Quite often opinions divers opinions are polarized, some want to see sharks and big fish and other want to search out the small weird and wonderful creatures on a reef.
This itinerary puts the best of both worlds together!
Tubbataha, way out in the Sulu Sea is the jewel in the crown of Philippine diving, nowhere else can you experience huge walls descending to the abyss, 30-50m visibility, schools of fish, beautiful hard and soft coral reefs, turtles white tip, grey reef sharks and if you’re lucky other sharks and rays such as Hammerheads, Tiger, Nurse, Silvertip and Manta.
| Date | Day | Itinerary |
| Day 1 | Thursday | Fly from Manila to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, it’s an hour flightYou’ll be met at the airport and taken to Discovery Palawan. Boat departs late afternoon to travel overnight to Tubbataha. |
| Day 2 | Friday | Tubbataha Dive Day 1 – arrive early morning to start your diving in Tubbataha. 3 day dives plus 1 night. |
| Day 3-5 | Saturday – Monday | Tubbataha Dive Day 2 to 4 – 3 day dives plus 1 night per day. |
| Day 6 | Tuesday | Tubbataha Dive Day 5 – 3 day dives. You’ll probably visit the Ranger station on the North Atol, buy a T- shirt to support Tubbataha!The boat will depart Tubbataha during the evening and cruise overnight to Puerto Princesa. |
| Day 7 | Wednesday | Discovery Palawan arrives back in Puerto Princesa, after breakfast you’ll be escorted to Puerto Princesa airport. Fly back to Manila. A driver will meet you and take you to Buceo Anilao Beach and Dive Resort in Anilao (BAB&DR), about a 3 hour journey. |
| Day 8 – 12 | Thursday – Monday | BAB&DR – dive day 1 to 5 – 5 dive days of unlimited diving (3 day and 1 night dives) with nitrox. |
| Day 13 | Tuesday | BAB&DR – off gas day. Time to go kayaking, windsurfing or just chill out by the infinity pool and relax. |
| Day 14 | Wednesday | Depart BAB&DR and be driven back to Manila. |
Buceo Anilao is the new kid on the block in Anilao and what a great job Carlos, Cristina and David have done; every possible thought for what a diver needs has been taken into consideration, including one of the best camera rooms around. If you are choosing to go to Anilao, chances...
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Discovery Fleet offers diving and non-diving programmes with two routes in the Philippines. Divers can get to see the spectacular reefs of Tubbataha, the Japanese WW2 wrecks in Coron and the rich diversity of Apo Reef. Non-divers can snorkel, island visits, beach hopping and kayak, whilst cruising around the beautiful scenery of the Philippines. The Discovery...
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