Just back from Sth Leyte and I counldn't agree more with the above quote. :depressed:
No whale shark this time so dive spots are "poor" in comparison to other places in the Philippines.
Yes, nice food and good service @ Sogod Bay SR, but Philippines can give you more than Sth Leyte in my opinion.
Anyway, everything is good for a better understanding about dive spots around the world, this one on a scale from one to ten is only 3/4 without whale shark. :depressed:
Sorry, I would have to respectfully disagree Even without whale sharks, I feel Southern Leyte has decent diving. If whale sharks are the only reason that you are going, then of course there are no guarantees. This is true most places for most things. How long did you stay? Like I mentioned in my previous post... it is a percentages game. The longer you stay (if you're there the right time of year), the more likely you are to see them. I just checked one resort there and they had spotted whale sharks in 14 out of 19 trips which is a pretty good percentage, although they weren't spotting them most recently. They posted that on March 9th so perhaps you just had bad luck? http://www.sogodbayscubaresort.com/
We were there for a week and though only one whale shark was spotted I still enjoyed the diving there. My friend with over 3000 dives all over the world, spotted her first whale shark there for what that's worth
My own interest tends more towards macro and there were plenty of subjects there from pygmy sea horses to frogfish. The night dive on the pier at Padre Burgos Pier ranks as one of the top dives I've made in the Philippines (over a 175 dives there now).
Sorry that it wasn't up to your expectations, but personally I have every intention of making a return trip there sometime in the future I would have tried my last trip, but I had less time than usual and the logistics of getting there are a little more time consuming than other places I've been in the Philippines.
Of course you have many more dives than I do (I have just under 500) so you have more to compare it too but 3/4 out of 10... sorry I just think the diving is better than that
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