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Atlantis Dive Resorts, May, 2011, by Michael A Thompson, NV, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 6055.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The hotel was wonderful situated in a park like setting. One of the most remarkable things about this place is that all employees knew our names by the night of the first day and truly made us feel important and very welcome. Menu was interesting; offering both meat and non meat offerings. Goat was on the menu one night, soups and desserts were inspired and cutting edge. Kitchen wait staff remembered food allergies and my wife never had to pick onions out of her food. The food on the Apo Island trip was fantastic and was barbecued onboard. Diving is spectacular muck diving. Macro photography is difficult due to so many subjects. Some boats have some type of sun protection, but no fresh water tanks on board (cameras placed on deck). We found the muck diving we expected. Dive staff were amazing in finding the small critters and would not hear of our carrying anything to or from the boat. Took the photo tune up by the resort photo pro. He utilized a full face mask and I had a receiver on my mask strap on our dives, which provided immediate feedback and was quite helpful. Dive lockers are roomy enough for gear but humidity and no fan in the locker area did not allow for things to even partially dry out, which is not good as a 1 hour flight from Manilla is required to get here and weight is a real concern (They even weigh the carry on bags). Be sure to get the Mabuhay Sports Plus card to increase your weight allowance if you are flying Philippine Airlines. The one large negative is that the resort is not in the city (good), but on each side of the resort was downfall burning (bad). My wife had a severe reaction to the smoke and had to terminate her dives after 2 days. Resort staff were concerned about her; inquiring daily and went into town to get an antibiotic. Spa facilities were beautiful, and the employess talented ... resulting in full daily bookings. We also participated in the land tour in local air conditioned jeepnies and for the adventure lovers were allowed to ride on top like the locals. Waterfalls were lovely along with the hot springs. Zip line is not expensive, but there is only one run. Bitey bugs were there, but not bad. We really did not have to even use insect spray.
Websites	Atlantis Dive Resorts
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	north america, central america, asia, caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	79-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-80 Ft/ 2-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	depth limits, dive time was limited by the heaviest breather
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	superb spacious shore facility with air hoses to dry off housing. Both 110 & 220 available (only area that had 110)

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in Philippines/Dumaguete

Atlantis Dive Resorts, May, 2011,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in
Philippines/Dumaguete