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Scuby Dooby
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My favorite resort is Aquaventure Reef Club.
It is one of the older and better known places to dive in Anilao, very reputable, safety conscious and the food is great!!!!
Lots of the other resorts are nice also, I haven't been to them all but have good things to say about Balai and Arthurs. The only one I would give a miss is Eagle Point. It is the most expensive and probably the most posh looking but the service is crap - my wife and I only stayed about 15 minutes before checking straight out and heading over to Aquaventure
. . . oh yeah, did i mention how great the food is???
They have a website, do a google search on Aquaventure Reef Club and I'm sure it will come up
I'm sure you'll like the diving there - Good Luck!
It is one of the older and better known places to dive in Anilao, very reputable, safety conscious and the food is great!!!!
Lots of the other resorts are nice also, I haven't been to them all but have good things to say about Balai and Arthurs. The only one I would give a miss is Eagle Point. It is the most expensive and probably the most posh looking but the service is crap - my wife and I only stayed about 15 minutes before checking straight out and heading over to Aquaventure
. . . oh yeah, did i mention how great the food is???
They have a website, do a google search on Aquaventure Reef Club and I'm sure it will come up
I'm sure you'll like the diving there - Good Luck!
joele
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hey scooby and quik...
i'm a frequent diver of anilao...
balai is a nice resort...
and the food is among the best in anilao...
however, the road going there is not that good...
lately, i go to dive solana...
it is among a few resorts in anilao which has a beach front...
the food is also good, though, not as great as balai, but the service is more than ok...
if you need help in reservations, etc., just PM me...
i'm a frequent diver of anilao...
balai is a nice resort...
and the food is among the best in anilao...
however, the road going there is not that good...
lately, i go to dive solana...
it is among a few resorts in anilao which has a beach front...
the food is also good, though, not as great as balai, but the service is more than ok...
if you need help in reservations, etc., just PM me...
Ben_ca
Contributor
Balai
I have been there about 7 - 8 times and haven't had a bad dive or any complaints. I heard they have the best food around. The crowd is also very nice. Can't say enough good things about the place.
Off Topic a little.
There is an ordinance that the municipality is trying to implement. They want to charge a divers fee.
It's not the fee that irks me it's the provisions that they can confiscate your gear and sell it off if you don't pay a fine in 24 hrs.... I'm sure they take checks right? An who knows how you can verify someones identity... "Hi I'm the scuba police... hand over your BC and reg..."
Let's face it the gov't over there isn't known for it's transparrency and truthfullness.
I have been there about 7 - 8 times and haven't had a bad dive or any complaints. I heard they have the best food around. The crowd is also very nice. Can't say enough good things about the place.
Off Topic a little.
There is an ordinance that the municipality is trying to implement. They want to charge a divers fee.
It's not the fee that irks me it's the provisions that they can confiscate your gear and sell it off if you don't pay a fine in 24 hrs.... I'm sure they take checks right? An who knows how you can verify someones identity... "Hi I'm the scuba police... hand over your BC and reg..."
Let's face it the gov't over there isn't known for it's transparrency and truthfullness.
joele
Guest
i have posted a new thread regarding this...
you may want to check it out under additional fees for anilao or something to that effect...
i have also attached a Q&A about it...
and about Balai, you're very right about that resort...
"balai" in a local dialect here in the Philippines means "home"...
and they're living up to their name...
and the people there are also somewhat forced to socialize with others... =-)
There are many good options.
http://www.filipinolinks.com/Sports/Diving/Batangas/index.html
For examples, Planet Dive, Eagle Point Resort are nice.
Or take a boat to Puerto Galera:
http://www.about-scuba-diving.com/countries/philippines/puerto-galera/index.htm
http://www.filipinolinks.com/Sports/Diving/Batangas/index.html
For examples, Planet Dive, Eagle Point Resort are nice.
Or take a boat to Puerto Galera:
http://www.about-scuba-diving.com/countries/philippines/puerto-galera/index.htm
wandernsoul
Guest
I spent two months in Anilao over the winter 2001-2 doing research on the reefs in the area. We stayed at Dakaida Bay, which is a defunct resort (of a sort), and dived all over the bays. What great memories this brings back! I loved the place! Some of the dives were completely boring, surveying sand in many areas, but some were amazing. We surveyed all around Sombrero, which is no small feat as the currents there just rip!! I'd love to get back there and just dive for fun! I'd also vote for Aquaventures, they've got a nice setup and everyone there seems professional and helpful. Lots and lots of divers handling fish (Cathedral in particular), picking things up, and standing on corals though. Do what you can to educate them while you're there.
Have a ball,
Beck
Have a ball,
Beck
hi quik!
you're right, there are lots of good choices in anilao. here are some of the more popular resorts:
1. balai - good food, homey, close to dive sites, intimate considering the resort is not that big compared to the other resorts. rough road going there though
2. solana - good food, nice & wide beach front (in fact, it's one of the very few resorts in anilao that has a sandbar in front), spaceous (even if the resort is fully booked, it doesn't feel like it), relaxing atmosphere - they have hammocks and benches around.
3. aquaventure - great food, accesible, great service, but can be overcrowded specially on weekends.
4. outrigger - food is ok, relatively new (less than a year of operations), complete dive equipment, good service, realtively paved road going to the resort
5. planet dive - good food, competent dm's, friendly staff, nice cottages with a view, close to dive sites (5 - 15 minute boat ride), even has a house reef. also some rough road (about 6 kilometer stretch)
6. eagle point - never been there but i heard it's way expensive compared to the above choices.
i can help you book. just PM me.
you're right, there are lots of good choices in anilao. here are some of the more popular resorts:
1. balai - good food, homey, close to dive sites, intimate considering the resort is not that big compared to the other resorts. rough road going there though
2. solana - good food, nice & wide beach front (in fact, it's one of the very few resorts in anilao that has a sandbar in front), spaceous (even if the resort is fully booked, it doesn't feel like it), relaxing atmosphere - they have hammocks and benches around.
3. aquaventure - great food, accesible, great service, but can be overcrowded specially on weekends.
4. outrigger - food is ok, relatively new (less than a year of operations), complete dive equipment, good service, realtively paved road going to the resort
5. planet dive - good food, competent dm's, friendly staff, nice cottages with a view, close to dive sites (5 - 15 minute boat ride), even has a house reef. also some rough road (about 6 kilometer stretch)
6. eagle point - never been there but i heard it's way expensive compared to the above choices.
i can help you book. just PM me.
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