Wiggsy
Contributor
I'm looking for some advice in the hope of finding somewhere new - the problem is that I take quite a large group every year diving and we have got used to being spoilt. The last few years we have rotated between Siladen Island Resort, North Sulawesi; Aiyanar Resort, Anilao and incredible Atmosphere Resort, Dumaguete in the Philippines. All great quality resorts. The group size last July at Atmosphere was 53 (although only 35 were SCUBA divers) so I am looking for quite a large resort that is quite upscale but able to cope with such a large group - I don't want to have to cut people out if I can avoid it. Unfortunately the size of the group does cut quite a few places out. Happy for a mixture of macro 'muck' dives and coral reef walls or slopes. After very warm water in July and have tended to favour Asian destinations over the South Pacific as we tend to get more service and a higher level of accommodation for the same price. Trip is ex Melbourne and not wanting somewhere too impossible to get to - can handle one stopover night but not two. Also after somewhere where dive sites are not too distant as we like to do two dives before lunch then hang out/snorkel or dive again mid afternoon. Happy for any suggestions.