Recent trip reports for South Leyte / Peter's

[d^2b]

I've seen a fair amount of discussion of South Leyte options, but not many recent trip reports. Am I missing some? I'm thinking of Peter's dive resort in late May of 2025 (post Tubbataha).

 

[Luko]

May 2023? On my own, not really flabbergasted with Peter's dive resort honestly.

Trip Report - Sogod Bay and Panglao first weeks of May 2023

First part Sogod Bay. People ain't kidding when they say it's a long way to Sogod Bay, at least from Europe. That was first a long but comfortable trip to Singapore on AF, upgraded to Business class, overnight in S'pore hawkers dinner and dim sum breakfast, the SIN-Manila flight with Scoot...

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[Centrals]

I've seen a fair amount of discussion of South Leyte options, but not many recent trip reports. Am I missing some? I'm thinking of Peter's dive resort in late May of 2025 (post Tubbataha).

Southern Leyte is slightly off the beaten track.
I was diving/staying with Peter's last Feb and will be returning again in Feb 2025.
I had stayed with Peter's on several occasions. There has been vast improvement on the facility of the resort since my first visit nearly 20 years ago. Top notch operator and no complaint whatsoever.

 

[Centrals]

The recently operated fast ferry by Ocean Jet, once a day at 0700, from Cebu City to Maasin has certainly make it easier.

 

[Johncn]

Worth the effort in my book. We were there right after they opened the new rooms above the pool in 2023, and have stayed there a couple of times previously. The new rooms post-typhoon are a great addition, and the diving is still very good in Sogod Bay. First class family management team runs small dive shop and front office. Restaurant small, but good and inexpensive. Added bonus of organized snorkeling with whale sharks via local boatman's cooperative. This is biologist-regulated, fairly low impact whale shark tourism, not the situation found in some other Philippine locations.