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Asia Divers/ El Galleon Full report

Puerto Galera

"Certainly up for improvement"
We had done 5 days diving at Anilao (Buceo Anilao, see separate report) and then traveled by boat to Porto Galero for an additiona... Full report

11/2015

Peter Palmer
500+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Dumaguete

"Good muck diving"
The muck diving was pretty good. It is not as good as the Lembeh Strait, but it is easier to get to and not quite as expensive. ... Full report

10/2015

Douglas Hansen
500+ Dives

Sea Dive Hotel Full report

Coron, Busuanga island

"Wreck diving at Coron, Philippines "
The good: short dives in 28 deg. C water; except for Barracuda lake which had 37 - 39 deg. C); short dives for deep dives ( 39 Meter... Full report

4/2015

Eldon Okazaki
1000+ Dives

Crystal Blue Resort Full report

"Good for MACRO"
The only negatives here are the long bus ride from Manila and getting on and off pangas for diving. But the DMs do a great job of... Full report

4/2015

Helena Soler
250+ Dives

Acacia Dive Resort Full report

Anilao

"Anilao is good but book wisely!"
The resort is touted to be the best in Anilao - my dive guide mentioned it was one of the most luxurious resorts in the area. At ... Full report

10/2014

Eric Escobar
250+ Dives

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[Cebu, Moalboal

"Good."
We visited all the dive sites during our dive vacation there. All the sites are wall dives except for one site. These dive sites a... Full report

6/2014

Andrew Colin Thompson
100+ Dives

Moana; Plankton, palawan/ White view Paradise; Nido bay Full report

Palawan

it's average diving; El Nido ( the nest) is 5 hr. van ride ( 500 peso) from Puerto Princesa; 7. 3 hr. if using roro bus ( w/ A/ C, ... Full report

5/2014

Eldon Okazaki
1000+ Dives

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

3/2014

Jim Willoughby
1000+ Dives

TOROPICAL PARADISE Full report

CEBU · LILOAN

"GUARANTEED WHALESHARK ENCOUNTER IN CEBU"
ROOMS FACING THE BEACH ARE ADEQUATE TO SYAY. VERY CLOSE TO THE BOAT TO DIVE. LILOAN IS ONE OF THE BEST SITE TO ENCOUNTER WHALE... Full report

3/2014

Toshihisa Tsunoda
500+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts/ Atlantis Azores/Dumaguete Full report

Dumaguete

Much of the reefs were destroyed by either typhoons or dynamite fishing. Most of the dives we made could have been shore dives. ... Full report

10/2013

Leona M Holaday
1000+ 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

10/2013

Jack Douglas
250+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Dumaguete

This trip encompassed a ten day stay at Atlantis Dumaguete Resort. Our package included boat trips to "Apo" and "Fire" islands. ... Full report

10/2013

Steve Giles
1000+ Dives

Asiaqua/ MV Seadoors Full report

Tubbataha

Due to an unprofessional and polemic dive operator we went on this vacation with mixed feelings, fearful of a bad experience. Once... Full report

5/2013

Ralph
500+ Dives

Genesis Divers/ Peter's House Full report

Bohol

good: it was low cost; down the street was Aquatica where you can get meals for 88 Peso; Trudi 's also has low cost food; the w... Full report

5/2013

Eldon Okazaki
1000+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Puerto Galera

This was my second trip to Atlantis Puerto Galera. The diving was about what I remembered. Reasonably healthy reefs with a reaso... Full report

4/2013

David E Reubush
1000+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts/ Atlantis Azores Liveaboard Full report

Tubbataha Reef

This was a trip with Duane Silverstein of Seacology to dive as well as visit a Seacology village site where Seacology was providin... Full report

4/2013

David E Reubush
1000+ 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

11/2012

Kate Dowden
<100 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

10/2012

Lisa Evans
250+ 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

10/2012

Lisa Evans
250+ Dives

Atmosphere Resort Full report

The dive operation was run very professionally. The dive briefings were thorough, the dive guides (majority) were extremely knowl... Full report

3/2012

Gaylyn Franz
500+ Dives

Exotic Dive Resort Full report

Malapascua Island

Exotic Dive Resort is the first one to develop thresher shark encounters on Malapascua Island in Northern Visayas. The resort is v... Full report

3/2012

Stanley Zuk
1000+ Dives

Kasai Village Full report

Cebu

The resort is quite nice. Well maintained, pleasant staff, good restaurant. But the dive operation was iffy - - it looked like ... Full report

3/2012

Robert M Ayers
250+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Atlantis Puerto Galera The operation at Atlantis is amazing in helping you set up your trip. We corresponded with Atlantis via... Full report

2/2012

Steve Dussault
500+ Dives

Scuba Tech Philippines/ Portulano Full report

Anilao Batangas

Enjoyed 20 dives at Portulano under the auspices of Andy Davis - a dive consultant with Scuba Tech Philippines. I chose Andy to co... Full report

11/2011

Bob Penhearow
100+ Dives

Philippine Siren Full report

Southern Visayas

The Philippine Siren is a fairly spacious live- aboard that is kept clean and picked- up. It has 2 sailing masts that are for show n... Full report

10/2011

Michael J. Millet
1000+ 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

6/2011

James Castanino
250+ Dives

Sea Explorers/ Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Full report

Dauin, Negros Island

This was our first trip to the Philippines and chose Dumaguete City area over Galera because of what we read in the Chap Book. We ... Full report

4/2011

Henry O Ziller
250+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Dumaguete

There are many pluses about Atlantis Dumaguete. The people (dive guides, restaurant staff, etc. etc. ) are all great. They aim to... Full report

2/2011

David E Reubush
500+ Dives

Vascots Full report

Subic Bay

First of all this is bay diving and the water clarity can range from good to non- existent. On one of our dives we had another dive... Full report

1/2011

R Villemarette
100+ Dives

Butanding Center/ Vitton Beach Full report

Donsol

This trip was to snorkel with whale sharks, not to dive. The only place you'll want to stay is Elysia beach resort, with cool whi... Full report

6/2010

Laura Todd
<100 Dives

Expedition Fleet/ Borneo Explorer Full report

Tubbataha reef

Tubbataha was highly over rated; the first 2 days had mostly brown reefs, sand, some grass, and usual tropical fishes; it was sort... Full report

5/2010

Eldon Okazaki
500+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts/ Atlantis Azores liveaboard Full report

Tubbataha & Puerto Galera

Tubbataha Reef area was way overrated. It was very expensive & the ship was not quite ready for the 1st class experience promised. ... Full report

4/2010

Stephen Tillinghast
1000+ Dives

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

12/2008

Helga Cookson
500+ Dives

Stella Maris Full report

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

9/2008

Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives

Atlantis resort/ Atlantis Beach Resort Full report

Puerto Gallera

Pros: In my opinion this is one of the best dive sites in the world. Lots of very unusual stuff. Resort was very nice. Cons: Th... Full report

5/2008

Daniel O. Benson
1000+ 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

5/2008

Jim Chambers
500+ 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

5/2008

John Crossley
1000+ Dives

Sea Explorers/ Alona Vida Hotel Full report

Alona Beach, Bohol

Alona Beach is on Bohol Island, about 300 miles south of Manila. It's turning into a dive resort, but fortunately isn't all the w... Full report

10/2007

Michael Judd
250+ 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

9/2007

Kriss Kirchhoff
250+ Dives

Club Atlantis Full report

Dumageutte

We spent 10 days diving at Club Atlantis, Dumageutte. It was a good trip with average diving (we are normally live aboard diver... Full report

6/2007

allan jones
1000+ Dives

Atlantis Beach Resort Full report

Dumaguete (Negros)

After reading the glowing review in Undercurrent about the two dive locations of Atlantis Beach Resort, we decided to give it a tr... Full report

3/2007

Michael N. Hofman
500+ Dives

Action Divers/ Deep Blue Sea Inn Full report

Puerto Galera

... Full report

10/2006

Bob Sivak
100+ Dives

Philippine Island Divers/ SunApartelle Full report

Alona Beach, Bohol

As our expectations were not very high, we were pleasantly surprised by the diving at this location. There were a number of inter... Full report

1/2006

Michael Hofman
500+ Dives

Atlantis Full report

Puerto Galera

The water was cold! Yes, average temps in January range from 73- 77F, and that was the range during my visit. Many divers were sh... Full report

1/2005

Carl Scott
100+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resort - Dumaguete Full report

Coastal diving along Dauin, Oriental Negros was spotty at best. Limited hard corals with that which remained showing evidence of ... Full report

12/2003

William Deertz
250+ Dives

Sea Explorers Philippines/ Pura Vida Full report

"Visayas - Cabalo"
The resort The Pura Vida resort is beautiful and sits on a remote, quiet island. The island didn’t have electricity until 2015. ... Full report

4/2016

BOB HUCKABEE
500+ Dives

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

10/2013

Jack Douglas
250+ Dives

Liquid/ Amontillado Full report

Dumaguete

First, let me make clear the dive operator Liquid and my accommodations at Amontillado Dive Resort were A- 1. My concern is with th... Full report

6/2013

Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Dumaguete

We'd stayed twice at Atlantis, Puerto Galera. The former manager urged us to go to Dumaguete as it's isolated from the town. The... Full report

9/2012

Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives

White Beach Divers Full report

Boracay

the good: 500 peso/ nite incl. fan, tv in room. sm. table chairs and sm. cabinet BUT no en suite bathroom. ; at that time the exchg... Full report

5/2012

Eldon Okazaki
1000+ 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

3/2011

Kimberley Fox/Michael O'Reilly
500+ Dives

Fun Dive Asia/ Vittion Beach Full report

Donsol

We went to the Donsol area to see the whale sharks (see separate report) and a day of diving was included in our package. In a wo... Full report

5/2010

Laura Todd
250+ Dives

Munting Buhaning beach camp Full report

Nasugbu

Nasugbu is about a 4 hour bus ride from Manila. I stayed in a beach camp with several hotel style rooms, tree houses, and nipa hu... Full report

3/2009

Chris Stack
<100 Dives

Atlantis Beach Resort Full report

Mindoro

Long flight from San Francisco, refuel at Guam, 16 hours in the air, 20 hours enroute. Left at night, arrived 9: 30am, lost a day ... Full report

3/2006

Roger Dennis
250+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts Full report

Puerto Galera

"What was is no more"
This was our 4th visit to an Atlantis Resort; the 3rd to Puerto Galera. The manager, Steve, began his job 8 months ago and said t... Full report

9/2015

Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives

Atlantis Dive Resorts/ Azores Full report

Southern Leyte

RE: Atlantis Azores Southern Leyte Safari January 2013 Let me start by saying I really struggle with giving negative dive repor... Full report

1/2013

Curt Thompson
1000+ Dives

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