Banca Diving Safari - Puerto Galera - Verde Island - Anilao
"Dive into the " Center of the Center of the World's Marine Biodiversity"
Dive the Verde island passage, called the “Center of the center of marine bio-diversity.” by Drs. Kent Carpenter (Old Dominion University, Va.) and Victor Springer ( National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian institution). Scientists have established the fact that the entire Indo-Malay-Philippine Archipelago has extreme marine biodiversity, but in a study concluded in 2004, both eminent biologists concluded that the passage, which spans the famous dive destinations of Anilao, Puerto Galera and Verde Island as having a higher concentration of species per unit area in the Philippines than anywhere in the world.
From its central location on beautiful White Beach in Puerto Galera, these dive destinations are now easily accessible with the use of the state of the art dive cruiser.
Our 8 to 10 Day dive packages includes full board meals, 3 boat dives and unlimited beach dives per day. Let our seasoned dive pros show you why Puerto Galera, Anilao and Verde Island have been called the “Marine counterpart to the Amazon River Basin in terms of bio-diversity.”
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With the acquisition of a new spacious and comfortable diving banca, we are pleased to offer a dive safari to the famous muck diving destination of the Verde Island Passage-Anilao. Our boats are custom built for divers comfort and photographer's requirements in mind. Our 10 day itinerary covers the best dive sites of the Verde Island Passage, which has been dubbed the center of the center of marine biodiversity by USA base marine scientists after a 10 year study . From the famous dive sites of Puerto Galera, to the vertiginous 5-star rated walls of Verde Island, we will take you across the passage to meet the macro critters of Anilao. What is a "Dive Safari"?
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2nd day-3rd day 7 am breakfast at the resort |
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| 5th day-8th day 7 am breakfast at the resort 8 am board banca 830-900 1st dive 10 am coffee/tea/cookies/fruit break 11-1130 2nd dive 1:00 return to the resort for lunch 3 pm 3rd dive 430 pm Afternoon tea Free the rest of the afternoon Optional 630 pm DUSK dive or 730 pm Night Dive Available. 9th day-Last day before departure day: 7 am breakfast at the resort 8 am board banca 830-900 1st dive 10 am coffee/tea/cookies/fruit break 11-1130 2nd dive 1:00 return to the resort for lunch Free for the rest of the afternoon to wash and dry gear, etc. 10th Departure day: 7 am breakfast 9 am depart resort and depending on time of airline departure, an optional visit to a mall can be arranged for some last minute shopping. Sample DIVE SITE Itinerary for Anilao-Puerto Galera-Verde island Coral Triangle 1st day arrival check in, check out dive at Twin Rocks (schedule permitting) 2nd day Beatrice Rock Kirby’s rock Lunch at resort Bazura 3rd Day Mainit pt Twin Rocks Lunch Mainit Muck 4th day (Transfer day) Layag Layag/Saddle Red Rock Lunch Manila Channel 5th Day Verde island 2 dives Optional Lunch Weather permitting one more Verde island dive . If not, dive will be at Escarceo Pt , hole in the wall, 6th day Canyons Sinandigan wall Lunch Manila Channel 7th day Dry Dock Hole in the Wall Lunch Giant Clams 8th day Wreck Day Alma Jane Wreck Sabang Wrecks Lunch Sabang Pt 9th day Canyons Hole in the Wall Lunch Washing and drying of gear Rest of afternoon free at leisure 10th day 7 am breakfast 8- 10 am Settle all bills 10 am transfer to Manila/Hotel /Airport |