Dive Review of Scandi Divers in
Philippines/Puerto Galara, Philippines

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Scandi Divers: "Scandi Divers, great dive operation", Jun, 2019, by Mary L. Long, CO, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 10979 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	After 20 dive trips Palau, and 10 dive trip to Indonesia, someone asked why I haven't gone to the Philippines. Good question. A diver master from the Rock Island Aggressor suggested Scandi Divers in Puerta Galara. One of the former dive masters on the Rock Island Aggressor is Sales Manager at Scandi Divers. My group consisted of 3. We were met at the Manilla airport and transported to Batangas Port to catch a private ferry to Scandi Divers Resort front door. Transports were arranged by Scandi Divers. At the resort, we were met at the Scandi Divers resort by management, dining and dive crew and the owner. They helped us setup dive gear and went for a afternoon check off dive. The camera rooms clean and well organized. There are plans to make the camera room larger. I was the only diver with a camera for a few days. Scandi Divers is a teaching resort for open water classes. The night dives were the best I have done. The crew washed and cleaned our gear every evening. Armon had our tanks ready for Nitrox check, dive gear setup in the morning. Nitrox is not mixed on site. The crew had to go get nitrox from another site. Our gear and camera equipment was well take care of. The dining and dive crew went over and beyond to make our trip enjoyable. During our 9 day stay, we had one dive master, Larry. Larry could see the smallest of creatures. I have seen more octopi on this trip than I have seen in 20 years of diving. We had a long list of things we want to see. Larry found all but the hairy frog fish. He wrote everything down on a white slate. He knew both common name and latin name. We are coming back to find the hairy frog fish. Our trip to Venti Island was amazing with large number schooling fish, frog fish, orrangatang crab, butterfly, angelfish, including the Juvenile Emperor Angelfish. If you don't have your gear, Scandi divers has well maintained, good dive gear to rent. Food was made to order, even for the pickiest eater. The daily smoothie was a treat. Happy hours from until 7pm, 2 for the price of one. I recommend taking a lot of cash($500+) for tips and souvenirs. There is a 5% service fee for using credit card. Cash advance on a credit card is 11% plus 5%. Also, flying in a day early to exchange money at a bank in Manilla.. There are many dive operations and resorts in Puerto Galara. We were lucky to find Scandi Divers.
Websites	Scandi Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Socorro, Costa Rica, Galapogas, Truk Lagoon, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau,
Closest Airport	Manilla	Getting There	Flew to Manilla, 2 hour transfer to Batangas port to catch a private ferry transport to Scandi Divers Resort. Everything was arranged by Scandi divers and went off without a problem
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	100 feet with 60-70 minute dives. general safety rules, nitrox check before every dive.
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	the camera room is clean and well maintained. There are plans to make a larger camera room.

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Dive Review of Scandi Divers in Philippines/Puerto Galara, Philippines

Scandi Divers: "Scandi Divers, great dive operation", Jun, 2019,

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Dive Review of Scandi Divers in
Philippines/Puerto Galara, Philippines