January 10 – 24, 2017
1, 498, 871 Korean Won → $1, 233 USD (Woori Bank)
$1, 233 USD → 110, 000 PHP
Busan → Manila + Manila → Busan = $412
Manila → Coron = $108
Puerto Princesa → Manila = $76
Total Cost of Flights = $596
Pink Manila Hostel (2 Days) = $27.13
Cozy Room in Coron (3 Days) = $82
Florista’s Beach Resort in El Nido (3 Days) = $140
Bamboo Nest in Puerto Princesa (3 Days) = $74
Total Cost of Accommodation = $323
Day 1 (Manila)
Yellow Taxi (rigged meter) = 3, 500 PHP (should have been 170 PHP)
Bottled Water = 40 PHP
Trike to Luneta Park = 200 PHP (should have been 100 PHP)
Monorail (LTR) → Vito Cruz = 15 PHP
Chicksilog = 55 PHP
Grilled Cheese + bacon = 110 PHP
Day 2 (Manila)
Bottled Water = 40 PHP
Bus (3 hours) = 83 PHP
Shared Trike (15 minutes) = 75 PHP
Boat to Taal Volcano = 400 PHP per person round-trip
To Hike to the Peak of Taal Volcano = 50 PHP
Bus (3 hours) = 85 PHP
McDonald’s meal = 133 PHP
Cashews + Tea + Banana = 120 PHP
Day 3 (Manila → Coron)
Shared Taxi to Airport = 70 PHP
Wendy’s meal = 190 PHP
Shared White Van = 150 PHP
Dinner = 300 PHP
Day 4 (Coron)
Ultimate Tour A = 1, 600 PHP
Chicksilog = 120 PHP
Day 5 (Coron)
Tour D = 1, 500 PHP
Day 6 (Coron)
Grilled Pork + Smoothie = 350 PHP
1 Hour Full Body Massage = 400 PHP
Grilled Cheese + 2 Mojitos + Smoothie = 500 PHP
Day 7 (Coron → El Nido)
Bottled Water = 15 PHP
Crackers = 12 PHP
Trike = 10 PHP
Terminal Ticket = 20 PHP
Five Hour Ferry = 1, 760 PHP
Chicken Curry = 210 PHP
Beer = 65 PHP
Day 8 (El Nido)
Grilled Chicken + Pineapple Juice = 270 PHP
Chicken Adobo = 210 PHP
Day 9 (El Nido)
Inland Tour = 300 PHP
Grilled Pork + Beer = 275 PHP
1 Hour Full Body Massage = 350 PHP
Mango Shake = 60 PHP
Day 10 (El Nido)
Sibalitan Museum + Pangok Boat Museum = 150 PHP
Bottled Water = 20 pHP
Banana Shake = 60 PHP
Grilled Chicken = 210 PHP
Chicken Curry = 210 PHP
Day 11 (El Nido → Puerto Princesa)
Shared Van (11 am to 5 pm) = 1, 500 PHP
Snacks = 120 PHP
Restrooms = 10 PHP
2 bananas + 2 yogurts = 48 PHP
Trike = 100 PHP
Day 12 (Puerto Princesa)
Underground River Tour = 1, 540 PHP
Day 13 (Puerto Princesa)
Island Hopping Tour = 1, 340 PHP
Snacks = 70 PHP
Cookies = 15 PHP
Day 14 (Puerto Princesa)
Scuba Dive = 4, 500 PHP
Souvenir Shirt = 280 PHP
Cookies = 8 PHP
1 Hour Full Body Massage = 400 PHP
Day 15 (Puerto Princesa → Manila → Busan)
Motorcycle to the Airport = 100 PHP
Cashews = 150 PHP
Terminal Fee = 200 PHP
Sweet & Sour Pork = 148 PHP
Pineapple Juice = 50 PHP
Souvenir Shirt = 350 PHP
Papaya Soap = 100 PHP
Bottled Water = 25 PHP
Sub Total (Philippine Pesos) = 25, 347 P.
Total Amount Spent (in US dollars) = $1, 429
