Philippines: Discover the luxury of the lost paradise

With more than 7000 islands and a coastline twice the length of that of the United States, the Philippines can claim to be Asia's Beach Capital. Visitors can enjoy the warm crystal blue waters of both the China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

From scuba dives in strong currents and the deep sea, to ship wreck dives for history’s sunken glory, the Philippine archipelago offers plenty of unforgettable and rewarding dive experiences. There are close to 25 shipwreck dive sites in the country. Underwater divers can explore the sunken wreckage of century-old Spanish galleons and World War II vessels in Subic Bay, one of the best wreck diving sites in Asia, as well as the remarkable wrecks in Busuanga and Malapascua.

At the heart of Oriental Mindoro on the Puerto Galera peninsula you will find Atlantis - the areas premier dive resort and dive center. Just a short hop from Manila, Puerto Galera literally means Port of Galleons; its sheltered bays have been a safe haven for sailors for centuries. These days it’s the world class diving and stunning scenery that keeps visitors coming back year after year.



Atlantis Puerto Galera Dive Resort
boasts 40 air conditioned guest rooms and suites all elegantly designed to give you maximum comfort & privacy throughout your stay. Atlantis is a Padi 5 Star Career Development Center. The archipelago is home to more than 3000 species of fish and 448 species of coral. Whether you use them as your base to explore the thirty or more close dive sites, the place to start your dive adventures and become certified, your door to Nitrox, technical diving or Rebreather adventures, or as the place to start a career in diving, they have it all.



El Galleon/Asia Divers - Located on Small Lalaguna beach, El Galleon Dive Resort & Hotel has 12 poolside rooms, 3 family rooms, 11 seaview rooms and 1 pent house. With diving (Asia Divers on site), kayaking, sunset cruises, beach hopping, volleyball, snorkelling, trekking and golf the list go on. If it's a lazy day in the sun or adventure you're looking for this is the place.


Atlantis Dumaguete Resort is just a twenty minute drive from the local airport, a sixty minute flight from Manila. Situated on a long peaceful stretch of beach, Atlantis Dive Resort is surrounded by an amazing tropical garden with some of the rarest plants to be found in the Philippines. Not to mention it is just a short trip to some of the most renowned dive sites in Asia - Balicasag reef, the local Dauin Marine Sanctuaries and Apo Island.

Apo Island offers the best diving around. On the southeast, the sanctuary is a gradual slope with a shallow wall. Thousands of tiny fish cluster around the bushes of black corals in crevices. Here you will find lapu-lapus, surgeons, beautiful stony corals and a collection of various species of clownfish and anemones.




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