Davetulloch
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My partner and i are going to spend 2 weeks in the philippines in late november, flying to/from manila. It's our honeymoon, we are both keen but fairly inexperienced divers (padi open water + about 10 independent dives), and we'd like a trip that mixes a bit of beach / relaxation / romance vibes, a bit of adventure (eg hiking, climbing), plus great diving.
We chose philippines specifically because the diving sounds world class so it would be good to hit a sweet spot ie best possible diving that is achievable for our level of experience.
Current thoughts are:
1. A few days in el nido for beaches / nature etc
2. Travel to coron (dive safari or sailboat)
3. Diving & exploring coron
4. A few more days diving elsewhere??
Re. (3) Would coron be good for our level? (We would get instruction / course while there so we can do some wreck dives)
Re. (4) i was getting excited about Apo Reef, though unsure its attainable at our level and maybe difficult to get to...but actually i haven't seen much talk about apo reef on this forum - is it not that good after all?? Are there better places to go? Should we go to Anilao / Puerto Galera instead? If we just stick to Coron will we be missing out?
Another alternative is ditching all the above and concentrating on Cebu...but again would the best dive sites around there be suitable for us?
We chose philippines specifically because the diving sounds world class so it would be good to hit a sweet spot ie best possible diving that is achievable for our level of experience.
Current thoughts are:
1. A few days in el nido for beaches / nature etc
2. Travel to coron (dive safari or sailboat)
3. Diving & exploring coron
4. A few more days diving elsewhere??
Re. (3) Would coron be good for our level? (We would get instruction / course while there so we can do some wreck dives)
Re. (4) i was getting excited about Apo Reef, though unsure its attainable at our level and maybe difficult to get to...but actually i haven't seen much talk about apo reef on this forum - is it not that good after all?? Are there better places to go? Should we go to Anilao / Puerto Galera instead? If we just stick to Coron will we be missing out?
Another alternative is ditching all the above and concentrating on Cebu...but again would the best dive sites around there be suitable for us?