The Philippines Aggressor 2 is a magnificent and modern 43m/140 ft steel hulled liveaboard. The yacht operates 7 and 10 night diving trips to Tubbataha and a variety of the best destinations in Visayas - Malapascua, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Dumaguete and Cebu. These represent much of the best in scuba diving that the Philippines have to offer - large pelagics such as whale sharks, mantas, hammerheads and thresher sharks, plus an incredible amount of macro creatures including innumerable varieties of nudibranchs, shrimps and octopus.
26 guests are accommodated in 13 cabins with ensuite bathrooms. There are Deluxe Staterooms on the lower deck, as well as Balcony Suites on the upper deck (with private balconies, of course), from where you can enjoy the picturesque seascape of the Philippine islands. Guests are attended by a crew of 15, so you can expect the same attentive service that is characteristic of all Aggressor liveaboards.
The Philippines Aggressor 2 has a dedicated restaurant on the main deck, where meals are taken - breakfast is cooked to order, lunch is a buffet, and dinner is served tableside. The menu onboard is varied and the food plentiful. Some examples of dishes include Asparagus Cream Soup, Chicken and Mushroom Pie, Roasted Turkey with Brown Sauce, Bell Pepper Stew and Saffron Rice with Vegetables, Pear Strudel, Crème Brûlée. There are always plenty of snacks available throughout the day too, such as Mexican-style nachos, pizza slices and carrot cake. Local beer and wine is provided free of charge throughout the cruises.
The sun deck has a hot tub and a wet bar - ideal for late afternoon or early evening relaxation. The awning covers the entire deck, but is retractable so sun worshippers can catch some rays during the day. The upper deck is also a popular social area, and there is an indoor lounge on the main deck, featuring television sets and various other entertainment, such as movies, games and books.
The dive deck is wide and spacious; each diver has their own tank rack, locker, and seating area. All dives are made from the 20 ft / 6m outboard zodiacs capable of carrying 12 divers. The boarding ladders on the platform were designed for convenience to make entries and exits a breeze. Many sites in the Philippines have currents so divers should be comfortable with drift diving. A full line of Aqualung rental equipment is available aboard. If any of your own dive gear fails while onboard, the crew will loan you equipment free of charge, compliments of Aqualung. Sweet!
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Tubbataha North Atoll: Ranger Station, Shark Airport, Washing Machine, Malayan Wreck, Seafan Alley, Terraces; Tubbataha South Atoll: Black Rock, T Wreck, Ko-Ok, Delsan Wreck, Triggerfish City, Southwest Wall, Staghorn Point; Jessie Beazley Reef
Day 1
You will be greeted at Puerto Princesa Airport and transferred to the Philippines Aggressor yacht, where will be snacks and drinks will be served. The cruise director will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a boat safety briefing, crew introductions, and explain the plans for the coming week. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served as you depart from the port for the 10 hour crossing. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
The Tubbataha Reefs National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site and lies in the Sulu Sea in the middle of the Coral Triangle. There are 370 types of coral, 600 species of fish, 12 species of cetacean. Due to their isolation, the atolls are a great area for shark action with species such as guitar, blacktips, white tips, grey reef sharks, silkies, hammerheads and whale sharks. The walls are adorned with beautiful soft corals, barrel sponges and lots of cleaning stations. The shallows are made up of hard coral gardens. Although the macro life is fantastic here, it take a back stage to the big marine life action, such as dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, barracuda, turtles and manta rays.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to cereals, an assortment of breads, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt, eggs cooked to order, sausage, and pancakes. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Yellow Lentil Soup, Grilled Fish in a Lime Butter Sauce, Surf and Turf - Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Tomato Zucchini Ragout and Potato Crisps, Lemon Meringue, Fresh Baked Brownies. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the final full day of the trip, the Aggressor returns to port. Dinner will be taken at a restaurant on shore.
Day 8
You will disembark after breakfast and be transferred back to the local airport.
Tubbataha, Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete & Cagayan (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Tubbataha North Atoll: Ranger Station, Shark Airport, Washing Machine, Malayan Wreck, Seafan Alley, Terraces; Tubbataha South Atoll: Black Rock, T Wreck, Ko-Ok, Delsan Wreck, Triggerfish City, Southwest Wall, Staghorn Point; Jessie Beazley Reef, Bohol: Cabilao, Balicasag; Cebu: Mactan, Olango; Dumaguete: Siquijor, Apo Island, Dauin
Day 1
You will be greeted at Puerto Princesa Airport and transferred to the Philippines Aggressor 2 yacht, where will be snacks and drinks will be served. The cruise director will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a boat safety briefing, crew introductions, and explain the plans for the coming week. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served as you depart from the port for the 10 hour crossing. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-10
On this cruise you will explore the best of the Sulu Sea and the Visayas region. The Tubbataha Reefs National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site in the Sulu Sea in the middle of the Coral Triangle. There are 370 types of coral, 600 species of fish, 12 species of cetacean. The atolls are a great area for shark action with species such as guitar, blacktips, white tips, grey reef sharks, silkies, hammerheads and whale sharks. Other large marine life includes dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, barracuda, turtles and manta rays. The walls are adorned with beautiful soft corals and lots of cleaning stations. The shallows are made up of hard coral gardens.
In the Visayas you will have the opportunity to encounter thresher sharks and mantas at Malapascua, hammerhead sharks at Cabilao, turtles at Balicasag, huge schools of trevally at Apo Island, and muck diving at Dauin. And at all locations, there will be an overwhelming amount macro life - ghostpipefish, seahorses, frogfish, ribbon eels, innumerable species of shrimp, nudibranch, cuttlefish and octopus. It’s an incredible tour in the heart of the Coral Triangle.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to cereals, an assortment of breads, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt, eggs cooked to order, sausage, and pancakes. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Yellow Lentil Soup, Grilled Fish in a Lime Butter Sauce, Surf and Turf - Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Tomato Zucchini Ragout and Potato Crisps, Lemon Meringue, Fresh Baked Brownies. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the final full day of the trip, the Aggressor returns to port in Cebu City. Dinner will be taken at a restaurant on shore.
Day 11
You will disembark after breakfast and be transferred back to the local airport. Please note that this itinerary can run in reverse so please check the exact port of departure and return.
Cebu, Bohol & Dumaguete (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers
Dive sites and activities: Bohol: Cabilao; Cebu: Sumilon, Moalboal, Pescador, Mactan, Olango; Dumaguete: Apo Island, Dauin
Day 1
You will be greeted at Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB) during the afternoon and transferred to the Philippines Aggressor 2 yacht, where will be snacks and drinks will be served. Then the cruise director will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a boat safety briefing, crew introductions, and explain the plans for the coming week. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served as you depart from the port. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
On this cruise you will explore the best of the central Visayas region around Cebu Island and Dumaguete. You will have the opportunity to encounter hammerhead sharks at Cabilao, turtles at Balicasag, huge schools of sardines at Moalboal, whale sharks and mantas at Sumilon, huge schools of trevally at Apo Island, and muck diving at Dauin. And at all locations, there will be an overwhelming amount macro life - ghostpipefish, seahorses, frogfish, ribbon eels, innumerable species of shrimp, nudibranch, cuttlefish and octopus. It’s an incredible tour in the heart of the wonderland that is the Coral Triangle.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to cereals, an assortment of breads, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt, eggs cooked to order, sausage, and pancakes. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Yellow Lentil Soup, Grilled Fish in a Lime Butter Sauce, Surf and Turf - Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Tomato Zucchini Ragout and Potato Crisps, Lemon Meringue, Fresh Baked Brownies. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the final full day of the trip, the Philippines Aggressor returns to port in Dumaguete. Dinner will be taken at a restaurant on shore.
Day 8
After breakfast, you will disembark and be transferred back to the local airport. Please note that this itinerary can run in reverse so please check the exact port of departure and return.
Southern Leyte, Malapascua, Cebu & Bohol (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers
Dive sites and activities: Southern Leyte: Sogod Bay - Napantao Fish Sanctuary, Santa Paz, Limasawa, Panaon Island; Camotes, Bohol: Anda, Cabilao, Olango, Malapascua: Monad Shoal, Gato, Capitancillo
Day 1
You will be greeted at Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB) and transferred to the Philippines Aggressor 2 yacht, where will be snacks and drinks will be served. Then the cruise director will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a boat safety briefing, crew introductions, and explain the plans for the coming week. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served as you depart from the port. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
On this cruise you will explore the best of Malapascua, Bohol and Leyte. The little visited region of Southern Leyte offers some of the best diving in the Philippines. Whale sharks visit the area to feed on blooms of zooplankton, and there are some spectacular muck and macro sites where you can explore to find such wonders as hairy frogfish, xeno crabs, stargazers, and mimic and blue-ringed octopus. Elsewhere in you will have the opportunity to encounter thresher sharks, hammerheads and mantas at Malapascua, and huge schools of trevally and turtles at Bohol. And at all locations, there will be an overwhelming amount macro life - ghostpipefish, seahorses, frogfish, ribbon eels, innumerable species of shrimp, nudibranch, cuttlefish and octopus. It’s an incredible tour in the heart of the wonderland that is the Coral Triangle.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to cereals, an assortment of breads, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt, eggs cooked to order, sausage, and pancakes. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Yellow Lentil Soup, Grilled Fish in a Lime Butter Sauce, Surf and Turf - Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Tomato Zucchini Ragout and Potato Crisps, Lemon Meringue, Fresh Baked Brownies. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the final full day of the trip, the Philippines Aggressor returns to port. Dinner will be taken at a restaurant on shore.
Day 8
After breakfast, you will disembark and be transferred back to the local airport or local hotel.
Tubbataha, Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete & Cagayan (12 Days / 11 Nights - 31 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Tubbataha North Atoll: Ranger Station, Shark Airport, Washing Machine, Malayan Wreck, Seafan Alley, Terraces; Tubbataha South Atoll: Black Rock, T Wreck, Ko-Ok, Delsan Wreck, Triggerfish City, Southwest Wall, Staghorn Point; Jessie Beazley Reef, Bohol: Cabilao, Balicasag; Cebu: Mactan, Olango; Dumaguete: Siquijor, Apo Island, Dauin
Day 1
You will be greeted at Puerto Princesa Airport (PPS) and transferred to the Philippines Aggressor 2 yacht, where will be snacks and drinks will be served. Then the cruise director will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a boat safety briefing, crew introductions, and explain the plans for the coming week. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served as you depart from the port for the 10 hour crossing. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-11
On this cruise you will explore the best of the Sulu Sea and the Visayas region. The Tubbataha Reefs National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site in the Sulu Sea in the middle of the Coral Triangle. There are 370 types of coral, 600 species of fish, 12 species of cetacean. The atolls are a great area for shark action with species such as guitar, blacktips, white tips, grey reef sharks, silkies, hammerheads and whale sharks. Other large marine life includes dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, barracuda, turtles and manta rays. The walls are adorned with beautiful soft corals and lots of cleaning stations. The shallows are made up of hard coral gardens.
In the Visayas you will have the opportunity to encounter thresher sharks and mantas at Malapascua, hammerhead sharks at Cabilao, turtles at Balicasag, huge schools of trevally at Apo Island, and muck diving at Dauin. And at all locations, there will be an overwhelming amount macro life - ghostpipefish, seahorses, frogfish, ribbon eels, innumerable species of shrimp, nudibranch, cuttlefish and octopus. It’s an incredible tour in the heart of the Coral Triangle.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to cereals, an assortment of breads, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt, eggs cooked to order, sausage, and pancakes. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Yellow Lentil Soup, Grilled Fish in a Lime Butter Sauce, Surf and Turf - Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Tomato Zucchini Ragout and Potato Crisps, Lemon Meringue, Fresh Baked Brownies. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the final full day of the trip, the Philippines Aggressor returns to port in Cebu City. Dinner will be taken at a restaurant on shore.
Day 12
After breakfast, you will disembark and be transferred back to the local airport. Please note that this itinerary can run in reverse so please check the exact port of departure and return.
Malapascua, Cebu, Bohol & Dumaguete (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers
Dive sites and activities: Malapascua, Gato, Capitancillo, Cebu: Moalboal, Pascador, Oslob, Sumilon, Dumaguete: Apo Island, Siquijor, Dauin, Bohol: Pamilacan, Anda, Olango
Day 1
You will be greeted at Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB) and transferred to the Philippines Aggressor 2 yacht, where will be snacks and drinks will be served. Then the cruise director will welcome you onboard, assign your cabin to you, give a boat safety briefing, crew introductions, and explain the plans for the coming days. You will have time to complete the necessary dive paperwork, familiarize yourself with the vessel and make yourself comfortable. Then dinner will be served as you depart from the port. After a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-10
On this cruise you will explore the best of the central Visayas region in a circular loop around Cebu Island, with a detour to Dumaguete. You will have the opportunity to encounter thresher sharks and mantas at Malapascua, hammerhead sharks at Cabilao, turtles at Balicasag, huge schools of sardines at Moalboal, whale sharks at Sumilon, huge schools of trevally at Apo Island, and muck diving at Dauin. And at all locations, there will be an overwhelming amount macro life - ghostpipefish, seahorses, frogfish, ribbon eels, innumerable species of shrimp, nudibranch, cuttlefish and octopus. It’s an incredible tour in the heart of the wonderland that is the Coral Triangle.
The menu onboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international cuisine. You will wake up to cereals, an assortment of breads, fresh seasonal fruit, yogurt, eggs cooked to order, sausage, and pancakes. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, salads and sandwiches, and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and table served each evening. Examples include: Yellow Lentil Soup, Grilled Fish in a Lime Butter Sauce, Surf and Turf - Beef Tenderloin and King Prawns served with a Creamy Brown Sauce, Tomato Zucchini Ragout and Potato Crisps, Lemon Meringue, Fresh Baked Brownies. There will also be plenty of snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Beverages include fruit juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea, coffee, and a limited selection of local beer and wine.
After 2 morning dives on the final full day of the trip, the Aggressor returns to port. Dinner will be taken at a restaurant on shore.
Day 11
After breakfast, you will disembark and be transferred back to the local airport.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
