Language
Official language is a Filipino which is descended from Tagalog. In English is far spread, in lower measure also Spanish and Chinese. There are 100 cultural teams and ethnic groups about, everybody has her own language. In total 988 languages are registered.

The climate is tropical. One distinguishes Rainy season (from July to November), the chill dry season (from December to February) and the hot dry season (from March to June). The temperatures lie with approx. 25 to 40 degrees Celcius. The average degree of humidity amounts to 77%.

Time difference - Central European time (CET) +7 hours; during the European summertime +6 hours.

Electricity supply - 220 volts, 60 hertz

Currency, Change and credit cards
The official name for the Philippine currency unit is Piso; however, land-customary there speaks each of the peso which can be divided in 100 Centavos.

One receives the best exchange rate to the change of euro, dollar, Swiss franc etc. in so-called official exchange offices. The US Traveller checks are also accepted, however, to a slightly deeper exchange rate.

In many places the customary credit cards, like Mastercard, Visas and American Express are also accepted. Also the withdraw of cash by Credit cards poses no problem in the big towns; indeed, against the usual commission of from 3 to 5%.

Conditions of entry
Visitors with a valid passport which is valid from entry date still at least 6 months can enter without visa and remain during 21 days in the country, provided that they have a valid ticket for the Backway or for a flight to another country. A 59 days visa is also available in the country (immigration office or at the embassies) against remuneration (approx. 40 euros). Visas and entry permits can be received in every Philippine embassy or in the respective consulates.

Manila - The capital
The capital of Manila has developed big-city metropolis and the business zentrum of the Philippines since her beginnings to. The metropolitan area Manila exists of nine towns: Manila, Quezon city, Makati, Pasay, Pasig, Kalookan, Reading Pinas, Paranque and Madaluyong – as well as eight Municipalities them an area of 630 km ² cover. It is delightful A mixture from Old and Anew, where traditions, modern uses, century old Building and gleaming high hotels and skyscrapers, idyllic Food states, modern shopping centres, museums, discos and bars brightly together thrown which makes from Manila the pulsating town which it is.

Dreamlike Islands & beaches
Heavenly rest, an intact nature and dreamlike beaches round pleasant picture of many idyllic holiday islands from.

The crystal-clear water and the amusing underwater world are a paradise for divers and snorklers and offer ideal prerau's settlements for marvellous, relaxing holiday's experience. Department.

Palawan, the biggest province of the Philippines, applies as a 650-km-long rope from about 1770 islands. The main island of the same name, more than 400-km-long Land worm separates the South-Chinese sea from the Sulu sea. „Cradle of the first Filipinos “ and already since long time bridgehead of numerous migrations and commercial base of the region is Palawan today still a destination for Pioneers and new colonists, at the same time an Eldorado for nature lovers.

Rare Plant and animals, but also shy half nomad's teams like the Batak are resident in the thick rainforest. From nationally known 1000 animal species more than 230 species happen only exclusively on Palawan, under it Scale animal, bear's cat, goanna and horn-rimmed bird. Hidden, untouched Beaches line the coasts, some of the world-best diving reasons like in to northern island teams with tablespoon Nido, the Calamianen and in to the east situated Tubbataha reef present an amusing underwater world.

Many islands with high limestone rocks and white sandy beaches all around PALAWAN, CULION, CORON and BUSUANGA promise an endless variety into untouched places which are to be reached only by a boat.

Calamian island team
lies in the most northern share of Palawan. The main islands are Busuanga, Coron, Culion and Linapacan. Busuanga, the biggest island of the Calamian island team consists of 63 islands and islets. The town district from Busuanga in Salvacion is removed approximately 212.8 sea miles from Puerto Princessa and 34.7 miles of the town district of Coron. A journey of approx. 1 ½ hours by the untouched scenery tempts the travellers from of island paradise to dream which forget apparently, in the most northern share from Palawan lies.

CORON lies in the middle between Manila and Puerto Princessa, Provincial centre of Palawan. It is also enclosed the most northern town district Island Busuanga them an area of 689.10 square kilometres and from 63 Islands and small islets, Coron with enclosed, exists. She has a population by chance 40,000 people. His topography becomes by a gruff area and hill, the so-called mountain distances marked which run in almost all directions around the long stretched coast. The coastal line is very irregular and his 14 rivers are small and narrow. 7 mountain lakes, 1 hot spring and countless white sandy beaches are to be admired here.

Arrival:
There are daily flights from Manila to Busuanga (Coron), the flying time amounts approximately 1 hour. Also air connections of Busuanga after tablespoon pass Nido, Puerto Princesa and Caticlan (Boracay).

Once weekly a ferry of the WG&A drives ship shipping company of Manila and Puerto Princesa to Coron, Palawan. Who would like to take long vacation, heavy luggage or family has, or who has just desire on cultural Contact, for that alternative to the airplane is these "Superferry" real and favorable.