Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resort Puerto Galera in
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Atlantis Dive Resort Puerto Galera, Sep, 2006, by Joel Snyder, AZ, USA ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 30 Helpful votes). Report 3009.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	A very friendly, high-service quality resort. Everyone made a serious effort to learn your name and was very helpful at all times. Dives were 4x a day via 5-10-minute boat ride. Currents varied from "none" to "Whoa..." Folks were relaxed and the quality of the dives was very good. Limits on bottom time of 50 to 60 per dive were not too bad given that we were doing 4 dives a day. Rental gear no problem, but no computers. I rented a wet suit, but the water was so warm that I didn't use it after the first dive. During high season, this would be quite a zoo, but in Sept/Oct, it's really a great location and # of divers was not a problem. Puerto Galera is one of two resorts owned by Atlantis. This one was 2.5 hrs by minivan + 50 minutes by boat from central Manila (arranged by resort with great efficiency!); if you are going to go direct to resort and not tour Manila, pick an overnight hotel near the airport as you have to drive past airport to get south to Puerto Galera/Mindoro Island. Rooms are spare; ask for one of the 4 "executive rooms" if you want more space and a private/semi-private balcony. Be prepared for lots of stair climbing! My rate included meals, but you could go a la carte since there are many restaurants within 5 minute walk of the resort if you wanted to explore. Diving was typical of S. Pacific with lots of lionfish, frogfish, clownfish, many many soft corals. Few hard corals; lots of reef fish (smaller size). Few pelagics at the sites we visited. Great for video & photo macro. Incredible nudibranch collection everywhere. Facilities for tech divers/rebreathers no problem---He/O2 easily available and expert instruction if you wanted it. Currents (surge really) could be tough for beginners on some dives.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Greater Caribbean, South Pacific, Hawaii, Latin America
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	79-85°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	10-25 Ft/ 3-8 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Must dive with divemaster (all dives are 'drift' dives)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	A separate room was available for photographers with digital facilities for viewing, transferring, etc., plus Internet if you wanted to upload.

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resort Puerto Galera in Philippines/Mindoro

Atlantis Dive Resort Puerto Galera, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resort Puerto Galera in
Philippines/Mindoro