Dive Review of Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge in
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Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge, May, 2011, by Eldon Okazaki, CA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 6067.
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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	the bad: biting bugs in room and parlor; but, once mentioned, they sprayed my room and used mosquitos repellant candle; Sumisid lodge had expensive dinners (the worker there said it costs 650 peso for dinner); the toilet was very cramped there; I would not do it but the backpackers hotel (1 block away) had 3 nights and 5 dives for 4,999 Ph peso (which is ~ 1/2 of my diving and lodging costs; Magic island resort had sold out and I saw their 3 bangas full a few times. the good: Rudy and his assistant, (Cino or Sino) were competent and found turtles, ghost pipe fishes, pegasus, sea moth, sm. critters, etc.; they did do 1 dive in AM and 1 at 2PM or were flexible and did 2 AM dives; a few dining places were very cheap or reasonable; while, Eve's Kiosk had good and low cost dinners (e.g., 95 peso for Pancit Canton plate)and her rooms were 500 peso. nite for fan room and 1200 peso. night for air-con. room. wish I had known: turtle bay was reputed to have space for 30 divers but usually had 5 divers and the food there was reputed to be very excellent.
Websites	Seaquest Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, caribbean, Palau, Yap, Cayman Brac, Mexico, SE Asia, PNG, Great Barrier reef, Verde island, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	depth limits were your own once the divemaster (Rudy) observed you; the dive time was usually less than 1 hr.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	short boat rides, so bucket for my camera was not really needed; I was only diver who took phots that week

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Dive Review of Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge in Philippines/Moalboal

Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge, May, 2011,

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 Seaquest Dive Center/Sumisid Lodge in
Philippines/Moalboal