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Pelagic & Reefs

Oct-May

Philippines

UD Rating – 4 Star

Atlantis Azores

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The Atlantis Azores is a luxury 33 metre boat allowing you to experience the finest diving in the Philippines by offering 4 route options including Bohol, Malapascua, Cebu and Tubbataha Reef.

The Atlantis Azores is a luxury 33 metre boat allowing you to experience the finest diving in the Philippines by offering 4 route options including Bohol, Malapascua and Tubbataha Reef. Whether you want to see whale sharks, amazing drop offs, vast amounts of marine life or colourful corals, the Philippines have incredible dive sites waiting to be explored. The experienced captain and 10 friendly crew will lead you through the trip whilst helping with any questions or queries you may have regarding the boat or the itinerary.

The Atlantis Azores comfortably accommodates 16 guests in 8 deluxe cabins located on the lower deck. All cabins come with en-suite facilities, storage space, hairdryers and an air conditioning unit with individual climate controls. The food aboard is a variety of local and international cuisine freshly prepared and cooked everyday suiting the needs of most customers. Any dietary requirements must be stated at the time of booking so the chef can adhere to any guest’s needs.

The large air-conditioned dining room is furnished with tables and chairs providing ample space for divers and is where all meals are served throughout the day. The salon located next door is the perfect place to relax after a long day’s diving. The partially covered sun deck is furnished with chase lounges, a wet bar, a hot tub and a variety of tables and chairs. The dive deck is equipped with individual gear lockers, a camera table, charging stations and fresh hot water showers making it convenient for you when you get back onto the boat as most dives are done from 2 zodiac tender boats.

Deluxe Stateroom

Atlantis Azores has 7 deluxe staterooms with a double bed (lower) and a single bed (upper) bunk-style, all of which have an en suite bathroom and are located below deck.

  • Located below deck
  • Double bed (lower) and a single bed (upper) bunk-style
  • Amenities included such as a hair dryer
  • Private bathroom including shower gel

Owners Suite

The Owner's suite is located on the upper deck with a double (lower) and single bed (upper) bunk-style. The suite is larger than the other cabins and has a desk, large picture windows and extensive storage space.

  • Located on the upper deck
  • Double bed (lower) and a single bed (upper) bunk-style
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom

Route Options

Experience adrenaline rushes as you dive, in awe of the breathtaking creatures and corals you will see.

Tubbataha is located in the Sulu Sea and is rarely visited due its remote location and its marine preserve status. The north and south reef enclose a sandy lagoon that contain nearly 400 species of corals, 11 species of sharks and 12 species of dolphins and whales. Huge gorgonian fan corals will blow you away while sightings of patrolling grey reef sharks, manta rays and hawksbill turtles add to the excitement. Expect to see thousands of reef fish and drop offs into oblivian and you are bound to experience dives with an adrenaline rush!

The Atlantis Azores is a luxury 33 metre boat allowing you to experience the finest diving in the Philippines by offering 4 route options. She comfortably accommodates 16 guests in 8 deluxe cabins located on the lower deck and the food aboard is a variety of local and international cuisine freshly prepared and cooked everyday suiting the needs of most customers.

Enjoy diving around one of the most beautiful and diverse regions in Asia, where the magnitude of species and rainbow corals are guaranteed to exceed all expectations!

The Philippines have incredible dive sites waiting to be explored where you can expect to see a range of species ranging from pygmy seahorses to manta rays and white tip reef sharks amongst many others. Being one of the most diverse regions in Asia there are also vast amounts of colourful hard and soft corals to be seen. Structures such as overhangs and dramatic walls add to the magical experience of diving here.

The Atlantis Azores is a luxury 33 metre boat allowing you to experience the finest diving in the Philippines, comfortably accommodating 16 guests in 8 deluxe cabins located on the lower deck. The food aboard is a variety of local and international cuisine freshly prepared and cooked everyday suiting the needs of most customers. Soft drinks and all meals are included in the costs as well as four to five dives per day.

The transition route with the Atlantis Azores takes you through a selection of beautiful dive sites between Dumaguete and Puerto Galera.

DAY 1: Oslob / Sumilon
DAY 2: Pescador Island / Moalboal
DAY 3 & 4: Monad Shoal / Malapascua
DAY 5: Romblon
DAY 6: Verde Island and Puerto Galera
DAY 7: Disembarkation 8AM

DAY 1: OSLOB AND SUMILON ISLAND
We spend the 1st day snorkeling with Whale Sharks at Oslob. The rest of the day will be spent diving around tranquil Sumilon Island, surrounded by crystal clear waters and pristine white sandy beaches. Look out for… exquisite coral gardens and drop-offs. ‘Might sees’ in this area include manta rays and sting rays, barracudas, sea turtles and snakes and very occasionally whale sharks and hammerheads.

DAY 2: PESCADOR ISLAND / MOALBOAL
Rated as one of the Philippines top dive sites for many years this small island is just a couple of miles due west of Moalboal. The exhilarating scene is set by a small plateau that surrounds the island before it drops vertically into the abyss. The wall is literally teeming with life; frog fish, stonefish, barracuda and turtles are common but the real draw is the sardine run and a chance of a thresher!

DAY 3 & 4: MONAD SHOAL / MALAPASCUA
Start the week with a dawn dive on what is rapidly becoming one of the best-known dive sites in the Philippines; Monad Shoal. Sit in 20m/70ft to 28m/95ft and enjoy the Thresher Sharks and Manta’s that frequent the area. Resort based boats have an hour-long journey to this site meaning a very early start to the day... You’ll be tucked up comfortably in bed or enjoying your first coffee.

DAY 5: ROMBLON
Romblon Island offers various dive sites: walls, cliffs, soft coral spots, muck dive sites for macro fans, giant gorgonias, marine sanctuaries, underwater canyons and much more. Some highlights include giant fan corals, swarmfish, muck and macro critters like Marble shrimps, Spanish dancers, rare tiger shrimps.

DAY 6: VERDE ISLAND AND PUERTO GALERA
Verde Island and the surrounding waters are known as the "center of marine biodiversity in the world" with over 300 species of coral and underwater rock canyons that host nearly 60 percent of the world’s known shore-fish species so get ready for some truly spectacular diving! The area is known for its generally strong currents and clear waters that provide great drift diving along deep walls. Around Puerto Galera, diving is mostly colorful reefs with very diverse topography, such as walls, ledges, big coral heads and even a proper wreck (Alma Jane). There are also opportunities for amazing muck diving and macro critters.

DAY 7: DISEMBARKATION 8AM
This is an excellent itinerary to add a few nights at Atlantis Puerto Galera.

Vessel Details

Year Built / Refurbished Refitted in 2011
Guest Numbers 16
Length & Width 33 metres long and a 6 metre beam
Speed 10 knots
Engines Twin cummings diesel
Generators 1 x 30KW and 2 x 60KW
Number of Cabins 8 air conditioned deluxe cabins
Communication & Navigation Ray marine E120 chart plotter, 36 mile color radar, compass, video depth sounder, GPS, VHF radio, single side band radio, weather facsimile, satellite phone, and cell phone coverage of some trips
Salon & Dining Area Spacious dining area and large salon
Entertainment TV/Video/DVD/CD, board games, presentations and a library
Emergency Equipment Oxygen system, Medic First Aid Kit and defibrillator aboard
Air Compressors 2 × bauer air compressors
Equipment Rental Equipment rental available on charters from Dumaguete - see prices list below
Dive Deck Spacious dive deck with individual dive lockers, camera table, charging station and hot water showers
Full Equipment USD 35
Wetsuits USD 5
BCD USD 12
Regulator USD 12
Torch USD 10
Dive Computer USD 15
Mask & Snorkel USD5
Mask, Fins & Snorkel USD 5
Boots USD 5
Equipment Rental The equipment rental prices listed are per person per day and are payable aboard before your departure however we will need to pre book it at the time of booking. Please note prices are a guide only and are subject to change depending on the departu

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Malapascua Island

The Visayas , Philippines

“North Point” is used as our house reef, although it takes a short boat ride. The rock formation and small canyons on the northern part of Malapascua are covered with beautiful hard and soft corals. A wide variety of reef fish, different kinds of rays, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and shell can be found here as well as huge crabs. This place is also known for its beautiful night dive.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 23m

Pescador Island

The Visayas , Philippines

Located southwest of Tongo Point in the Tanon Strait, this is the best diving area of Cebu. Pescador Island is an open top funnel that bottoms out. It also has a wall that overhangs cracks and crevices with gorgonian sea fans, black coral, large barrel and tube sponges. The fish life includes just about everything: sweet lips, jacks, barracuda, Napoleon Wrasse, Moorish idols, parrotfish, White tip and Grey Reef Shark, lionfish, Zebra Lionfish, scorpion fish, stonefish, moray eels, sea snakes, Hammerhead sharks, Manta Rays and Spanish Dancer nudibranchs.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 50m

Jessie Beazley

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

The Jessie Beazley Reef is situated about 20km North West of North Tubbataha. This small reef is only half a kilometre in diameter yet offers some striking diving. It is not protected as a Marine Park, so fishing is still allowed.

The reef slopes to between 7 and 12 metres finishing at a wall that drops off to over 50m. The shallows are covered with corals that support a huge and diverse population of reef fish. White tip and black tip reef sharks are common as are tuna, groupers, barracuda and mackerel. Hammerhead, mako and thresher sharks also occasionally venture into these waters.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 50m

Amos Rock

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

This site is found on the south side of the north Island. It starts on a gentle slope that is covered in corals and ends with a wall covered in gorgonian fans and whip corals. Here divers will come across a wide variety of large fish, including mackerel, snapper and large groupers. You're also certain to see white tip and gray reef sharks that inhabit these waters in large numbers. Other fish that can be seen include Moorish idols, angelfish, surgeonfish and fusiliers.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 70m

Malayan Wreck

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

Here divers can see the remains of a Malayian ship that stranded here from the mooring place. The current on the corners can be strong and therefore lots of fish will hang around there. Here you will have the opportunity to see large groups of dogtooth tuna and even an eagle ray, moray eels, angelfishes, butterfly fishes and other smaller reef fish as well as some lobsters, starfish and flatworms.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Black Rock

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

The Black Rock is located north east of the south island. The vertical wall is not covered with much corals. Here divers will have the opportunity to see some sharks patrolling, mostly white tip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasses and manta ray on the reef top.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth:

Pescador Island Cathedral

The Visayas , Philippines

The Pescador Cathedral has a depth of 2 to 65 meters and visibility of 20 to 40 meters. There is an unbelievable variety of corals, frog fish, schools of lion fish, barracudas, tuna and snappers, etc. There is a magnificent cave that has a heavenly view of the surface so it's easy to see why it's called the Cathedral. Occasionally you will meet sharks and at the north east side there is a plateau where you can find nudibranchs, shrimps and lots of other small marine life. The wall is covered with soft coral which offers a home to octopus, moray eels, snake-eels, nudibranchs and many more.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 65m

Apo Island

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

Apo Island offers a number of sites. The whole Northeast side of Apo Reef consists of drop-offs and overhangs where white tip reef and grey reef sharks, turtles, barracuda and shoals of snapper can be found. The reef is covered with table corals, stag horn corals, porites corals, fire corals and a variety of soft corals. The remainder of Apo Reef have steep walls with strong currents that attract pelagic such as hammerhead sharks and manta rays.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Delsan Wreck

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

Laying in of water, this wreckage attracts schools of snappers & sweetlips, as well as eagle rays and plenty of sharks. White tips, black tips and grey reef sharks can all be seen feeding here. Turtles are common visitors and there are plenty of molluscs and crustaceans to entertain macro lovers around the wreckage and along the wall. During our trips we often dive here twice as the marine life is simply fantastic.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18

Marine Sanctuary

The Visayas , Philippines

This dive site slopes from 5m to 18m and then drops. In this area you can see a forest of huge sea fans. This site is good for both wide angle and macro photography. Hard and soft corals, leaf fish and the unusual ghost pipe fish await you here. Tuna and White Tip Sharks can be spotted occasionally.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 35

Doljo Point

The Visayas , Philippines

Doljo Point located at Barangay Doljo in Panglao Island, lies precisely northwest of the island and at its ultimate tip. The beach is acclaimed for its ethereal seashells, calm deep clear waters and its florid marine biodiversity. Its location and deep drop off provides divers a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks, manta rays and whale sharks. The site has a breathtaking wall dive with multiple hard corals and sandy spots.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 60

Oslob

The Visayas , Philippines

Situated in the southeastern part of Cebu Province, is well-known as a site for whale shark watching. Local fishermen started feeding the whale sharks who came to visit the area and as a result many tourists come here specifically to see the whale sharks being fed and to snorkel and dive among them.

  • Dive Type: Resort Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 40m

Rudys Rock

The Visayas , Philippines

Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder going in the direction of exit point from Black Forest, or have the wall on your right shoulder going in the direction to Rico's Wall. Deep drop-off wall on the southwest side of Balicasag Island. The land orientation is marked with a stick in shallow water in front of the beach. Soft and hard corals, small caverns and crevices. Often schools of big eye trevally swimming in circles like a tornado as well as midnight snapper swimming among sweetlips.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 35m

Sumilon Island

The Visayas , Philippines

WEST - A classic wall dive that runs the length of the island. This can be split into two or dived as one continuous dive site. The intricate topography, vast rock structures coupled with clear visibility makes this a feast for the eyes. Fish everywhere, stunning shallows and still water makes the west side of the island a favourite for all. NORTH - Generally a drift dive with varying currents depending on the tides. The topography of the site goes from a shallow coral garden down a steep sandy slope with scattered coral lumps. This is often a site that throws a few surprise pelagics into the mixer with sightings of blacktips, whitetips and whale sharks. A wonderful drift. EAST - Think back to when you were young and how you imagined the underwater world to be. This is Sumilon East. No current, set on a shallow slope with an array of mind blowing colors created by a plethora of stunning corals and reef fish of every description. This is a must do dive for any level of diver.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 35m

North Atoll - Wall Street

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

One of the most popular coral reef wall dives within the Tubbataha park, ‘Wall Street’ is a sheer wall dive plunging deep into the blue of the Sulu Sea. Notable sightings at the ‘Wall Street’ dive include Napoleon Wrasse, and blacksaddle coral grouper. Lucky divers have even spotted a whale shark here.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 40m

T Wreck

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

You will lose count of the number of green and hawksbill turtles in the area. Look out for marble stingrays in the sand. Eagle rays often cruise by and expect to see large grouper and giant trevally.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Eiger Wall

Palawan & Tubbataha, Philippines

You will lose count of the number of green and hawksbill turtles in the area. Look out for marble stingrays in the sand. Eagle rays often cruise by and expect to see large grouper and giant trevally.

  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m
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