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Dive Review of Atmosphere Resort & Spa in
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Atmosphere Resort & Spa: "Great, pricey muck diving; pricey, but well worth the extra $$$", Mar, 2026,

by Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters, TN, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 29 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 13788.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A

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Beginners 5 stars
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Comments Atmosphere Resorts and Spa, Dumaguete/Dauin (March 8-19)

Getting here is fairly easy; nonstop from USA to either Manilla or Cebu City, then a short domestic hop to Dumaguete. The resort is about 30 minutes from the airport. (Or, if you are traveling within Cebu Island, it is a short ferry ride to Dumagete, and again about 30 minutes to the resort)

We took it easy and dove just 2 dives a day for 10 days at the end of our Philippines trip. This is an amazing dive operation, attached to a 44 room luxury resort with excellent food, fine dining options, a surprisingly robust wine list, and numerous spa options on site. Thus, the price point was noticeably higher than our two prior dive resorts. (Ballpark, total was 33% more than Crystal Blue Resort, but we definitely thought it was worth the money; YMMV, of course.)

The Dive shop provides all levels of instruction, up to and including certification as an Instructor, and also has a full-scale Tech Diving center. From talking to the other divers on our boat, the shop is willing and able to fix guests’ regulators and other equipment if something goes on the fritz.

Consistent 32% fills to 3000 PSI. Boats ranged from the massive “Victoria,” with capacity and elbow room for 20 divers (and rinse bins for cameras), down to a relatively small speedboat (no rinse bins). We dove from the Victoria our first two days (which involved an initially daunting 6 ft giant stride entry), once with only 2 other diver ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Caribbean/Gulf locations, GBR, Solomons, PNG, Komodo and Raja Ampat, Red Sea, Madagascar, Philippines
Closest Airport Dumagete Getting There We went by passenger ferry from south Cebu Island, but most people will fly in directly from Cebu City or Manila. 30 minutes or so from either the ferry terminal or the airport to the resort.

Dive Conditions
Weather windy, cloudy, dry Seas choppy
Water Temp 79-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility - Ft/ - M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions computers and one hour m/l.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw
Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
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Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments The small boats had no rinse tanks for cameras, but were used for nearby dive sites. The larger boats, which are used for Apo Island trips, had plenty o ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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