The Best in the East
Posted By Malcolm James on 7 July 2000
How many times have you read a web page that offers some of the best diving in the world? One day I will click on a site that offers average diving, ill fitting equipment and a staff who don't really care.
Last month, however, I took a group of divers down to Puerto Galera in the Philippines for four days of learning to dive and doing advanced training. Four hours south of Manila on the island of Mindoro, Puerto Galera offers without a doubt some of the best diving in the Asian Pacific region. Put simply this is a divers paradise. World class diving, top equipment and dive staff who go beyond what you expect to ensure a great dive trip. From easy shore dives to advanced technical diving this is a must dive location, for any diver visiting the region.
The whole area is designed with dive travel in mind. Shore diving begins as soon as you enter the water as the reef begins right off the shoreline. There are over thirty dive sites within fifteen minutes offering some of the most enjoyable dives I have ever done.
Asia Divers is the premier dive store that offers a holiday that will satisfy even the most jaded travelling diver. A PADI Five Star facility that has lead more than 30,000 divers in the area and the staff has fifty years combined teaching experience.
Starting with a shore dive to shake off the cobwebs, you enter crystal clear, warm water. The only reason to wear a wetsuit is to offer protection from accidentally rubbing against coral. From soft corals to forests of staghorn you never stop being amazed at the variety of electric colored fish that live here. Cleaning stations abound where you can observe this almost car wash like mentality; large fish hang back waiting their turn. I counted four different anemones that were home to various species of clownfish, from almost pale sand colored to blood red, they protect their patch.
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