nwflyboy
Contributor
Scouting around for a location for a week of diving late December 2019-early January 2020 and looking for suggestions.
We're experienced divers, from the USA but have done Indonesia and Thailand a few times each, have not visited the Philippines yet. We're spending time with family in Bangkok for Christmas (2019) and want to take a week after that to get in some nice diving somewhere around the region within a day's travel.
We're pretty spoiled from the land-based or live-aboards we've done across the region and elsewhere (it's a bad problem to have) and of course we're looking for healthy reefs, lots of critters, good viz, warm water, comfy accommodations, good food. Not interested in nightlife or major party scene. Quiet, out of the way places are fine - we're going there to dive and relax, not to get hammered and dance. We generally prefer "boutique" dive operators, with small groups of people in the water rather than crowds. We're not necessarily looking to quickly spend loads of money, but we don't shy away from paying for a bit of comfort and luxury.
So where is good in the Philippines at this time of year (last few days of December, first few days of January)? Open to either land based or liveaboards.
Thanks for suggestions!!!
We're experienced divers, from the USA but have done Indonesia and Thailand a few times each, have not visited the Philippines yet. We're spending time with family in Bangkok for Christmas (2019) and want to take a week after that to get in some nice diving somewhere around the region within a day's travel.
We're pretty spoiled from the land-based or live-aboards we've done across the region and elsewhere (it's a bad problem to have) and of course we're looking for healthy reefs, lots of critters, good viz, warm water, comfy accommodations, good food. Not interested in nightlife or major party scene. Quiet, out of the way places are fine - we're going there to dive and relax, not to get hammered and dance. We generally prefer "boutique" dive operators, with small groups of people in the water rather than crowds. We're not necessarily looking to quickly spend loads of money, but we don't shy away from paying for a bit of comfort and luxury.
So where is good in the Philippines at this time of year (last few days of December, first few days of January)? Open to either land based or liveaboards.
Thanks for suggestions!!!