FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION
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
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Fly to Puerto Princesa via Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific or Air Asia, then:
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Fly from Puerto Princesa to El Nido via AirSwift
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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
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Head on to the terminal and hop on a bus from Puerto Princesa to El Nido (5-6 hours travel time)
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From Coron:
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Leaves Coron at 7:30 am, arrives El Nido in time to go for an afternoon dive!
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Maximize your dives in El Nido: go on two morning dives and catch the 12:30pm ferry to Coron!
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Departs from Coron at 12 noon, arrives El Nido at 3:30pm (may vary depending on weather conditions)
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Departs from Coron at 8:20 am and 1:30pm (3 hour travel time but may vary depending on weather conditions)
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Accommodations close to Ranmarc Dive:
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Marigold Beach Inn
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Smoking is prohibited in public places: the city, boats and islands
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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.
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We accept cash, Visa and MasterCard (at no additional cost), Apple Pay and We Chat
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We are located next to Happiness Bar. From the terminal or Lio Airport, have the tricycle driver take you to Happiness or Cafe Athena.
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Morning dives start at 8:00 am and are back in El Nido by 12 noon.
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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
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Bank lobby is open Monday thru Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm and is closed on weekends
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has 2 ATM machines located by the basketball court/City hall
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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.