Dive Review of Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in
Philippines/Anilao

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Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort : "Good Critter Diving at a Disappointing Resort", May, 2025, by Gary & Robin Schiendelman, PA, US ( Top Contributor 36 reports with 51 Helpful votes). Report 13411.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	We had been in Atlantis Dumaguete the week prior so we flew back to Manila where we were picked up for transport to Anilao. I think it was about 3 hours. The resort is on a hill so many of the rooms require multiple stairs to access. We were on the first level of rooms at the bottom of the hill but still had many steps from the restaurant to the dive shop and again to the boats. The resort looks beautiful in the photos. The reality was not quite the same. Our room was adequate but somewhat outdated and with limited places for clothing. There was a very small closet to hang clothing with 2 small shelves. No drawers. The bathroom also had limited storage. But, the bed was ok and the shower had hot water with reasonable water pressure. There was a small balcony with a drying rack. There was a heavy rainstorm one evening which resulted in a ma ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, PNG, Solomon Isl, Red Sea, Maldives, South Africa, Mozambique, Cocos Isl, Galapagos, Socorro, Palau, Var Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, No Carolina, Philippines, Fiji
Closest Airport	Manila	Getting There	Road Transport from Manila. Easy to get to
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco. Stay with group
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great place if you are shooting macro. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in Philippines/Anilao

Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort : "Good Critter Diving at a Disappointing Resort", May, 2025,

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort in
Philippines/Anilao