Dive Review of Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer in
Philippines/Tubbataha reef

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Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer, May, 2010, by Eldon Okazaki, CA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 5512.
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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	Tubbataha was highly over rated; the first 2 days had mostly brown reefs, sand, some grass, and usual tropical fishes; it was sorta expensive ($1406 for standard cabin including $75 for marine park fee) for 4 days of diving; 10 hrs. for ship to travel to Tubbataha; last 2 days had up to 4 dives per day but you could do up to 5 dives the first 2 days; for me, the only unusual creature was the Marble ray; the food was plenty and tasted very good; the crew was very polite and helpful and well organized by Vanny; Gigi the divemaster was cute;Gugs the other divemaster pointed out only a few creatures; the 2 French guys kept mostly to themselves; the 3 Germans were socialable; the 6 Australians were sorta lively (Jan I. was very nice); the Hong Kong and Singapore divers( Jenny had good information on SE Asia diving) were ok; the diving was NOT all that fantastic as claimed by filippino dive masters; my German roomate made a total of 3 trips to Tubbataha--less sharks and rays this trip.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, Indonesia, Micronesia, Aruba, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	29-28°C / 84-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	follow the divemaster; 1st dive, 30M or less; 2nd dive of the day, 25M or less; 3rd dive,20M; 4th dive, 15M; nite dive, 12M; all dives were 45 to 50 min.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	used chase boats to nearby reefs so no fresh water buckets on chase boats but lg. tubs on both sides of Borneo Explorer.

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Dive Review of Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer in Philippines/Tubbataha reef

Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer, May, 2010,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Expedition Fleet/Borneo Explorer in
Philippines/Tubbataha reef