Dive Review of Sea Explorers/Amorita in
Philippines/Alona, Panglao

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Sea Explorers/Amorita, May, 2013, by David Dornbusch, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7002 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
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Comments	Excellent for macro life. Abundance of numerous, small and unusual critters I had not seen anywhere else. Muck diving near the resort yielded sightings of ornate and robust ghost pipe fish, many frogfish of various colors and sizes, a wide variety of splendid nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish (including flamboyant), seahorses, pipefish, kraits, morays, various lionfish, garden eels, variety of tiny crabs and shrimp that would take a page to name, crocodile fish, and mandarin fish spawning on an evening dive. At Balicasag Island, a half hour trip away, more of the same, plus anemone of various colors and anemone fish, turtles, many large schools, especially jacks and reef fish. Very healthy hard and soft corals. The resort has beautiful accommodations, excellent food, and the friendliest staff I've experienced anywhere. May was a perfect time to visit, following the windy season, when the sea can be choppy, and before the rainy season. Sea temperature was 83-85 F., a 3 mm wetsuit all that's needed. Although we brought our own gear, they rent top quality equipment.
Websites	Sea Explorers Amorita
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Red Sea, Tonga, Fiji, Palau, Yap, Tahiti, Borneo, Hawaii, Belize, Cozumel, Roatan, Caymans, British Virgins, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	1 hour
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		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Sea Explorers/Amorita in Philippines/Alona, Panglao

Sea Explorers/Amorita, May, 2013,

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Dive Review of Sea Explorers/Amorita in
Philippines/Alona, Panglao