Roast my itinerary (suggestions please :)

[Centrals]

Subic honestly surprised me. I went expecting murky water in the bay but instead found some great wreck dives. It’s got wrecks from the Spanish American war, ww2, and Vietnam. Honestly just a cool mix of wrecks.

In wet season, it is a pea soup.

Dive Sites – Johan's Beach and Dive Resort Subic Bay Philippines

Diving and Dive Sites at Subic Bay 1 meter = 3.28 feet Johan’s Dive Resort – The beach in front of the resort is used for the confined water portion of training. 0 to 5 meters Castle Reef – This little rock outcrop has a shallow reef around it. There is also+ Read More

subicdive.com

AJ Savage is at 70m.

 

[DrPhilF]

In wet season, it is a pea soup.

Dive Sites – Johan's Beach and Dive Resort Subic Bay Philippines

Diving and Dive Sites at Subic Bay 1 meter = 3.28 feet Johan’s Dive Resort – The beach in front of the resort is used for the confined water portion of training. 0 to 5 meters Castle Reef – This little rock outcrop has a shallow reef around it. There is also+ Read More

subicdive.com

AJ Savage is at 70m.

I was there in January. Need to make some time to go back.

 

[Centrals]

I was there in January. Need to make some time to go back.

The wrecks in Coron are far more demanding and interesting.

 

[profmason]

"IIRC, Gunter used to be the TDI/SDI guy for the Philippines. Maybe he still is. That gives you confidence that you’ll have a decent time."

Gunter is retired from tec. and pirate divers took over his equipment. They hired the office manager and some of the DMs from Gunter. Dexter in particular was diving with Gunter for ages and knows the wrecks really well and has a great SAC rate and will dive your tanks. There are TWO pirate divers!! (In appropriate pirate style) Here is a link to the "real" pirate divers: https://piratediverscoron.com/

They are not located in Coron town but in the Busuanga Bay Lodge. Gunter's place is just across the Bay and the wrecks are also close (which is why gunter settled there). I stayed at Al Faro, but there are other great accommodations nearby.

There was a great 4 day liveaboard out of Busuaga Bay that headed down to Palawan. You should call Simon at Pirate Divers and see if it is still running. I wish I had had the time to do it.

 

[carono6333]

"IIRC, Gunter used to be the TDI/SDI guy for the Philippines. Maybe he still is. That gives you confidence that you’ll have a decent time."

Gunter is retired from tec. and pirate divers took over his equipment. They hired the office manager and some of the DMs from Gunter. Dexter in particular was diving with Gunter for ages and knows the wrecks really well and has a great SAC rate and will dive your tanks. There are TWO pirate divers!! (In appropriate pirate style) Here is a link to the "real" pirate divers: https://piratediverscoron.com/

They are not located in Coron town but in the Busuanga Bay Lodge. Gunter's place is just across the Bay and the wrecks are also close (which is why gunter settled there). I stayed at Al Faro, but there are other great accommodations nearby.

There was a great 4 day liveaboard out of Busuaga Bay that headed down to Palawan. You should call Simon at Pirate Divers and see if it is still running. I wish I had had the time to do it.

Thanks for this info! I'm now booking with both Gunter and Pirate Divers. 3 days and 4 days of diving.

 

[carono6333]

But Pirate Divers not offering tech. Got this reply today