Help me PPD - liveaboards for New Year

[Mike Veitch]

you in Toronthole Chip?

Good game by the laffs the other night... but i think you're a Habs fun so you are happy

 

[Geoff_H]

for macro and whalesharks, try Sogod Bay. A couple of us have stayed at sogod bay scuba resort. Simple but nice.

Hi Chip, cheers.. the website looks nice. What would you say the chances of us seeing whalesharks over New Year would be? We would stay around a week and do 2-5 dives a day.

Also, what other cool stuff is around? As I said, I love macro critters but I need to sell my travelling party - big schools, sharks, turtles, dolphins all go down well with them - any resident in Sogod Bay?

 

[clgsamson]

Geoff, we were there last Feb but we didn't see any, some did (those staying in another resort). We're going back on Dec 26-30, 08.

 

[Geoff_H]

Geoff, we were there last Feb but we didn't see any, some did (those staying in another resort). We're going back on Dec 26-30, 08.

Oooh I might see you there then, sell me on what else is good to see!

 

[clgsamson]

Oooh I might see you there then, sell me on what else is good to see!

you can do a search for Sogod or Sogod Bay here in SB trip reports/picturelogue.

edit: here found the reports -
1st PPD trip Dec 2006 http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ph...172311-sogod-bay-whalesharks-trip-report.html (pictures moved/deleted)
2nd PPD trip Feb 2008 (with Cabilao/Bohol Island sidetrip) http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dive-o-rama/213236-dor-feb-2008-sogud-cabilao.html and http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/un...2872-sogod-southern-leyte-feb-22-25-08-a.html (don't mind the butt secks pics)
Other trip reports http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ph...ogod-bay-southern-leyte-29-03-may-2008-a.html and (with lots of info) http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ph...-scuba-resort-southern-leyte-whalesharks.html

 

[Geoff_H]

you can do a search for Sogod or Sogod Bay here in SB trip reports/picturelogue.

Ta! I had a read through, shame the pictures are gone. It's looking like three options currently:

Victory Divers (Panagatan & Apo)
Sea Explorers (itinerity pending)
Sogod

The first two are checking whether our dates are compatible with the liveaboards/island hopping and Sogod looks like an awesome backup choice.... how many of the PPD will be there over NY?

 

[clgsamson]

hmmm maybe 4-5 at least. I already reserved rooms 1-5 last April

We'll see come November if the numbers will still hold.

 

[neugierig]

try this one if you don't mind roughing it:
EASYDIVING PHILIPPINES TAUCHEN TAUCHSAFARI PHILIPPINEN

il be diving at their resort after christmas too with some friends.

 

[Geoff_H]

Nooo.... I can't find any flight (Tokyo to Manila) for less than 1,600 USD.... this is crazy! And these are non-direct flights too I've tried the major agents and the airlines websites directly and nothing looks at all promising....

 

[Kim]

Nooo.... I can't find any flight (Tokyo to Manila) for less than 1,600 USD.... this is crazy! And these are non-direct flights too I've tried the major agents and the airlines websites directly and nothing looks at all promising....

Geoff....... try the H.I.S. gaijin affiliate... No 1. Travel.

Here's the contact stuff from the lady I dealt with to book to the UK at Christmas.......they were the cheapest by FAR.

SHINJUKU NO1Travel
NAMIKI RISA
TEL;03-3200-8871
FAX;03-3200-8870

If they can't do it...you've got a problem.