Wiggsy
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Thinking of taking my buddies over to Anilao south of Manila in the Philippines and it seems Verde Island is only 30 minutes away (by speedboat). The area seems to have a lot going for it - not the least of which is no overnight stop at Manila and no domestic connections necessary (which saves a lot of time and $$). Looking at Aiyanar Resort - gorgeous looking new resort. Obviously Anilao is great muck/macro diving. We've dived Dumaguete and Apo before and less than half the group are photographers. The resort dives Verde Island and Puerto Galera also (both destinations I know little about). I was just wondering how would Anilao rate as a destination apart from the macro diving....do the blue water dive sites like the Verde Island walls stack up against Apo..? Are there also some good snorkelling sites around Anilao?