tazcat
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Hi! I'm headed to the Philippines in Feb and I am having trouble finding info about liveaboards. I am hoping to find a liveaboard that will go to both Apo reef and Coron bay in order to fit in more in a short time. It seems like if we did these as separate trips, it will take a lot longer...right?
We are going to start in Puerto Galera - just wondering if anyone has any advice about how many days I should plan for this. Is 4 days of diving enough to get some good dives in? We will also be doing our rescue course during that time, so maybe we need more time?
Has anyone been to Donsol? Is it worth it?I'm worried it will be too controlled so that you don't get close to the whale sharks. I have been lucky enough to have swam around with a baby whale shark in Africa for about 30 minutes, I am worried I will be disappointed if I go to Donsol.
I have also been researching Subic bay and Anilao and La Union. Any of these worth a trip? One of my problems is I need to apply for a visa extension and I have heard it is hard to get in Manila so we are thinking of going to La Union to do it and they have some reefs there. Anyone know if you can extend anywhere else? Does this mean that all foreigners living in the phillipines go to Manila every 3 weeks?
We will be in the philippines for 1 month but 2 weeks will be in Boracay (have some non-divers in tow) where I will do my DM. Are there any good trips from there?
I am very excited about this trip - there are SO many places to go in the philippines, I'm having a really hard time putting a schedule together. So far we are going to land in Manila, do Subic bay or Anilao, head to Puerto Galera for the rescue course and good diving, then a 4 day liveaboard from Scubaworld, then take a boat to Boracay (is this easy from Mindoro??) And then fly back to Manila. If you think I've forgotten something for the first time in Philippines, I would love to get some feedback! (We didn't include Cebu...thought it would be too crowded, bleached and stretching our time out too thin..??)
Thanks!! this website is SO great! I'm so happy to have found it!
Carol
We are going to start in Puerto Galera - just wondering if anyone has any advice about how many days I should plan for this. Is 4 days of diving enough to get some good dives in? We will also be doing our rescue course during that time, so maybe we need more time?
Has anyone been to Donsol? Is it worth it?I'm worried it will be too controlled so that you don't get close to the whale sharks. I have been lucky enough to have swam around with a baby whale shark in Africa for about 30 minutes, I am worried I will be disappointed if I go to Donsol.
I have also been researching Subic bay and Anilao and La Union. Any of these worth a trip? One of my problems is I need to apply for a visa extension and I have heard it is hard to get in Manila so we are thinking of going to La Union to do it and they have some reefs there. Anyone know if you can extend anywhere else? Does this mean that all foreigners living in the phillipines go to Manila every 3 weeks?
We will be in the philippines for 1 month but 2 weeks will be in Boracay (have some non-divers in tow) where I will do my DM. Are there any good trips from there?
I am very excited about this trip - there are SO many places to go in the philippines, I'm having a really hard time putting a schedule together. So far we are going to land in Manila, do Subic bay or Anilao, head to Puerto Galera for the rescue course and good diving, then a 4 day liveaboard from Scubaworld, then take a boat to Boracay (is this easy from Mindoro??) And then fly back to Manila. If you think I've forgotten something for the first time in Philippines, I would love to get some feedback! (We didn't include Cebu...thought it would be too crowded, bleached and stretching our time out too thin..??)
Thanks!! this website is SO great! I'm so happy to have found it!
Carol