Dive Review of Asia Divers/El Galleon in
Philippines/Sabang, Puerto Galera

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Asia Divers/El Galleon, Dec, 2011, by Jeanne Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 53 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 6393 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	El Galleon is about a 4 minute walk from Sabang center on Puerto Galera. There are some ground level rooms, ours was up a few steps and overlooking the small pool. Our room was older, but had plenty of room, a refrigerator, qne TV. There are slightly smaller rooms with no TV that are less expensive, and some suites higher on the hill that overlook the water. We were perfectly happy with our room and the steps going to the suites might be tricky at night or in the rain. There was a small buffet breakfast available each morning with cereal, eggs to order, toast, coffee, juices, mangoes, and home made muffins. Lunch and dinner were from a menu; the food was quite good. Those with food issues may have a bit of a problem. They had no soy milk when I asked (I'm sensitive to all dairy) and you need to ask a lot of questions about what is in the dishes. The staff was great. We were there to dive, and the dive operation is very well organized. The dive shop is small but there is a very large dock where you board the boats and where the roomy equipment storage and compressor are located. Each diver has his own crate. In the morning, our BC would be on our tank ready to be Nitrox analyzed. As we excited the dive boat after the first dive, staff would be waiting for us to analyze the next tank. There were two camera rinse tanks, plus one for regulatos and one for wetsuits, which got pretty scuzzy. There were also two hot water showers on the dock. We were quite impressed with their set-up. The dive sites were close by and we saw many, many nudibranch, dozens of anemonefish, blue and black ribbon eels, a few morays, a couple of pygmy seahorses, a couple of 4" seahorses, and frogfish ranging from 1/2" to one foot. We also dove three or four wrecks, mostly for the marine life. There were a few interesting "muck" dives that I enjoyed. We had a guide with us each dive. The visibility could have been better, but the weather had turned rainy; all in all we had a great time. It's a two hour drive from Manila airport to the ferry dock and then an hour ferry ride to Sabang; this was all arranged for us ahead of time.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Cocos, Galapagos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Bikini Atoll, Socorro, Guadalups, British Columbia, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tank on dock. All cameras were put on the bottom of the boat, up in the bow.

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Dive Review of Asia Divers/El Galleon in Philippines/Sabang, Puerto Galera

Asia Divers/El Galleon, Dec, 2011,

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Dive Review of Asia Divers/El Galleon in
Philippines/Sabang, Puerto Galera