Hi all,
Still searching around for our next trip. Would love to branch out from the Caribbean if possible.
Thinking a a shorter Philippines trip might be doable. We are intermediate beginners with 69 dives all with easy conditions in the Caribbean or local pond.
We love shallow, warm, good viz, and really want healthy soft and hard coral. Small Fish variety and density and macro come a very close second. We also really like to dive 3-4 times per day. Nitrox is a plus, too. Bonaire is our favorite so far if that helps. We don't care much for nightlife or parties but could go either way on food being on/off resort. Hubby has a beginning photography setup he will be taking.
We are thinking of staying drive/ferry distance to Manilla to cut down costs and travel hassle as we are thinking about 10-14 nights would be our trip length. Tubbataha seems out of reach financially for this trip.
i have read a lot on the forums and my takeaway has been that PG has better variety and the reefs are slightly better, but that Anilao is the hands down better of the two for macro. For Anilao, Crystal Bay looks good, for PG I haven't waded through everything yet but something similar to CB would be good. How far out do you need to book these resorts?
Would you recommend 5-6 nights at each, or just do 10 nights at one or the other? Are both within our skill level?
Also we are thinking about going in April or May 2015. These seem like shoulder season but safe times to go to this region from what I have read. Thoughts on this time frame?
thank you for your guidance and suggestions.....
Still searching around for our next trip. Would love to branch out from the Caribbean if possible.
Thinking a a shorter Philippines trip might be doable. We are intermediate beginners with 69 dives all with easy conditions in the Caribbean or local pond.
We love shallow, warm, good viz, and really want healthy soft and hard coral. Small Fish variety and density and macro come a very close second. We also really like to dive 3-4 times per day. Nitrox is a plus, too. Bonaire is our favorite so far if that helps. We don't care much for nightlife or parties but could go either way on food being on/off resort. Hubby has a beginning photography setup he will be taking.
We are thinking of staying drive/ferry distance to Manilla to cut down costs and travel hassle as we are thinking about 10-14 nights would be our trip length. Tubbataha seems out of reach financially for this trip.
i have read a lot on the forums and my takeaway has been that PG has better variety and the reefs are slightly better, but that Anilao is the hands down better of the two for macro. For Anilao, Crystal Bay looks good, for PG I haven't waded through everything yet but something similar to CB would be good. How far out do you need to book these resorts?
Would you recommend 5-6 nights at each, or just do 10 nights at one or the other? Are both within our skill level?
Also we are thinking about going in April or May 2015. These seem like shoulder season but safe times to go to this region from what I have read. Thoughts on this time frame?
thank you for your guidance and suggestions.....