Dive Review of Atlantis Dumaguete in
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Atlantis Dumaguete, Feb, 2007, by Robert Ayers, CA, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 3232.
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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	I chose to dive Atlantis Dumaguete only (not also Puerto Galera). The Dumaguete location is quiet. Rooms are reasonable and not-small. Nice restaurant/bar overlooks the beach with an outside area: four 'specials' each lunch and dinner, one veggie. I haven't been to Indonesia, but the "muck diving" at Dumaguete is spectacular. Many Frogfish, Ornate Ghost Pipefish everywhere -- and the DMs find them for you, I certainly wouldn't have found them on my own. Nudis, Leaf Scorpionfish, Crocodilefish, Mandarinfish, Sea Moths, lots of huge beautiful anemones with their fish -- I could extend this listing, divers weren't even paying attention to the many beautiful Lionfish :-) Altantis also runs optional day-trips to nearby islands where the diving is more traditional reef-coral flats slopes and walls. Set up your gear once, then it is moved from tank to tank and boat to boat. Backroll off, shed BC then ladder back. The DMs are local and really know the area -- the secret to finding critters: I was astounded at how well a Frogfish can color-match the background. Max of four divers per DM; a couple times it was just me and the DM. Recommended.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Fiji, Australia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Typically with the DM and less than 80 feet. Let DM know at 750psi/50bar. Lingest dive was 70 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
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	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 Atlantis Dumaguete in Philippines/Negros

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dumaguete in
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