Anilao/Puerto Galera Trip Report Apr 27th to May 03rd
Getting there (Ex SIN to Anilao):
Everything went smoothly & accordingly to plan: 3 & ½ hrs flight out from Singapore to Manila, pick-up as soon as we arrived by Kiko (Scuba1.net) & another 3 hrs land transfers to Anilao (inclusive dinner on the way).
Anilao- Aquaventures Reef Club
Accommodation: Basic but nice & clean. Aircon with hot shower. Clean towels & warm blankets were also provided.
Staff: Very friendly, helpful & accommodating
Food: Very delicious & YUMMY . different varieties each meal consisting of 4-5 dishes (1 veg + 1 soup + 2-3 meat) & desert. The ice-blended mango juice was lovely too .possibly the best diving food that Ive eaten. :biggrin2:
Diving/ Sea Condition (Anilao):
We did a total of 9 dives: Kirbys Rock, Batok, Saddle Rock, Twin Rock(Nite) , Mainit, Daryl Rock, Arthurs Rock, Cathedral Rock, Koala(Nite).
The dives were all pretty easy with back-roll entry from the typical Filipinos boat, banca. Most sites have good visibility of 15-20m, with beautiful & unspoiled coral reefs- colorful feather stars were everywhere making the whole place look like an underwater garden. The ave. water temperature was 27°C & at certain dives, we encountered some thermo clines & Im freezing in my 0.5mm wetsuit .BURR .RR .
Anilao is definitely a macro haven for photographers .we saw close to 20 different types of nudibranchs, anemone shrimps, moray eels, crabs, gobies, blennies, lionfishes, scorpionfishes, sea snakes & many other colourful marine fishes in just two days of diving.
Getting there (Anilao to Puerto Galera):
We took 45 mins to get to the pier from Anilao but the public ferry was fully booked due to long weekend holiday so we took the private ferry instead. The ferry ride took about an hour.
Puerto Galera- Triton Resort
Accommodation: Basic & clean with air-con/fan. Towels were provided on request & the blanket was of very thin material. Taking a shower after dive was a major issue because of the low shower water pressure. :icon16:
Staff: Non-existence?? Was only there to hand out & collect the room keys.
Food: There are many cafes/restaurants along the beach in Puerto Galera. We tried out few restaurants & the food were all pretty good but the service was very slow, always got to wait an hour for our meal.
Diving/ Sea Condition (Puerto Galera):
We did a total of 6 dives: Monkey Wreck, Sabang Wreck(Afternoon & Nite), Batangas Channel, Dry Dock, Lalaguna. Accordingly to our DM, these are not the best dive sites in Puerto Galera.
We didnt go to the better dive sites because of the wrong wind directions & strong currents expected over there.
We dived using Won Dive Center. The banca that we used was smaller & we were always in awkward positions for our back-roll entries but luckily we have very helpful DMs & boatmen who were there to make sure that we were OK. The surface currents were quite strong in some dive sites but not much current underwater. Visibility wasnt very good, averaging around 8-12m & the water temperature was around 27°C. The coral reefs were not as healthy & colourful as in Anilao.
We saw few new species of nudibranchs, two frogfishes, moray eels, lionfishes, crabs & shrimps & many more..
Overall, Ive REALLY enjoyed the 7 days break from work. Special thanks to the wonderful friends that has made this a memorable trip for me: Aili, Joanne, Steffen, Kiko, Patrick Cormwell (for his arrangements), Jay, JP, Patrick, Norman, Rea & all the amazing people from the Philippines .till then, lets continue to blow more happy bubbles
PM if u need more information about the place or alternatively just get in touch with Kiko from scuba1.net (www.scuba1.net) for arrangements.
My pixs link:
http://sg.homeunix.com/jovin/Anilao-Puerto-Galera-Apr05
jovin-
Getting there (Ex SIN to Anilao):
Everything went smoothly & accordingly to plan: 3 & ½ hrs flight out from Singapore to Manila, pick-up as soon as we arrived by Kiko (Scuba1.net) & another 3 hrs land transfers to Anilao (inclusive dinner on the way).
Anilao- Aquaventures Reef Club
Accommodation: Basic but nice & clean. Aircon with hot shower. Clean towels & warm blankets were also provided.
Staff: Very friendly, helpful & accommodating
Food: Very delicious & YUMMY . different varieties each meal consisting of 4-5 dishes (1 veg + 1 soup + 2-3 meat) & desert. The ice-blended mango juice was lovely too .possibly the best diving food that Ive eaten. :biggrin2:
Diving/ Sea Condition (Anilao):
We did a total of 9 dives: Kirbys Rock, Batok, Saddle Rock, Twin Rock(Nite) , Mainit, Daryl Rock, Arthurs Rock, Cathedral Rock, Koala(Nite).
The dives were all pretty easy with back-roll entry from the typical Filipinos boat, banca. Most sites have good visibility of 15-20m, with beautiful & unspoiled coral reefs- colorful feather stars were everywhere making the whole place look like an underwater garden. The ave. water temperature was 27°C & at certain dives, we encountered some thermo clines & Im freezing in my 0.5mm wetsuit .BURR .RR .
Anilao is definitely a macro haven for photographers .we saw close to 20 different types of nudibranchs, anemone shrimps, moray eels, crabs, gobies, blennies, lionfishes, scorpionfishes, sea snakes & many other colourful marine fishes in just two days of diving.
Getting there (Anilao to Puerto Galera):
We took 45 mins to get to the pier from Anilao but the public ferry was fully booked due to long weekend holiday so we took the private ferry instead. The ferry ride took about an hour.
Puerto Galera- Triton Resort
Accommodation: Basic & clean with air-con/fan. Towels were provided on request & the blanket was of very thin material. Taking a shower after dive was a major issue because of the low shower water pressure. :icon16:
Staff: Non-existence?? Was only there to hand out & collect the room keys.
Food: There are many cafes/restaurants along the beach in Puerto Galera. We tried out few restaurants & the food were all pretty good but the service was very slow, always got to wait an hour for our meal.
Diving/ Sea Condition (Puerto Galera):
We did a total of 6 dives: Monkey Wreck, Sabang Wreck(Afternoon & Nite), Batangas Channel, Dry Dock, Lalaguna. Accordingly to our DM, these are not the best dive sites in Puerto Galera.
We didnt go to the better dive sites because of the wrong wind directions & strong currents expected over there.
We dived using Won Dive Center. The banca that we used was smaller & we were always in awkward positions for our back-roll entries but luckily we have very helpful DMs & boatmen who were there to make sure that we were OK. The surface currents were quite strong in some dive sites but not much current underwater. Visibility wasnt very good, averaging around 8-12m & the water temperature was around 27°C. The coral reefs were not as healthy & colourful as in Anilao.
We saw few new species of nudibranchs, two frogfishes, moray eels, lionfishes, crabs & shrimps & many more..
Overall, Ive REALLY enjoyed the 7 days break from work. Special thanks to the wonderful friends that has made this a memorable trip for me: Aili, Joanne, Steffen, Kiko, Patrick Cormwell (for his arrangements), Jay, JP, Patrick, Norman, Rea & all the amazing people from the Philippines .till then, lets continue to blow more happy bubbles
PM if u need more information about the place or alternatively just get in touch with Kiko from scuba1.net (www.scuba1.net) for arrangements.
My pixs link:
http://sg.homeunix.com/jovin/Anilao-Puerto-Galera-Apr05
jovin-