Dive Review of Asia Divers/Out of the Blue in
Philippines/Puerto Galera

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Asia Divers/Out of the Blue, Oct, 2013, by Jack Douglas, CA, US ( 2 reports). Report 7253.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	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 out of the panga boats. Some dive equipment malfunctions however. The knowledgeable instructors very helpful in pointing out small critters. Would take me out even when I was the only diver signed up. Especially nice for night dive to observe Mandarin mating. Local water sanitation can be dicey during rain runoff from local community. One dive operator catering to Asian divers did not instruct the divers to be respectful when observing the Mandarins. They simply dumped a group of them off with flashlights as we were patiently waiting in the dark as one must do when observing them. This spooked them. Be wary of stonefish around coral.
Websites	Asia Divers Out of the Blue
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Thailand, Hawaii, California, Costa Rica, Mexico
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	72-78°F / 22-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive instructors would allow divers familiar with area to dive own profile.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Good variety for macro, including Mandarin mating behavior. Was able to view good variety on some single dives. Some dives are drift, making for challenging macro. Some dive instructors would not wait for UWPs, others were very helpful. However I would still recommend for UWPs, especially for nearby Verde Island which takes a 15-20 min boat ride from Puerto Galera, and is good for wide angle as well as macro. Some images from trip can be viewed at www.flickr.com. Search member name : jdphotos2007.

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Dive Review of Asia Divers/Out of the Blue in Philippines/Puerto Galera

Asia Divers/Out of the Blue, Oct, 2013,

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Dive Review of Asia Divers/Out of the Blue in
Philippines/Puerto Galera