Dive Review of Atlantis Azores in
Philippines/Tubbitaha

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Atlantis Azores: "Many Whale sharks & Mantas; strong currents; dive operation needs work", May, 2017, by Barry Lenk, VA, US ( 1 report). Report 9681.
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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
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Divemaster planned drift dives from zodiac going AGAINST 3 knot current until we complained to the captain. Better training and supervision of dive staff needed. However, we saw plenty of mantas, and Whale Sharks-five in one dive! Great potential if they can work out the kinks in their dive operation.
Websites	Atlantis Azores
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport	Puerto Princesa	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Subscriber's Comments

By Alice Ribbens in MN, US at Aug 02, 2017 09:22 EST

When I was on that boat a year ago (April 2017), one of the divemaster's plan for pretty much every dive was to go to 100+ feet to look for sharks. He didn't seem to realize that that was not what everyone else wanted to do, even when no one followed him. However, the other two DMs (they rotated who was leading dives) were amazing.

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Dive Review of Atlantis Azores in Philippines/Tubbitaha

Atlantis Azores: "Many Whale sharks & Mantas; strong currents; dive operation needs work", May, 2017,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subscriber's Comments

Dive Review of Atlantis Azores in
Philippines/Tubbitaha