Just Booked my trip!!!!!!!

[jefffalcone]

Well, I just booked a trip to the Philippines in March. I will be there from march 13 - 31. March 16 - 21 I will be diving the Tabbataha Reef on a liveaboard. I don't have anything planned for march 21 - 31 yet. I am interested in seeing the Bacuit Archipelago and possibly doing some wreck diving. Does anyone have suggestions of things I should do while I am there. Since it is a relatively short trip, I will probably stay in the Palawan area for the entire trip, unless someone tells me there is something elsewhere that I must see.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[jefffalcone]

Also, can anyone tell me if rental tanks tend to have DIN or K valves in the Philippines?

 

[pakman]

pretty much all yokes. best to get yourself an adapter before the trip.

 

[jefffalcone]

pretty much all yokes. best to get yourself an adapter before the trip.

That's what I figured. Thanks.

 

[shugar]

if you plan on staying in the palawan area most of the time (in prep for your tubba trip) you can do the wrecks in coron!

about a dozen WWII japanese wrecks w/in recreational depths...

your options include puerto princesa (capital of palawan)- busuanga (gateway to coron) has a regular puddle jumper via seair (SEAIR - South East Asian Airlines)

you can also save on the no-fly time by taking the superferry (SuperFerry - Aboitiz Transport System Corporation) coron-puerto princesa but that only happens once a week (don't know if there are other ferry services that hit that route)

Jag

 

[Babydamulag]

We are all DIN and convert to that silly yoke when necessary..........

 

[pakman]

and convert to that silly yoke when necessary..........

and that will probably be 99% of the time unless you're just catering to the tech crowd...

 

[Babydamulag]

No, most serious recreational divers are converting to the DIN valve....safer and easier to work on.....we have yoke setups too....for those of you that use them

 

[h2odragon1]

If you are going to stay in the Palawan area, I second the Coron wrecks, otherwise go to Bohol. Alona beach will give you some great diving!!

 

[jefffalcone]

We are all DIN and convert to that silly yoke when necessary..........

I'm confused. Are you saying that I won't have any trouble finding din valves on rental tanks?