Dive Review of El Galleon Dive Resort/Asia Divers in
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El Galleon Dive Resort/Asia Divers: "Very Convenient and Diverse Diving", Oct, 2024, by David Holzman, CA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 13169.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	The best words I would use to sum up the diving are very convenient, great operation, wonderful staff and fun. You can easily do 5 dives a day from the resort with no hassles, except if a Typhoon threatens, which did happen in late October. If you only want to do two or three dives a day, you can easily choose from the schedule, which provides 08:00, 10:30, 13:30, 16:00, a night dive and a Blackwater night dive. I chose to take a few days off from diving and did a wonderful day trip to Infinity Farm, about 1-1/2 hour drive from the resort with a very refreshing and beautifully clear, swimmable river tumbling out of the mountains. Lunch is availa ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Costa Rica, Virgin Islands, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Belize, Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Florida Keys, Yap, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Indonesia
Closest Airport	Manila	Getting There	I flew United from San Francisco to Manila on the 14 hour night flight. The resort had a driver meet me at the airport. It’s a 2 hour drive to the ferry port at Batangas and then a 30-90 minute water taxi or ferry trip to Sabang.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-65 Ft/ 6-20 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute bottom times
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I shot mostly nudibranchs, small creatures, a few smallish fish, anemones and crinoids. The boatmen pass you you camera gear after the backroll. Camera only rinse tanks available on the dock and a good sized and dry c ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of El Galleon Dive Resort/Asia Divers in Philippines

El Galleon Dive Resort/Asia Divers: "Very Convenient and Diverse Diving", Oct, 2024,

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Dive Review of El Galleon Dive Resort/Asia Divers in
Philippines