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Atlantis Dive Resorts: "Valet Liveaboard Service at a Land Resort", Aug, 2019, by Melissa Schlenker, TX, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11074 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	As I mentioned in the title, this was truly a liveaboard valet service at a land base resort. The entire staff at the Atlantis resort was very accommodating and had a happy, can do attitude. Our journey began from DFW to Hong Kong. We were planning on staying in HKG for 4 days but due to the riots, we ended up staying overnight and catching an early morning flight to Manila to extend our dive trip in Dumaguete. From Manila we flew to Dumaguete and a couple of Atlantis staff members met us at the airport. Right away the valet service began, beginning with them taking our bags to the van. The ride to the resort was only about 30-45mins from the airport. The dive center was very well organized. They assigned you a cubby hole for whatever you wanted to put in there. Had dunk tanks for masks, fins and wetsuits and one for cameras and computers. Fresh water showers were available and an area to analyze your nitrox tanks. If you were diving nitrox they would prefer that you always had your tanks analyzed and ready for them to load up on the boat for your next few dives. They have a board which list the dive groups, sites and DM that you were going to be diving with. We ended up with the same DM for the whole week, Genie. It was nice to have the same DM all week because he already knew what we've seen and what divesites we had dove so far. We did have a few different DMs earlier in the week and they were all amazing!! They could spot macro critters from a mile away, incredible! The camera room was spacious and had 220v and 110v plugs, Most of the divesites were about 2-7mins away and not far from the shore, so all surface intervals were done back at the resort which was nice because they usually had snacks and whatever you wanted to drink, as well as a restroom specifically for divers. Most of the diving is muck diving and the marine life was incredible! We saw many frog fish, different colors of clown fish, flamboyant cuttle fish, peacock mantis shrimp, and many different kinds of pipefish and the list goes on and on. I've never been muck diving so for me, this was spectacular!!! Apo Island was a special treat. The coral and wall there were the most pristine that I had ever seen. We saw sleeping turtle that didn't mind divers at all, banded sea snakes, frog fish and many, many small fish, we even saw clams. Every safety stop on this dive trip was filled with either amazing coral at Apo or amazing small sea creatures in the muck areas, by the time you knew it your 3mins was complete. The resort arranged a trip to Oslob to snorkel with the whale sharks. It started with an early morning trek to take the ferry to Oslob, once in Oslob a drive to the resort where we boarded a boat and rode out to the whale sharks. The experience was amazing and I highly recommend it. My trip to the Philippines was so incredible that I'm already going back next year but this time to do their liveaboard, Azores and do the Tubbataha itinerary.
Websites	Atlantis Dive Resorts
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Maui, Little and Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Palau, Yap, Dominica, Provo, Isla Mujeres, Cabo, Roatan, Bonaire, Belize, Fiji, Bahamas, Costa Rica and Philippines
Closest Airport	Dumaguete Airport	Getting There	Hong Kong to Manila to Dumaguete
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Everyone had to surface at the same time, as a group.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in Philippines/Dumaguete/Apo Island

Atlantis Dive Resorts: "Valet Liveaboard Service at a Land Resort", Aug, 2019,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Dive Resorts in
Philippines/Dumaguete/Apo Island