Hi there
I'm looking to book a 6 day liveaboard on the Philippine Siren to Tubbataha in April, which somewhat awkwardly begins on a Wed and ends on a Tue.
I have 5 nights previously paid for at Blue Ribbon in Anilao and need to use that up. This would be my second visit to Anilao, we spent a similar amount of time last time with Buceo and it felt about right. Loved the macro and wanted to return.
Given all the testing hassle I have to go through I would like to spend at least 2 weeks in the Philippines, and have enough days to go up to 3 weeks if I want. With 2 weeks I'm thinking the easiest to add on is Puerto Galera, with an easy (if not direct) transfer from Anilao, but I've heard the macro is better in Anilao and PG is more party-vibes which I'm not a big fan of. So I'm not sure if I will like PG / if the stuff will feel repetitive? I do want to go to Verde tho - have read it is possible from Anilao, but not guaranteed like in PG.
If I want a clean Sat - Sun trip I would have to do PG->Tubbataha->Anilao, rather than Tubbataha->Anilao->PG, which then takes away most of the logistics/time savings from combining Anilao/PG (I think).
The other option I was thinking of was Dauin, it seems there will be more variety with macro + Apo Island + Oslob. However I will lose at least 2 days in order to off gas for 24h then 1 full day to transit. Whereas for Anilao->PG transfer I think I can do 2 morning dives at Anilao, get on the afternoon ferry, and maybe even make it to PG in time for a night dive. So seems a bit inefficient time-wise to do Anilao + Dauin, and not PG, but if I include all 3 I will need 3 weeks which is a long time to spend away from home (and this will be a solo trip without the husband).
Thoughts on the best combination? With easiest & most efficient transfers / least hassle?
(I'm not into wrecks so decided to skip El Nido / Coron)
ty
I'm looking to book a 6 day liveaboard on the Philippine Siren to Tubbataha in April, which somewhat awkwardly begins on a Wed and ends on a Tue.
I have 5 nights previously paid for at Blue Ribbon in Anilao and need to use that up. This would be my second visit to Anilao, we spent a similar amount of time last time with Buceo and it felt about right. Loved the macro and wanted to return.
Given all the testing hassle I have to go through I would like to spend at least 2 weeks in the Philippines, and have enough days to go up to 3 weeks if I want. With 2 weeks I'm thinking the easiest to add on is Puerto Galera, with an easy (if not direct) transfer from Anilao, but I've heard the macro is better in Anilao and PG is more party-vibes which I'm not a big fan of. So I'm not sure if I will like PG / if the stuff will feel repetitive? I do want to go to Verde tho - have read it is possible from Anilao, but not guaranteed like in PG.
If I want a clean Sat - Sun trip I would have to do PG->Tubbataha->Anilao, rather than Tubbataha->Anilao->PG, which then takes away most of the logistics/time savings from combining Anilao/PG (I think).
The other option I was thinking of was Dauin, it seems there will be more variety with macro + Apo Island + Oslob. However I will lose at least 2 days in order to off gas for 24h then 1 full day to transit. Whereas for Anilao->PG transfer I think I can do 2 morning dives at Anilao, get on the afternoon ferry, and maybe even make it to PG in time for a night dive. So seems a bit inefficient time-wise to do Anilao + Dauin, and not PG, but if I include all 3 I will need 3 weeks which is a long time to spend away from home (and this will be a solo trip without the husband).
Thoughts on the best combination? With easiest & most efficient transfers / least hassle?
(I'm not into wrecks so decided to skip El Nido / Coron)
ty