FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION

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Getting to El Nido:

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• Direct flight to El Nido/Lio Airport via AirSwift  from Manila, Cebu, Clark, Caticlan  and Puerto Princesa

• Fly to Puerto Princesa via Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific or Air Asia, then:

  • Fly from Puerto Princesa to El Nido via AirSwift

  • Hop on a shared van to El Nido from Puerto Princesa Airport (5-6 hours travel time) or hire a private van ride to El Nido

  • Head on to the terminal and hop on a bus from Puerto Princesa to El Nido (5-6 hours travel time)

• From Coron:

  • Jomalia Shipping

    • Leaves Coron at 7:30 am, arrives El Nido in time to go for an afternoon dive!​

    • Maximize your dives in El Nido: go on two morning dives and catch the 12:30pm ferry to Coron!

  • Montenegro Lines

    • Departs from Coron at 12 noon, arrives El Nido at 3:30pm (may vary depending on weather conditions)

  • Phimal Fast Ferry Inc.

    • Departs from Coron at 8:20 am and 1:30pm (3 hour travel time but may vary depending on weather conditions)​

 

 

Accommodations close to Ranmarc Dive:

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• Shipwreck Pension

• Relucio Pension

• Happiness Hostel

• Ipil Suites

• Forever Blessed Inn

• Marigold Beach Inn

 

 

• Smoking is prohibited in public places: the city, boats and islands

• Single use plastic bottles, plastic bags, cellophane and styrofoam are prohibited. Kindly refrain from purchasing or using single plastic bottles. Please use reusable water bottles and bags.

• We accept cash, Visa and MasterCard (at no additional cost),  Apple Pay and We Chat

• We are located next to Happiness Bar. From the terminal or Lio Airport, have the tricycle driver take you to Happiness or Cafe Athena.

• Morning dives start at 8:00 am and are back in El Nido by 12 noon.

• Afternoon dives start at 1:30 pm (we meet at the shop at 1pm) and are back in El Nido by 4:30pm.

 

Banking/Financial Stuff:

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• Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) located on Real Street has 2 ATM machines and can assist you with foreign exchange. An additional BPI  ATM machine is also available in Lio Tourism Estate

  • Bank lobby is open Monday thru Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm and is closed on weekends

• Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has 2 ATM machines located by the basketball court/City hall​

• Foreign monetary exchange can be done at Palawan Express or MLhuiller which are both located in town

 

 

*** Ranmarc Dive is not affiliated with any of the establishments named above. Information/websites may change. These are merely to assist you with your journey to El Nido.

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