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Asia Divers/ El Galleon Full report   Puerto Galera   "Great experience at El Galleon Resort and Asia Divers in Puerto Galera"
My wife and I spent 10 consecutive days diving with Asia Divers in Puerto Galera in April 2019 and stayed for 11 nights at the adj... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   Gregory Bruce
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Explorers/ Cabilao Beach Club Full report   Bohol   I've been twice before to Cabilao Beach Club which was then under different management and everything was fine then. This 3rd time... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   Helga Cookson
500+ Dives 		 
Atmosphere Resort & Spa Full report   Dumaguette   "Nice staff, very comfortable accommodations, lots to see underwater"
Viz 40- 70’ - nutrient rich which made for constantly feeding soft and hard corals, some surge, chop and small white caps, wind wo... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2019   Hollie Lindauer
500+ Dives 		 
Atmosphere Resort & Spa Full report   Dumaguete   "Nice staff, very comfortable accommodations, lots to see underwater"
Viz 40- 70’ - nutrient rich which made for constantly feeding soft and hard corals, some surge, chop and small white caps, wind wo... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2019   Hollie Lindauer
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
S/Y Philippine Siren LiveAboard Tubbataha   "Well run live aboard but diving a bit disappointing"
The Siren is a wooden sailing boat, although the sails are rarely used. Being wooden, it tends to creak a lot, especially in rough... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
3/2024   Ian Kennedy
500+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
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The Three P Resort   Romblon   "An extravaganza of nudibranchs"
Romblon is not easy to get to but it is worth the effort, especially if you love small creatures. The resort is owned by three Ger... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2024   Ian Kennedy
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Victory Full report   Boracay   I was warned about the quality of diving in Boracay, but that is where our timeshare was. Indeed it was hit or miss, but I still ... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
10/2013   Jack Douglas
250+ Dives 		 
Asia Divers/ Out of the Blue Full report   Puerto Galera   All of the people at this dive operation are pleasant and go out of their way to assist, and carried all of my equipment in and ou... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2013   Jack Douglas
250+ Dives 		 
Planet Dive Anilao Full report   Anilao, Batangas   I was on a business trip to Southeast Asia and had a weekend to kill in the Philippines. Rather than spend time in Manila, I decid... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2011   James Castanino
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor 2   Visayas   "We dodged a typhoon but got to see the Thresher Sharks"
Our itinerary was changed to avoid the path of a typhoon, resulting in a longer voyage between dive sites, but it was a prudent de... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2024   Janet Westin
250+ Dives 		 
Magic Island and Magic Ocean/ Magic Resorts Full report       "Lots of Small Stuff, and Some Big Stuff, Too"
We stayed at two sister resorts, Magic Island and Magic Ocean, which are located relatively near each other, but still require a d... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   Janet Westin
100+ Dives 		 
Activentures/ Aquaventure Reef Club Full report   Anilao   This trip to Anilao (my first to the Philippines) was just plain fun. Activentures, a tour company based in San Francisco, set ou... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2012   Jason Marks
500+ Dives 		 
EasyDiving/ Thalatta Beach Resort Full report   Dumaguete   After diving for a week in Malapascua, we traveled down to Thalatta Beach Resort which is in Zamboinguinta, south of Dumaguete. T... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2009   Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives 		 
Exotic Island Divers Full report   Malapascua   From Cebu City, getting to Malapascua takes a 3 hour car ride and an additional 45 minute boat ride. If you land at night after f... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
5/2009   Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives 		 
Bahura Resort & Spa/ Bahura Resort & Spa] Full report   Dumaguete Island   As part of a FAM (familiarization) trip to the Philippines, we spent 3 days diving at Bahura Resort on Dumaguete Island, after spe... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2008   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Stella Maris Full report LiveAboard Apo Reef, Coron, Verde Island   This was our first trip to the Philippines, as part of a FAM (familiarization) group of eight. Our routing was Pittsburgh, Houston... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2008   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort Full report   Cebu/Moalboal   "Great diving and resort"
We arrived at Kasai Village on the southwest side of Cebu after a three hour journey from Cebu City. We were warmly welcomed by st... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2015   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Azores Full report LiveAboard Cebu/Malapascua   "Thresher shark heaven, but not for us"
The first week of our two week Cebu adventure was on board the Azores, diving around the island of Malapascua, with the goal of se... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2015   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Kasai Village Full report   Moalboal, Cebu Island   "great dive operator"
From airport a 3 hour drive in AC van from one side of island to the other - - very scenic and interesting. Lei greeting at resort... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2015   Jeff and Pat Maeda
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Negros   "Atlantis Dumaguete "
Please refer to my trip report for Atlantis Puerto Galera for general comments about the Atlantis resorts operations. I visited b... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2015   Jeff Robertson
500+ Dives 		 
Peter's Dive Resort Full report   Southern Leyte   (same review submitted to tripadvisor) We stayed at Peter's for New Year's week 2009. We're a family of four, all divers. We ha... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2009   Jennifer Widom
500+ Dives 		 
Polaris Beach and Dive resort Full report   Cabilao near Bohol   (Same review submitted to tripadvisor) We stayed at Polaris for a week in late December 2008. We're a family of four, all diver... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2008   Jennifer Widom
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Society/ El Dorado Full report   Dumaguete/Dauin   Of the three places our group travelled in the Philippines (Puerto Galera and Anilao were the other two), Dive Society was the onl... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   Jim Chambers
500+ Dives 		 
Magic Island Dive resort Full report   Moaboal   "Amazing find in the Philippines"
Our group took over the whole resort. 11 rooms with 19 guests. The resort is a beautiful homey resort with nice sized rooms, gre... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2017   Jim Willoughby
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Thresher SharkDivers/ Tepanee Resort Full report   Malapascua   Although we were very well aware of the fact that Malapascua had suffered from significant damage after typhoon Yolanda, we were l... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
3/2014   Jim Willoughby
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Eagle Point Resort Full report   Anilao   This trip consisted of 18 divers from all over the US. We picked Eagle point for several reasons. We wanted less stairs than some... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2013   Jim Willoughby
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Buceo Anilao Beach & Dive Resort Full report   Anilao, Philippines   "GREAT"
[. . . ] ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2016   Joe Samplin
1000+ Dives 		 
Marco Vincent Dive Resort Full report   Puerto Galera   "Concierge Service at Marco Vincent Dive Resort"
My two buddies and I made 47 dives (June 4- 20) during a 19- day stay at the Marco Vincent Dive Resort in June 2022. We focused on ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2022   Joel Bergsma
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Crystal Blue Resort   Anilao   "Macro and Blackwater clinic"
We stayed a week and a half, for a macro photo class and blackwater class. This was setup through Backscatter. Photo and blackwater... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2024   Joel Horie
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Acacia Resort and Dive Center Full report   Anilao   "Fantastic diving at reasonble prices with a friendly staff"
Acacia Dive Resort Trip Report (Anilao, Philippines) May, 2015 The Anilao stretch of coastline is a short (2- 3 hour) drive fro... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2015   Joel Snyder
250+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resort Puerto Galera Full report   Mindoro   A very friendly, high- service quality resort. Everyone made a serious effort to learn your name and was very helpful at all times... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2006   Joel Snyder
250+ Dives 		 
Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua       "Malapascua: Better than Ever?"
[Malapascua: Better than Ever? This was my forth trip to Malapascua in the past 25 years, with about ten years since my last vi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2023   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Wellbeach Dive Resort/ same Full report   Dumaguete/Dauin   "Less Expensive Option for Diving in Dumaguete/Dauin"
Wellbeach Dive Resort is located about a 15 minute drive south of the Dauin based resorts, so it is a lot closer to Apo Island. Th... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2022   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Explorers Philippines/ Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Full report   Dumaguete/Dauin   "Excellent Resort and Dive Operation"
The Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort, combined with their Sea Explorers dive operation is one of the best dive resorts I've visited... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2022   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
Magic Island/ [same]Magic Island Dive Resort Full report   Moaboal   "Very Nice Resort With Lots of Wall Dives"
In the past 15 years I had three visits to Moaboal, but to less quality resorts than Magic Island Dive Resort. In 2019, I had a gr... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2022   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort. Full report   Northern Mindanao   "Great Diving Again In the Philippines"
It was great to get back in the water again after missing two whole years. The Philippines is open again for tourism although som... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2022   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort. Full report   Northern Mindanao   "Great Diving Again In the Philippines"
It was great to get back in the water again after missing two whole years. The Philippines is open again for tourism although som... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2022   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Mantangale Dive Resort Full report   Mindanao   I reported last year that I thought the Mantangale Dive Resort is the best dive value I've ever seen. This year was my fifth trip... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2009   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Action Divers/ Deep Blue Sea Inn Full report   Puerto Galera   Deep Blue Sea Inn and Action Divers Puerto Galera, Philippines Diving May 2008. Visability 30- 50 feet. Water temp. 82. This ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2008   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Johnny's Dive/ Paras Beach Resort Full report   Camiguin Island   Paras Beach Resort & Johnny’s Dive, Camiguin Island, Philippines Diving July 2008, Visibility 30- 100+ depending on site. Water ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2008   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Mantangale Dive Resort Full report       Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort, Philippines Diving June 2008. Visibility 40- 100+ depending on site. Water Temp. 82. Mantanga... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2008   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Malapascua Exotic Beach Resort Full report   Malapascua Island   Malapascua Exotic Beach Resort, Philippines July, 2004 John Crossley This is one of the very best dive values I’ve ever seen... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2004   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Beach Resort Full report   Dumaguete   Atlantis Beach Resort, Dumaguete, Philippines April, 2004 John Crossley Dumaguete is a pretty nice town accessible directly f... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2004   John Crossley
1000+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts/ Atlantis Dumaguete Full report   Azores live-aboard and Dumague   Have been at the resort and on the boat before and was always pleased with both. Miss the pier that is no longer dove. Great muck ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   John Duggan
1000+ Dives 		 
Dive Society/ El Dorado Resort, Dauin (Dumaguete] Full report       TOO MUCH FUN! Accommodations were fine for me - simple clean room with a/ c, cable TV, small patio, comfortable bed, good lights, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2008   John Faulkner
100+ Dives 		 
Dive Society/ El Dorado Resort, Dauin (Dumaguete] Full report       TOO MUCH FUN! Accommodations were fine for me - simple clean room with a/ c, cable TV, small patio, comfortable bed, good lights, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2008   John Faulkner
100+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Dumaguete, Negros Is.]   It was a great dive trip. The worst part of the whole trip were the flights out and back from the east coast of the United States. ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2013   John L. Hosp
250+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Puerta Galera   "Lots of divers, decent diving at Atlantis"
We went to Atlantis for the Thanksgiving holiday. Here is my review: Transfer from airport- this was very good, with prompt ser... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2017   John Moretto
1000+ Dives 		5Helpful vote(s) received
Padre Burgos Full report   Padre Burgos   "Untouched part of the world ... fantastic diving"
I am a retired PADI dive instructor and film maker. The diving at Padre Burgos rates in my top three dive sites thus far. I am not... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2016   John Seymour
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Visayas / Malapascua   "Good diving on a boat with some problems"
So, the good news is we saw lots of good stuff, including the famous thresher sharks at Monad Shoal (though we saw them with lots ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2017   John Sommerer
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Atlantis Dumaguete   In general, Atlantis Dumaguete is a great resort and you'll see many unusual critters. Some things I'd never seen before included... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2014   John T Rickard
1000+ Dives 		 
Paul's/ Liberty's Full report   Apo Island   Undercurrent readers are up- front and personally aware of the sorry state of the world’s marine environment. So shout out loud wh... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   John Woolley
250+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report       "Atlantis Dumaguete for Fantastic macro"
This was good to combine with Philippine Siren trip to Tubbataha as Tubbataha supplies lots of sharks and big fish, while Dumaguet... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2017   John Yavorsky
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard     "Philippines Siren to Tubbataha off Palawan"
Rough seas for overnight "sail" to Tubbataha National Park in middle of Sulu Sea. Only put sail up 1 hour/ week for pix; might have... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2017   John Yavorsky
1000+ Dives 		 
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Between Tubbataha and Cabilao   "From Cabilao to Tubbataha"
I was on a 10- day trip aboard the S/ Y Philippine Siren, with the ultimate destination being the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. If ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2014   Jorge J. More
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Arthurs Resort Full report   Anilao   Anilao in Batangas is a two to three hour taxi ride (depending on Manila traffic) from downtown Manila. Leaving early, 5- 6 am, m... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Joseph Gallagher
250+ Dives 		 
Marco Vincent Dive Resort   White Beach, Puerto Galera   "Excellent Dive Trip"
The resort and the dive operations were efficiently handled and I have only good things to say about staff, dive operations, divem... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2023   Joseph Muratore
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Infiniti Liveaboard LiveAboard Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park   "Excellent Liveaboard Dive Trip at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park"
The operation of the Infiniti liveaboard was excellent and I would definitely go with them again. The dive operations were efficie... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2023   Joseph Muratore
1000+ Dives 		 
Exotic Full report   Malapasqua   The good: we saw Thresher sharks 3 of the 4 mornings that we got up at 4 or 5 am to go see them and twice they were circling for a... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
5/2011   Karen Guthrie
250+ Dives 		 
Adventure Scuba Full report   El Nido   In El Nido Town on the island of Palawan there is a dive operation about every 100 yards. My husband and I were on our honeymoon... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2012   Kate Dowden
<100 Dives 		 
Explorer fleet/ Apo Explorer Full report   Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea   Tubbataha is a remote uninhabited area, a world heritage site, and an 11 hour boat overnight boat ride from Puerta Princess on the... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2009   Kay
250+ Dives 		 
Marco Vincent Full report       "Marco Vincent Dive Resort"
Long way to go but well worth the journey. Marco Vincent staff handle all transfers so it is made as easy as possible. Their hotel... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2016   kaye a basedow
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Dumaguete   "Muck diving from dive boats and visit to APO Island to Dive."
The dive masters and dive staff were excellent! The dive equipment for storing my equipment was crowded. The main dive sites wer... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2022   Kenneth Gilbert New
500+ Dives 		 
Turtle Bay Full report   Moalboal, Cebu   A three- hour drive from the Cebu airport, Turtle Bay is one of several dive resorts on Moalboal. Owned by the pleasant Brit/ F... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
3/2011   Kimberley Fox/Michael O'Reilly
500+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Full report   Puerto Galera   Atlantis is a nice dive resort with a great staff. David, the chef, was very accomodating. Overall a very good but not great exp... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2007   Kriss Kirchhoff
250+ Dives 		 
Atmosphere Resort & Spa Full report   Dauin   "High end resort with macro and muck diving, and reefs at Apo Island"
This is a luxury resort. All the amenities, pools, etc. , fine dining looking out over the sea. The diving is excellent- - macro and ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2018   L ALAN WILLIS
500+ Dives 		 
Peter's Dive Resort Full report   Southern Leyte   "Peter's Dive Resort, Southern Leyte"
The resort has a good mix of wall diving and macro dives. The macro is at a site up Sogod Bay called Malitbog- - real muck div... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2016   L ALAN WILLIS
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Full report       We're going back, but to their sister resort in Dumaguete in April! I hope Waren did his thing there like he did in Puerto Galara... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2007   LARRY
250+ Dives 		 
Magic Oceans/ Magic Oceans Dive Resort Full report   Bohol   "Lovely dive resort!"
Lovely, modern, well kept up dive resort with spacious bungalows and a delightful pool area. Dive area well done with individual e... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2016   Larry Eggert
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Dumaguete   Great diving and staff at both the resort and liveaboard. 2 days at the resort featured typical south Pacific beautiful corals and... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   Larry Eggert
500+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Full report   Dumaguete   This was our 3rd trip to the Philippines, but 1st to Dumaguete Atlantis, other two trips were to Puerto Galera Atlantis. The best... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2008   LARRY WALTERS
250+ Dives 		 
Salaya Beach Resort   Dumaguete   "Pleasant diving"
Salaya is a beautiful resort. The rooms are spacious, well- appointed and the staff are wonderful. A husband and wife run the opera... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2022   Laura Mosqueda
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Liveaboard Full report LiveAboard Visayas   "Phillippines Agrgrressor- Maiden Voyage"
The crew on this boat were some of the nicest most hard- working people you will ever know and meet so I can't say enough good thin... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2022   Laura Tesler
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Liveaboard Full report LiveAboard Visayas   "Phillippines Agrgrressor- Maiden Voyage"
The crew on this boat were some of the nicest most hard- working people you will ever know and meet so I can't say enough good thin... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2022   Laura Tesler
500+ Dives 		 
El Galleon Full report   Puerto Galera   "El Galleon Resort disappoints"
We actually did not dive in Puerto Galera. While our experience was not a nightmare, it was also not positive. Although El Galleon... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
5/2019   Laurie Pemberton
500+ Dives 		 
Crystal Blue Resort Full report       "Crystal Blue Resort sets high standards"
Attended a 10day underwater photo workshop with Mike Bartick. The 10days were intense with morning photo review, brief tips to try... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2019   Laurie Pemberton
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   None at Dumaguete   "My Dives "
This report is in response tp Undercurrent's request for info about canceled dives. I did not report on this 2011 incident becaus... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2016   Lee and Nancy Skinner
1000+ Dives 		 
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Visayas - Cebu, Bohol, Apo, Ne   "Great service, diverse diving"
We chose this trip because of the diversity of the dive sites visited. There were shark and whale shark dives, muck dives, drift ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2016   Lenore Neigeborn
500+ Dives 		 
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Tubbataha, Negros, Cebu   "Great trip! Tubbataha was the highlight! "
We just returned on the transition trip (from Tabbataha to Sebu) in May/ June 2018 and had a terrific time! The diving in Tubata... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2018   Leslie Chow
1000+ Dives 		6Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Dumaguette and Puerto Galera   This is a comparison of the two areas. We spent six dive days at Dumaguette (have been there before) and three dive days at Puerto... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2014   Lin GITTERMAN
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Crystal Blue Dive Resort Full report   Anilao   Crystal Blue Resort in Anilao, Philippines We stayed for 14 nights in October/ November 2013. This resort is an inexpensive, rel... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2013   linda rutherford
500+ Dives 		 
Discovery Palawan Full report   Tubbataha   "From Tubbataha to Quarantine Hell"
The diving was amazing in Tubbataha! Pristine reefs, huge schools of fish, mantas, sharks, Napolean Wrasse, baracuda! The boat wa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2022   Lisa Annaheim
500+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
Crystal Blue Resort Full report   Anilao   "Photography workshop in critter haven"
This was a photo workshop trip with Bluewater Travel out of Los Angeles. The destination is really outstanding for photography - ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2014   Lisa C. Evans
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Puerto Galera   "Tons of variety in a busy place"
This was my second trip to Atlantis Puerto Galera and it didn't disappoint! There are a wide variety of dive sites and critters t... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2016   Lisa Evans
500+ Dives 		 
Peter's Dive Resort/ [same Full report   Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte   This is a small resort on Sogod Bay, known mostly for whale sharks. We were there before whale shark season started, so were almo... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2012   Lisa Evans
250+ Dives 		 
Seaquest Dive Center/ Oasis Resort Full report   Alona Beach, Bohol   The diving here was really variable. . the protected areas - Pamilacan and Balicasag - were really good. Large schools of fish, h... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2012   Lisa Evans
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Dumaguete   This was the second half of our trip - first week spent at Atlantis Puerto Galera. This was very different! The resort was just ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2010   Lisa Evans
100+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Puerto Galera   There were very few other guests at Atlantis when we were there, so it was very quiet. The resort is very nice - we did have to m... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2010   Lisa Evans
100+ Dives 		 
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Tubbataha and Southern Visayas   "Amazing!"
Diving: This was an amazing trip 13- night trip that took us from Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Calalong Island, Apo Island, Dauin... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2019   Lisa Vitale
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Worldwide Dive and Sail/ S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Coron to Boracay   The boat and crew were great! The diving not what I expected…. The dive deck crew had your equipment all ready for you when t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2011   Lisa Vitale
500+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Dumaguete, Negros Oriental   Regarding snorkeling, we didn't snorkel at the resort, but had a great day trip snorkeling with whale sharks! Awesome small cri... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2013   Liz Ritchie
250+ Dives 		 
Asia Divers/ El Galleon Full report   Puerto Galera   I was with El Galleon and Asia Divers after the worst of the typhoons in Luzon. We had reduced visibility, and some increased wav... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2009   Liz Wagstrom
100+ Dives 		 
Sogod Bay Scuba Resort Full report   Southern Leyte   "So good in Southern Leyte, Philippines"
... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2019   Louis Sparks
100+ Dives 		 
Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report   Puerto Galera / Dumaguete   Before I left all I heard from people was. Are you sure it is a safe place to go? Did you know that Americans were kidnapped fro... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2005   Lucius "Bud" Foster
250+ Dives 		 
scandi/ [same]Scandi   [N/A]puerto gallera   "far exceeded our expectations"
Scandi, is a first class operation. Head and shoulders above the other operators there. Staff very friendly always smiling a... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2024   Marcelene Wrona
500+ Dives 		 
Tabanka Divers   El Nido   "Tabanka Divers and Buko Beach Resort--great combination!"
Tabanka Divers is a great shop. They were easy to work with, boats were comfortable, and dives were excellent. The small shop is o... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2024   Marcia Pedersen
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Solitude One   Tubbataha   "Great boat and crew in Tubbataha! "
Tubbataha is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is 90 miles from the island of Palawan and is made up of two large atolls and a smal... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2024   Marcia Pedersen
500+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Buceo Anilao Full report   Anilao, Philippines   "Fantastic for nudibranchs"
This is nudibranch heaven. I've been there three times now and there have been nudies everywhere. Some are seasonal so there have ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2022   Margaret H Jorgensen
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Explorers Philippines/ Pura Vida Full report   Malapascua, Negros, Bohol   "Diving the Philipines with Sea Explorers"
[. . . ] - There is much fear out there about traveling to the Philippines these days, but ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2017   Margo Peyton
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
S/Y Philippine Siren Full report LiveAboard Tubbataha   This is my first trip to the Philippines and I'm coming back. The Siren is a very comfortable ship with lots of room for anything ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2014   Mario Mizrahi
500+ Dives 		 
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