Diving n Anilao, Philippines

[barracuda]

hi all !!

would like to know if anyone has dived Anilao in Philippines recently ? planning on taking a group there in august and would love to knpw if is still as good as it was way back in 1989 !!

venkat

 

[Kilili]

There 2 weeks ago, for 3 weeks, in PG now. Don't know about 1989, but nowhere as good as this time last year. La Nina seems to have affected adversely, colder, much less to see. Nudis harder to find and TINY.

 

[prandyulo]

I'm there every weekend; temp has warmed up already so back to rash guard and board shorts this coming weekend. Marine life very active - I won a photo contest last weekend taken at Secret Bay. You'll never run out of things to see. Otherwise I wouldn't be there every weekend.

 

[Quero]

I'm there every weekend; temp has warmed up already so back to rash guard and board shorts this coming weekend. Marine life very active - I won a photo contest last weekend taken at Secret Bay. You'll never run out of things to see. Otherwise I wouldn't be there every weekend.

:worthless:

Show us the winning entry, please?

 

[barracuda]

thanks randy,

appreciate your input. can you pls recommend a good dive center for us to stay and dive with ? i know a good dive guide can make or break a dive and so its very important for us to choose the right one ! thanks in advance.

venkat

 

[blue steal]

Check out Aquaventure and Planet Dive resorts, also Balai.

 

[prandyulo]

I regularly stay at Planet Dive because I make a shore entry upon arrival early in the morning at Twin Rocks which is right smack in front of the resort's wooden deck. Then I join the boat dive which you'll never run out of buddies to go with. The DM's know what to look for too.
and here's the winning shot requested by Quero taken of a glass shrimp on soft coral taken with and S95 on Ike housing with Intova ISS2000 strobe with plastic kitchen funnel for snoot and double stacked Inon macro lenses.

 

[sidewinder77]

check out Bambu Resort. They have a decent house reef for your shore dive

 

[1thumper]

I was there in January. Anilao has got to be one of the best destinations in the world for macro, but don't expect a lot of big fishes or nightlife..... just 4 x 60-80 minute dives/day. I stayed at Club Ocellaris and highly recommend them.

 

[prandyulo]

Coveted Rhinopias was sighted past Secret Bay the other week.