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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in
Philippines

Atlantis Dive Resorts: "Atlantis Dumaguete for Fantastic macro", Aug, 2017,

by John Yavorsky, NJ, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 30 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9780 has 2 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 4 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments This was good to combine with Philippine Siren trip to Tubbataha as Tubbataha supplies lots of sharks and big fish, while Dumaguete has fantastical macro, like 1" frogfish and many types of nudibranchs. Day trip to Apo island is good for turtles and good reefs. Recommend another day trip by ferry to Oslob on Cebu Island to snorkel with whale sharks. The fishermen stopped hunting whale sharks and started feeding them buckets of small shrimp to get them to pass by snorkeling tourists. Mostly small (10'to 15') whale sharks are fed from 8AM to noon; then they get a rest from the tourists.
Websites Atlantis Dive Resorts   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving 26 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport Cebu Getting There from airport take van to south Cebu I onto Ferry to Negros I.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-84°F / 27-29°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Divemaster lead small groups to point out unusual critters most of us would miss. limits 100 feet/60 or so minutes.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments crew took good care of cameras. had rinse tanks.
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