Dive Review of Sangat Island Dive Resort in
Philippines/Palawan

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Sangat Island Dive Resort: "Wish I’d stayed longer", Mar, 2024, by Phil Johnston, Victoria, AU ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 12917.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	If Truk Lagoon is the ultimate site for Ww2 wreck diving Sangat would be a fairly close second. 6 major Japanese wrecks are scattered over a 2-3 mile area, unlike Truk they are not deep & tech diving was not required. On only 1 wreck (the Irako) did the dive operator insist on Nitrox (28%) due to its depth (35 metre-105 feet). I dived all the major wrecks except the Marozan Maru, which a dive gu ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui)
Closest Airport	Francisco Reyes Airport, Busuanga Island	Getting There	45 minute road & boat trip from Francisco Reyes Airport to Sangat Island Dive Resort.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	27-28°C / 81-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-16 M / 33-52 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The usual - no decompression diving, return with 50 bar for reef / shallow dive wrecks, 70 bar for deeper wreck dives.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No rinse tank on dive boats. Didn’t see a camera room at the dive store. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Sangat Island Dive Resort in Philippines/Palawan

Sangat Island Dive Resort: "Wish I’d stayed longer", Mar, 2024,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sangat Island Dive Resort in
Philippines/Palawan