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Sea Explorers Philippines/Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort: "Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort - Philippines", Jul, 2017, by VickiSingley, TX, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9893.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	We went to the Philippines on a Kids Sea Camp trip, our third. It was absolutely fabulous. KSC does such a great job of training the kids and letting them dive together, while the adults go diving. Pura Vida is an absolutely gorgeous resort, with beautiful, apartment-like rooms. The dive boats are the best I have ever been on -- big, roomy, and with super cool outriggers on both sides. The dive staff was fabulous. I was diving with a torn tendon and couldn't get up the ladder with all of my equipment on. They were always right there at the ladder to help me take off my equipment and hand it up. The dive masters were incredible at pointing things out, even the smallest macro species. We did a mind-blowing dive one day at Oslob Island with EIGHT whale sharks!! We also dived at Apo Island two days, which is like diving in the middle of an aquarium. There is a great variety of diving. The food was good and plentiful, and the people were lovely. It was the trip of a lifetime, even though we have also been to Palau and Fiji with KSC. Those were fantastic trips, too, but this one was really special. One thing I would caution people about: my regulator and computer were confiscated at the airport in Manila on the way home. I was told they were "forbidden" items to take on the plane, even though no objections had been made on previous legs. I spent an hour trying to get my equipment back and had to check it. So, don't try to carry on your regulator or computer if you have to go through security in Manila.
Websites	Sea Explorers Philippines Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Thailand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Roatan, Cozumel, Belize, Flower Gardens
Closest Airport	Dumaguete	Getting There	I flew from Houston to LAX to Manila and then to Dumaguete. It's a very long haul, but worth it.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	-85°F / -29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	We were given good dive briefings before each dive, with max depths and bottom time. We usually had only 4 or 5 people to one dive master.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
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	I am not a photographer, so I can't really comment on the accommodations for photographers.

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Dive Review of Sea Explorers Philippines/Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort in Philippines/Negros Island

Sea Explorers Philippines/Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort: "Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort - Philippines", Jul, 2017,

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Dive Review of Sea Explorers Philippines/Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort in
Philippines/Negros Island