CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (Panoramio)View· Coron Island· Philippines
Kayangan Lake
11° 57.2′ N · 120° 13.5′ E
A short, steep climb from a cove on Coron Island leads past the most photographed viewpoint in Palawan, karst fingers in turquoise water, then down to a gin-clear brackish lake held sacred by the Tagbanwa.
Practical
About 200 steps and a 10-minute climb up and over (Philstar 2026). Entrance PHP 300 per person (2025-2026 guides); Wikivoyage noted in 2018 that tickets had to be bought in town beforehand, so ask an agency or a licensed guide. Life vests are mandatory since two tourists drowned freediving in 2017; scuba is restricted; swimming only in permitted areas; no fishing (Wikipedia, Philstar). The lake was opened to visitors by the Tagbanwa elders in 2001 and lies in their ancestral domain. Go at sunrise: private bangkas arrive about 7am to 7:30am, before the group tours (Chris and Wren's World). Wikivoyage says a licensed tour guide is legally required on private boat trips; a visiting yacht should hire a local guide or bangka rather than land a dinghy unannounced.
Best for
The postcard view of Coron Island
Nearby
- Barracuda Lake0.5 NM away
- Kayangan Cove Anchorage (Coron Island)0.5 NM away
- Twin Lagoon0.9 NM away
- Twin Lagoon Anchorage (Coron Island)1.3 NM away
- Banol Beach (Coron Island)1.8 NM away
- Coron Island Tours (Tagbanwa ancestral domain fees)1.8 NM away
- Sea Kayaking to Coron Island1.8 NM away
- Siete Pecados Marine Park1.8 NM away