What a Coron–El Nido Expedition Costs

A shared three-day, two-night expedition between Coron and El Nido cost $281 to $458 per person on GetYourGuide and $365 to $369 on Viator, on dates we checked in late October 2026; most trips sat between $309 and $368. Booked direct with the operator, the same kind of trip costs PHP 16,000 to PHP 19,800, or PHP 22,900 at Buhay Isla. On top, budget up to PHP 900 per person in local environmental fees, depending on what your listing includes, plus tips, transfers and a hotel night at each end. The lowest date price we recorded was Exodus Expedition’s 3D2N from Coron at $281. These are snapshots: prices move by date and season, so check yours. Our review of the Exodus trip →

Marketplace prices, trip by trip

Per-person prices for the earliest open date on each listing, scanned 25 October 2026 for two adults. The fee columns are what each listing says you still pay.

Longer and private trips cost far more: Sea Quest’s 4-day trip with a resort night was $1,051 per person, its 5-day trip $1,541, and a private 3D2N $1,701 per person on Viator or $4,017 per group of up to two on GetYourGuide. Those listings include island fees and permits, or all fees and taxes. Our 4-day, 3-night and private expeditions pages break them down.

Direct operator prices

Operators that sell on their own sites quote in pesos. These are from their pages on 25 October 2026.

Tao Philippines did not show a current price on its site when we checked, so we don’t quote one. We don’t convert pesos to dollars here because the rate moves; compare on the day you book. Our guides to Keelooma, We Are Juan and Buhay Isla cover their trips.

What the price usually includes

On the shared 3D2N listings: the boat, captain and crew, a guide, two nights in a native hut with mattress, pillow and mosquito net, three meals a day with snacks, drinking water, a limited amount of rum or gin, and a mask and snorkel. Many add a one-way transfer between El Nido town and San Fernando or Sibaltan port.

What you pay for yourself: fins at several operators, beer at Keelooma, canned drinks at Sea Nomads, towels at some, personal travel insurance (Keelooma and Sea Nomads require it), and tips.

The extra fees

If none are included you pay PHP 900. If you already paid the El Nido fee for a day tour, keep the receipt: it is valid for several days, though operators and guides disagree on how many, and Sea Nomads tells guests to bring it. All of these are cash.

Tips, transfers and hotels

• Tips. Every listing leaves them to you, and Keelooma suggests tipping the crew. No operator we checked gives a figure.
• Getting to Coron. The van from Busuanga airport to Coron town takes about 45 minutes and costs about PHP 150 to 228 shared.
• Getting to El Nido. From Puerto Princesa, a shared van takes 5 to 5.5 hours for about PHP 720 to 790; a private van costs about PHP 7,300 to 8,800. Our getting there guide has flights too.
• Port transfers. Keelooma quotes about PHP 250 by tricycle from El Nido town to its Lio office and about PHP 200 from Coron Port to town.
• Hotels. We Are Juan holds its compulsory briefing at 5 pm the evening before and Castaway at 6 pm, so you need a bed on the night before departure, and usually one on the night you land. See where to stay in Coron and where to stay in El Nido.

Is it good value?

The fast ferry between El Nido and Coron costs roughly PHP 2,750 to 3,250 in 2026 and takes about three and a half hours. An expedition costs several times that. The comparison is not quite fair, though: the expedition price covers two nights’ accommodation, every meal and two and a half days of island stops you would otherwise pay for separately. We’d call it fair value if you want those days on the islands, and poor value if you only need to get from one town to the other. Our expedition vs ferry guide works through that choice.

On the lowest-priced expedition with a review history, read the small print. Exodus Expedition has 16 reviews and a 4.7 rating, but we could not find an operator website, and one low review says the guest was moved to another company’s boat because the trip had not filled and had cash stolen at camp. Keep valuables with you on any expedition. If you are starting in Coron, our Coron to El Nido page compares the trips from there; starting in El Nido, see El Nido to Coron.