If we go 14 days, would this schedule work or we wasting time hopping around?
Nights 1-2: Manila (Discovery Suites) (Will be arriving Manila at night)
Nights 3-4: Batangas (Eagle Point Resort)
Nights 5-6: Puerto Galera (Atlantis Beach Resort)
Night 7: Manila (Discovery Suites)
Nights 8-9: Bohol (Panglao Island Nature Resort)
Nights 10-13: Cebu (Shangri-la Mactan)
Night 14: Manila (Discovery Suites)
Day 15: Fly Out
Just found out that some female non-divers (girlfriends, fiancees, wives, friends, etc.) will be joining us on this trip. They'll be taking some intro dives, I'm sure, But they'll not be as gungho as the guys. So there got to be other activities for them while we (men) dive. Any suggestions/recommendations for non-water activities in the area (shopping, nightlife, etc.)?
Any modification suggestions on the above itinerary would be appreciated before I start booking these places?
And if any local divers that are interested in divemastering this group, please PM me with your rate for either the 10-dive days (excluding the Manila part) or for portions of the trip (i.e., Bohol leg, etc.). Air/land, meals, accommodations are all paid by us so don't charge me for that, please. We are probably around 25 people (18 are divers). I know the local DS/Resort will provide a DM but I'd rather bring along 2 DMs all the way through so that the guests would have some "in-house" DMs to chat with.
BTW, we plan on going in August/September timeframe.
Thanks.