Coron Town to Banana Island Passenger Boat
04:00pm ~ 05:00pm : HAYAHAY
07:00pm ~ 08:00pm : Dinner

TUESDAY (Day 1)

HAYAHAY, snorkeling one to sawa, sunburn
Eat, Sleep, Repeat

WEDNESDAY (Day 2)

06:00am ~ 07:00am : Breakfast
07:00am ~ 08:00am : Pack-up
08:00am ~ 09:00am : Catch-up Bulalacao -> Coron Town Passenger Boat
09:00am ~ 10:00am : Van Transfer Coron Town to Coron Airport
10:00am ~ 11:00am : Check-in
11:00am ~ 12:00nn : Boarding
12:00nn ~ 01:00pm : Coron to Manila Airport (CebuPac 12nn flight)
01:00pm ~ 02:00pm : Home Sweet Home, Lunch
02:00pm ~ 03:00pm : UPLOAD! UPLOAD!

Things to bring:

Camera
Waterproof Travel Bags
Snorkeling Gears
Aqua Shoes
Coral Reef Friendly Sunblock
Battery Pack for your Gadgets, solar or crank usb chargers
Garbage Bag
Food and Water
Bread for fish feeding
Cooking Stove, Cook Set and Fuel (optional)
Eating Utensils (optional)

20151117-2 — Me (left) with Mr Gallego (right)

Things to Remember:

Beach camping on the island is no longer allowed
Day-tour entrance fee is PhP 200
Overnight fee is PhP 850 ~ PhP 1000 per night
Most of the cottages have lights and electric fans run through electric generator
Some
They can cook for you, but bring your own food to cook
No fishing, but you can ask them to fish for you
They have a small store that sell few items like softdrinks, beer, alcohol drinks, cigarets, and chips
Waterproof your bags, phones and gadgets
DO NOT use non-coral-friendly sunblock
Garbage In, Garbage Out. No garbage should stay on the island
The Coron-Bulalacao Passenger Boat operates Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays only. Bulalacao-to-Coron-Town: leaves at 8am~9am, while Coron-town-to-Bulalacao between 2pm-4pm in Pantalan.
Contact their Facebook page for guidance : https://www.facebook.com/banana-island-coron-palawan-120622397968261/