One of the unexpected highlight of the Dive Seafari trip is being housed at luxury resort The Peacock Garden. This secret hideaway is tucked in the middle of Baclayon about 15 minutes from Baclayon church and Tagbilaran airport. The scuba diving part is in Panglao Island, about 45 minutes away (26 minutes was our record). [...]
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After 5 days of scuba diving, the Dive Seafari group were treated to a countryside tour before everyone heads back to Manila. I always say Bohol is a Visayan wonder because it has everything–rich culture, friendly people, and natural wonders. The tour started with a visit to the Tarsier Sanctuary located in the towns of [...]
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Balicasag is a 25-hectare small island 4 km southwest of Panglao. It houses 200 families and the Philippine Tourism Authority operates a 20 rooms resort on a 1.5-hectare area–the Balicasag Island Dive Resort. We were hosted by the PTA for one night and dove around the island for 2 days. It is one of the best [...]
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Bohol Divers Club is a nice dive resort in Alona Beach, Panglao. Their dive shop will be our diving host as well as those joining the MAD about US photo competition. It’s the type of resort I would typically book to be my base when scuba diving. It’s along the white beach, busy with lots [...]
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The flight was at 11:50am but I was at the airport at 9:00 am, the meet up time. I met Mick (from Australia) and Steve (from UK) who are the 2 other international guests of the Seafari. So there we were, having coffee while waiting for our check-in time and talking about diving when I [...]
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