Dive Review of Asia Divers/El Galleon in
Philippines/Puerto Galera

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Asia Divers/El Galleon : "Certainly up for improvement", Nov, 2015, by Peter Palmer, Keerbergen, BE ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 8722.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	We had done 5 days diving at Anilao (Buceo Anilao, see separate report) and then traveled by boat to Porto Galero for an additional 5 days. Puerto Galero is quite crowded and full of divers and dive operations. The resort we stayed in is OK (not fabulous: my room took 76 steps to get to and the service and food at the restaurant is not wonderful) and is located right at Asia Divers divefactory. The latter gives the overal gist of my appraisal... Several boats of variable comfort. Staff take care of bottles/BCD, but you need to carry your weights and other gear on and off, unless you are doing consecutive dives. Dive guides are very variable in expertise going from quite poor to low average. Very friendly, but do not expect to have them guide you to the small critters. For divers with little experience, I can imagine that they missed most of what there is to see. There are many dive operators at Puerto Galera, but Asia divers has by far the best site with their own floating ponton. That is good, but you can not easily ignore the unpersonal and factory-like setting. Puerto Galera an Anilao are both small critter dive areas. In Puerto Galera you will see the ocasional large baracuda or a sea turtle, that will be rare at Anilao. Some dives had significant current and you can use a reef hook. My main problem with Asia divers at this location is the surcharges that are added on at the end when you need to pay the bill. It is normal and expected to pay extra for NITROX, but I was charged 10 Euro extra per night dive (this was not communicated until I got the bill) and diving at Verde Island is charged 25 euro extra. This is due to 30 minute crossing versus the 5-10 minute short spurts for the other dive sites. In summary : Not your moneys worth and open for much improvement.
Websites	Asia Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Maldives, Cocos, Galapagos, Komodo, Florida Keys, Red Sea, Sicily, Corsica, France, Ireland, Belgium, Holland
Closest Airport	Manilla	Getting There	Brussels-Doha-Manilla; 30 hours Road and Boat to puerot Galera
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	28-29°F / -2--2°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-20 M / 49-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Asia Divers/El Galleon in Philippines/Puerto Galera

Asia Divers/El Galleon : "Certainly up for improvement", Nov, 2015,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Asia Divers/El Galleon in
Philippines/Puerto Galera