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Dive Review of Atmosphere Resort & Spa in
Philippines/Dumaguete - Dauin Coast


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Atmosphere Resort & Spa: "Atmosphere Resort & Spa: Luxury Muck Diving", Aug, 2024,

by NEAL LANGERMAN, CA, US (Contributor Contributor 17 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 13013 has 2 Helpful votes.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A

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Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments Luxury accommodations and incredible macro-life amid the rubble and manmade reefs define a visit to Atmosphere Resort & Spa on the Dauin coast of Negros Oriental in the Philippines. From the moment you arrive, your dedicated dive guide is there to get you in the water. A casual, information filled orientation to the diving is followed by a dive on the house reef, Like the entire Dauin coast, the house reef is a mixture of corals, purposefully created structures, and muck. The clear water and sloping bottom make getting deep fast a real possibility so attention to your computer is necessary. The diverse critters and wild colored fishes are dazzling. Atmosphere diving ranges some 5 miles (8 km) north and south. There are dozens of named dive sites and even during a 12 dive-day stay, we only repeated sites we specifically wanted to return to visit. I could easily have dived Sahara Reef a dozen times and not gotten bored. It is an incredible array of purpose-built open structures that have been in place for more than 30 years. Grouper, barracuda, angels (and more) fill the water. The structures are covered with corals, grasses, algae, and macro-life. Some of the other sites we enjoyed included Dauin North and Sou ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Atmosphere Resort & Spa   

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving All of continental USA; Caribbean, Gulf, Sea of Cortez, Eastern & Western Pacific & more
Closest Airport DUMAGUETE SIBULAN Getting There Fly either Cebu Pacific (preferred) or Philippine Air (be prepared for hassles) from MANILA NINOY AQUINO INTL. Flight is about 75-90 minutes.

Dive Conditions
Weather windy, rainy Seas calm
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-90 Ft/ 9-27 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions If you wanted to. The guides were so excellent in finding critters that you seldom wanted to wander far from them. Plus, 1 guide for 2 divers meant the guide was diving the way you wanted.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw
Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments This is excellent for macro, certainly on a par with Raja Ampat and Ind ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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