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  1. surfboy avatar

    RE: Cebu City Dive Stores

    by surfboy 28 May 2012

    Theres a Whitetip Dive Supply in the Ermita area in Manila , google it for exact address, have quite a lot of stock. Loads of Diveshops…

  2. noalwa07 avatar

    RE: Boracay!

    by noalwa07 17 May 2012

    bertyboy: We'll do exactly the same in July this year and we hope for the best. You can't forecast the weather, because there allways…

  3. sibbick1 avatar

    RE: Accommodation OSLOB and MALAPASCUA

    by sibbick1 16 May 2012

    I don't think you will want to bother with staying at Oslob either. On Malapascua, I just stay at White Sands but that is probably too…

  4. timordiver avatar

    RE: Philippines Diving

    by timordiver 16 May 2012

    Hi ck100 If you get a chance, visit Malapascua and dive with the awesome Thresher sharks and if you are lucky Mantas as well. The beache…

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    Re: Accommodation OSLOB and MALAPASCUA

    by timordiver 16 May 2012

    For beach huts in Malapascua you could try White Sands on Logon beach or Danos on Bounty Beach, both reasonably priced. For diving I…

  6. loubbylou avatar

    RE: Cheapest place to get scuba certified in Philippines

    by loubbylou 16 May 2012

    I agree with pikayaker and surfboy, cheapest isn't always the best. Whatever place you choose all the dive shops are probably going to…

  7. spiketaiwan avatar

    RE: Tawi Tawi

    by spiketaiwan 15 May 2012

    Thanks for the advice. Reason was considering Tawi Tawi was because over the last 28 years I have travelled extensively thru the Phil…

  8. buddy_boo avatar

    RE: Suggested route for 3 week Philippines vacation?

    by buddy_boo 13 May 2012

    Donsol in December maybe a little early for whale sharks as the season there starts in February. From Manila I would head straight to…

  9. sibbick1 avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by sibbick1 12 May 2012

    You are comparing apples with oranges. Moalboal is a small town where people go diving. Compare that to a whole island of Siquijor with…

  10. loubbylou avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by loubbylou 12 May 2012

    Agree with #1 and #2. Choose one area as it's going to be too rushed for you to do all of it. Either Palawan or the Visayas. With the…

  11. surfboy avatar

    RE: Palawan & Cebu advice

    by surfboy 12 May 2012

    With only two weeks I would keep to one area, either Palawan or the Visayan region. If diving is your main focus then look at Baliacasag…

  12. Hoggy123 avatar

    RE: Epic Scuba Diving: SE Asia, South Pacific, or...???

    by Hoggy123 04 May 2012

    Sipadan, Borneo. Try Sipadan Scuba. Malapascua, for the thresher sharks, Try Exotic.

  13. Hoggy123 avatar

    RE: Phillippines in september- help!

    by Hoggy123 04 May 2012

    Just a quick suggestion. If you looking to swim with the whale sharks, you should also try Malapascua. Beautiful beach and only place…

  14. bounty98 avatar

    RE: That age old question... where to go???!

    by bounty98 29 April 2012

    that is a good itinerary. I would stick to one region like it suggests, travelers always seem to want to fly from one end of the PI to…

  15. surfboy avatar

    RE: where to dive in luzon after visiting sagada?

    by surfboy 29 April 2012

    Going to Coron with only 10 dives might limit you a little, most of the good dives there are 30m plus, also visibility in August might…

  16. surfboy avatar

    RE: where to dive in luzon after visiting sagada?

    by surfboy 29 April 2012

    If you really want to see Sharks then maybe fly to Cebu and bus up to Malapascua Island and go dive with the Thresher Sharks..

  17. rottennuke avatar

    Re: Travel Advise needed for Philippines

    by rottennuke 28 April 2012

    If your first stop is in *Manila*, maybe a day or two will do for a city check. After, fly from *Manila* to *Cebu*. When you get in *Cebu*,…

  18. rottennuke avatar

    RE: Suggested route for 3 week Philippines vacation?

    by rottennuke 28 April 2012

    It's so funny, was almost at the end part of the kinda-long trip advice when I accidentally closed the tab. Anyhoo. I will start it again.…

  19. surfboy avatar

    RE: Best routes from Singapore to Australia via Philippines & Indonesia.

    by surfboy 28 April 2012

    For the Philippines you could fly Cebu Pacific from Singapore to Cebu City then visit the Visayas for diving. Would reccomend Malapascua…

  20. timordiver avatar

    RE: 1 week August 4-11. Suggestions please

    by timordiver 21 April 2012

    @ Oceans5Dive - Why are you blatantly advertising your business in Indonesia when this post is in the Philippines thread? Barryhand1…

  21. surfboy avatar

    RE: 1 week August 4-11. Suggestions please

    by surfboy 20 April 2012

    Depends on where you are travelling from, Cebu City or Manila?? From Cebu City, Alona Beach on Panglao, Malapascua Island, Apo Island…

  22. sibbick1 avatar

    RE: where to stay in Cebu

    by sibbick1 19 April 2012

    There is a Cebu City, a Cebu island and a Cebu province. Cebu City is the capital of the province of Cebu. The Island of Cebu is the…

  23. handjrtw avatar

    RE: Palawan

    by handjrtw 17 April 2012

    Already been to Malapascua and loved it! Faveorite place so far! We've now decided to skip Siquijor and stay on Apo island...i've found…

  24. surfboy avatar

    RE: Palawan

    by surfboy 15 April 2012

    Another option would be to go to Malapascua Island on Cebu, fantastic beach and great diving..

  25. loubbylou avatar

    RE: Still some way to go!

    by loubbylou 14 April 2012

    Haha, that's funny. It reminds me of the time on Malapascua where the locals were collecting the rubbish and plastic bottles on the beach.…

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