Anilao housereef ?

[Immeriswas]

Hello, after over 10 years diving in Indonesia we would like to give Anilao a try, being a great lover of nudibranches.
My wife strictly does only two dives a day and therefore we looking for a place with a housereef . Bucceo, which sounds otherwise very good unfortunatly has no housereef .
Any recommandations?

 

[tursiops]

Aiyanar House Reef in Anilao

Hi all - I’m planning a trip to Anilao in the spring, specifically for macro photography. We’ll be staying at Aiyanar, which sounds great, from the reviews here. Does anyone have specific thoughts on Aiyanar’s house reef as a photo and exploration site? I’ve been spoiled by my frequent trips to...

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[dirtfarmer]

Hello, after over 10 years diving in Indonesia we would like to give Anilao a try, being a great lover of nudibranches.
My wife strictly does only two dives a day and therefore we looking for a place with a housereef . Bucceo, which sounds otherwise very good unfortunatly has no housereef .
Any recommandations?

Buceo does have a house reef. It is a macro site but it can vary in quality, sometimes it is a critter powerhousewith loads of macro subjects, other times it's not so good and varies. I saw my first Halemeda Ghost Pipe pair there on the housereef after many trips all over Indonesia and the Philippines. The guides thought I was silly when I was all excited and dancing underwater, they were talking amongst themselves and laughing so I told them it would be like if they saw a Manta Ray on one of their dive sites.
At Buceo I belive you can just book two dives a day. Many of the sites are in close range to the resort with most in 30 minutes or less. If you are looking for specific creatures they will know what site they have been seen on or check with other guides.

 

[Octopi007]

Planet Dive has an awesome House Reef

 

[Searcaigh]

Crystal Blue Resort has house reef too, but for some reason (?$) you have to dive it from a banka

 

[MaxBottomtime]

The place next to Crystal Blue does shore dives. I was envious of them while I was at Crystal Blue.

 

[Shiqi]

At Buceo I belive you can just book two dives a day.

yeah they do 4 dives a day and you can choose which ones to join

 

[CWK]

yeah they do 4 dives a day and you can choose which ones to join

Do their boats return to the resort after every dive?

 

[Shiqi]

Do their boats return to the resort after every dive?

It depends for the morning dives on which dive sites to go and if there are people who will skip the first dive but want to do the second one. I’ve had both situations, the boat will always come back for lunch and after the afternoon dive though

 

[Macfod]

Is it worth splitting Buceo Resort with a resort further north over 12 days