YOU NEED 3 DAYS TO DIVE VERDE, AINT NO OTHER WAY TO DO IT…. IS WHAT I TELL MY GUESTS.
IF YOU ARE DIVING THE CENTER OF CENTER OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY
ENJOY 3 DAYS IN PARADISE WITH 2 NIGHTS’ ACCOMMODATION
IN THE MOST RELAXING WHITE SAND BEACHFRONT RESORT
OF THE PHILIPPINE’S FIRST PRE HISPANIC TRADING PORTS “MA- I”
FONDLY RENAMED PORT OF GALLEONS or PUERTO GALERA by the Spanish
WITH 3 FULL DAYS MEALS
PRIVATE TRANSFER FROM MAKATI
COMPLETE SCUBA EQUIPMENT AND THE MOST RELIABLE SCUBA DIVE LEADERS TO BRING YOU AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH VERDE’S NOTORIOUSLY STRONG CURRENTS.
AGAIN I WOULDN’T RECOMMEND ANOTHER CREW FOR THIS EPIC JOURNEY…KEEP IT SAFE…KEEP IT RELAXING.
3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS IN SMALL LALAGUNA RESORT PUERTO GALERA
A SAMPLE ITINERARY OF A WEEKDAY SCHEDULE / WEEKEND SCHEDULE WE USUALLY USE A WATER TAXI
DAY 1
5 AM PICK UP/MEET UP IN MAKATI HOTEL LOBBY
7 AM ARRIVAL AT BATANGAS PIER
8AM RORO FERRY OF PRIVATE VEHICLE YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO STAY
IN THE VEHICLE OR ROAM AROUND THE FERRY BOAT 11 AM ARRIVAL AT PUERTO GALERA PORT
11:20 AM ARRIVAL AT SABANG PORT TO TAKE SPEED BOAT TO RESORT
12 NOON ARRIVAL AT SMALL LALAGUNA RESORT / CHECK IN / LUNCH
1PM ORIENTATION AND EQUIPMENT PREP
FOR VERDE DIVE THE NEXT DAY
2PM RELAX TIME / SNACK ON THEIR BREADS , A MUST IS THEIR
BANANA BREAD
7PM DINNER WE RECOMMEND THE DUMPLINGS, ONE OF A KIND
DAY 2
7 AM VERDE DIVE DAY BREAKFAST OF CHAMPS CHOICE OF
AMERICAN/FILIPINO A MUST
8 AM OFF TO VERDE
830AM 1ST DIVE
1030AM 2ND DIVE
12 NOON GRILLED LUNCH IN VERDE ISLAND
DAY 3
8 -10 AM BREAKFAST
11 AM CHECK OUT / SPEED BOAT BACK TO SABANG
12 NOON LUNCH BY BALATERO PORT
2 PM RORO FERRY OF PRIVATE VEHICLE YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO
STAY IN THE VEHICLE OR ROAM AROUND THE FERRY BOAT
3 PM ARRIVAL AT BATANGAS CITY PIER
6PM ETA BACK AT MAKATI HOTEL
Verde Island is the epicenter of marine shore fish biodiversity. It will soon be a UNESCO World Heritage site because of this reason alone.
A good hour boat ride from small Lalaguna Puerto Galera South of the Philippines will lead you to the seamount Verde Island Passage. You can see the first pinnacle jutting out of the waters on a good day. This open sea dive site has two other peaks at about 18 Meters down or 59 feet.
Diving Verde, you need to be an Advanced Scuba Diver with at least 20 dives under your belt and a good assessment before the dive will be done by PADI pros in the resort to give you a clear for this epic dive. Worth all that as I say, because this is a dive site you do not want to miss out on.
To enter the Dive site you must do a negative buoyancy descent but do not forget to equalize. You must remember to discontinue the dive with your buddy if by chance you are swept away by the current and can’t descend with the others with your safety balloon inflated.
Because of wall is about 70 meters deep this exemplary scuba diving site in the Philippines was compared to another famous scuba diving site, Tubbataha. You will be greeted with Gorgonians, Sea Fans, Barrel sponges as high as 1.5 Meters, schools of fishes like Anthias, Jacks, Emperor fishes, big tunas, Crescent Tail Wrasses, Tangs of different varieties Juvenile sea turtles.
