Palau Sport

MY Palau Sport is a 38-meter steel-hulled twin-engine liveaboard yacht, operating diving cruises to Tubbataha - the Philippines’ premiere dive destination - as well as Apo Reef and the famous wrecks of Coron Island. The boat was designed and built as a dive yacht that puts the safety and comfort of divers at the forefront.

The liveaboard can comfortably accommodate 24 guests in twin berth bunk bed cabins and queen bed suites, all with en-suite bathrooms. Guests are asked to refrain from charging their electrical devices in their cabins. Instead there is a large charging station located on the upper deck that provides adequate power sources and universal sockets where guests can charge all their devices. The area is monitored by crew to ensure the safety of all items.

One of the highlights of each cruise are the sumptuous buffet meals with a selection of Filipino, Continental, and Asian dishes. Meals are served in the air-conditioned dining hall or al fresco on the canopied top deck (weather permitting). After a full day of scuba diving, guests can unwind with their favorite cocktail from the bar, it is located next to the dining hall and serves some of the finest wines, beers, and mixes. The hall also serves as the main entertainment zone for those who would like to edit and stream their dive footage.

Dive operations on the Palau Sport are conducted on the customized dive boats. The 32 ft canopied chase boats were uniquely designed to give divers ease and functionality when preparing for a dive. These 15 diver capacity boats are equipped with individual dive cradles positioned in the center aisle. Not only does this make gearing up a breeze, but it also protects diver gear from unwanted bumps and scratches. The ease of hopping on and off is also a great feature - with steps on both sides, transferring to and from the main vessel is made almost effortless.

The dive deck is one of the biggest and most professionally equipped in the Philippines. There are 24 individual diver stations and storage bins for scuba gear, nitrox, cameras for rent, wash bins, shower areas, air nozzle cleaning jets, a clean common bathroom and ample hanging areas for wetsuits to dry.

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Dive experience: Advanced open water divers with a minimum of 50 logged dives required.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, local transfers to and from the boat, dives (as detailed in the trips above), 5 experienced English-speaking divemasters, tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental US$ 50 per day, dive insurance (available onboard), port and park fees (from US$ 100 per trip), fuel surcharge (US$ 100 per trip). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash USD only).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, dive computer rental US$ 15 per day, enriched air nitrox for certified divers (US$ 130 per trip), torch US$ 10 per day, 15 litre tank US$ 8 per day, underwater camera. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: Departs from Puerto Princesa; embarkation is at 2 pm. Roundtrip transfers from Puerto Princessa Airport (PPS) and local hotels to the Palau Sport are provided on the day of departure/return. Guests who arrive earlier than the embarkation time will be transported from the airport to a designated waiting area. All guests will be then be shuttled to the vessel for embarkation. At the completion of the trip, the final dive will be early afternoon on the penultimate day. Then the boat returns to port, arriving in the morning on the final day. Guests will be shuttled back to Puerto Princessa Airport in time for their respective flights. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. It is recommended to book mid-afternoon flights or later.
Apo Reef and Coron: These trips depart from Danglayan Port, San Pascual in Batangas City; embarkation is at 1 pm. Roundtrip transfers from Batangas City and local and Anilao hotels to the Palau Sport are provided on the day of departure/return. Pick up is normally at 12 noon - 12:30 pm. At the completion of the trip, the final dive will be early afternoon on the penultimate day, then the boat returns to port, arriving during the evening. Guests will be shuttled back to Anilao/Batangas City and disemabrk in the morning. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
For more details, including airlines, see our Philippines travel information section.

Non-diver rate: None.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - solo travellers may choose to pay the regular price and share a cabin or add an 80% supplement for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 11 guests and 1 extra guest can join the cruise free of charge.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 22 persons and 2 additional persons can join free of charge.

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (7 Days / 6 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Tubbataha - North Atoll: Malayan Wreck, Shark Airport, Washine Machine, Sea Fan Alley, Terraces; South Atoll: Ko Ok, Delsan Wreck, Lighthouse, Triggerfish City, Black Rock; Jessie Beazley Reef

Day 1
You will be met at Puerto Princesa Airport and transferred to the port for boarding during the afternoon. The Palau Sport will depart from port late afternoon bound for the famous Tubbataha National Park. There will be a boat briefing and a discussion on the plans for the coming days. Dinner will be served as you make your way across the Sulu Sea.

Days 2-6
Tubbataha is a World Heritage Site and is considered part of the 7 Wonders of Nature in the World. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of the South and North Atolls, and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. You will find one of the most pristine coral reef systems in the world and it is home to a great diversity of marine life. Whales, dolphins, reef sharks, turtles and Napoleon wrasse are among the key species you can see. The spectacular reefs are home to 300 coral species, 400 fish species, and numerous bird life.
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving Filipino, continental and Asian Fusion cuisine. Meals are served buffet style in the dining hall or al fresco on the canopied top deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served. There is an on-board cash bar that serves wines, liquor and beers.
On the penultimate day you will make 2 or 3 dives, then the boat will depart back to port.

Day 7
The boat will arrive at Puerto Princesa early morning. After breakfast, the crew will transfer you to the airport or nearby hotel.

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Apo Reef, Coron & Dugongs (7 Days / 6 Nights - 20 Dives)

Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Apo Reef, Coron, Black Island, Calauit, Puerto Galera, Verde Island

Day 1
Embark the Palau Sport in Batangas for a port departure early afternoon bound for the famous Apo Reef. There will be a boat briefing and a discussion on the plans for the coming days. Dinner will be served as you make your way across the Verde Island Passage.

Days 2-6
Apo Reef Natural Park is situated on the western side of Mindoro; it is the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system. It is one of the most popular dive destinations in the Philippines and has an extensive wealth of marine life, with plentiful batfish, surgeonfish, snappers, fusiliers and trevallies. There is great macro life including tunicates, nudibranchs and sea slugs, but also large schools of large pelagic fish, dolphins, sharks (blacktip/whitetip/grey reef, and thresher sharks), barracuda and manta rays.
Coron Island is well known for several Japanese wrecks that sank there during World War II. It is the best wreck diving location in SE Asia and most of the sunken wrecks are 100-200m in length and can be dived by beginner divers. The Okikawa Maru was a 160m long ship which was sunk by a direct hit on the bow area. You might also explore the Akitsusima, a sea plane tender, and Irako, a refrigeration ship for the Japanese Imperial Navy. There is also a very interesting site called Barracuda Lake, which is a former volcano with amazing rock formations.
Dugong watching at Calauit, North Busuanga has become ever more popular as an eco-tourism activity. Dugongs, also known as sea cows, are vegetarians and can be found in the warm coastal waters where sea grasses grow. They often grow up 3m/8-10 ft long and can easily weigh 450 kg/1,000 pounds.
Puerto Galera is a designated UNESCO 'Man and Biosphere Reserve' that has over 40 dive sites along its coast, with great diversity: from relaxed critter diving (heaven for photographers), to wonderful drift dives, a couple of small wrecks. Several inner bays offer shallow coral gardens and sandy patches, while the outer bay walls offer vivid corals, with canyons, swim throughs, rock formations and a couple of small wrecks with heaps of reef fish.
Verde Island has pinnacles and walls covered in gorgonians and the strong current here attract giant trevally, tuna and barracuda. It is fish soup!
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving Filipino, continental and Asian Fusion cuisine. Meals are served buffet style in the dining hall or al fresco on the canopied top deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served. There is an on-board cash bar that serves wines, liquor and beers.
On the penultimate day you will make 2 or 3 dives, then the boat will depart back to port, arriving during the evening.

Day 7
After breakfast, the crew will transfer you to Anilao or Batangas City.

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Apo Reef, Coron & Dugongs (10 Days / 9 Nights - 30 Dives)

Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs/manatees, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Apo Reef, Coron Palawan, Black Island, Busuanga, Verde Island

Day 1
Embark the Palau Sport in Batangas for a port departure early afternoon bound for the famous Apo Reef. There will be a boat briefing and a discussion on the plans for the coming days. Dinner will be served as you make your way across the Verde Island Passage.

Days 2-9
Apo Reef Natural Park is situated on the western side of Mindoro; it is the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system. It is one of the most popular dive destinations in the Philippines and has an extensive wealth of marine life, with plentiful batfish, surgeonfish, snappers, fusiliers and trevallies. There is great macro life including tunicates, nudibranchs and sea slugs, but also large schools of large pelagic fish, dolphins, sharks (blacktip/whitetip/grey reef, and thresher sharks), barracuda and manta rays.
Coron Island is well known for several Japanese wrecks that sank there during World War II. It is the best wreck diving location in SE Asia and most of the sunken wrecks are 100-200m in length and can be dived by beginner divers. The Okikawa Maru was a 160m long ship which was sunk by a direct hit on the bow area. You might also explore the Akitsusima, a sea plane tender, and Irako, a refrigeration ship for the Japanese Imperial Navy. There is also a very interesting site called Barracuda Lake, which is a former volcano with amazing rock formations.
Dugong watching at Calauit, North Busuanga has become ever more popular as an eco-tourism activity. Dugongs, also known as sea cows, are vegetarians and can be found in the warm coastal waters where sea grasses grow. They often grow up 3m/8-10 ft long and can easily weigh 450 kg/1,000 pounds.
Puerto Galera is a designated UNESCO 'Man and Biosphere Reserve' that has over 40 dive sites along its coast, with great diversity: from relaxed critter diving (heaven for photographers), to wonderful drift dives, a couple of small wrecks. Several inner bays offer shallow coral gardens and sandy patches, while the outer bay walls offer vivid corals, with canyons, swim throughs, rock formations and a couple of small wrecks with heaps of reef fish.
Verde Island has pinnacles and walls covered in gorgonians and the strong current here attract giant trevally, tuna and barracuda. It is fish soup!
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving Filipino, continental and Asian Fusion cuisine. Meals are served buffet style in the dining hall or al fresco on the canopied top deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served. There is an on-board cash bar that serves wines, liquor and beers.
On the penultimate day you will make 2 or 3 dives, then the boat will depart back to port, arriving during the evening.

Day 10
After breakfast, the crew will transfer you to Anilao or Batangas City.

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Tubbataha & Apo Reef (9 Days / 8 Nights - 27 Dives)

Trip highlights: shark action, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Tubbataha - North Atoll: Malayan Wreck, Shark Airport, Washine Machine, Sea Fan Alley, Terraces; South Atoll: Ko Ok, Delsan Wreck, Lighthouse, Triggerfish City, Black Rock; Jessie Beazley Reef; Cuyo Island, Apo Reef, Anilao

Day 1
You will be met at Puerto Princesa Airport and transferred to the port for boarding during the afternoon. The Palau Sport will depart from port late afternoon bound for the famous Tubbataha National Park. There will be a boat briefing and a discussion on the plans for the coming days. Dinner will be served as you make your way across the Sulu Sea.

Days 2-8
Tubbataha is a World Heritage Site and is considered part of the 7 Wonders of Nature in the World. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of the South and North Atolls, and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. You will find one of the most pristine coral reef systems in the world and it is home to a great diversity of marine life. Whales, dolphins, reef sharks, turtles and Napoleon wrasse are among the key species you can see. The spectacular reefs are home to 300 coral species, 400 fish species, and numerous bird life.
Apo Reef Natural Park is one of the most popular dive destinations in the Philippines and has an extensive wealth of marine life, with plentiful batfish, surgeonfish, snappers, fusiliers and trevallies. There is great macro life including tunicates, nudibranchs and sea slugs, but also large schools of large pelagic fish, dolphins, sharks (blacktip/whitetip/grey reef, and thresher sharks), barracuda and manta rays.
Anilao is the birth place of scuba diving in the Philippines and is one of the world's best muck dive destinations. As well as being the "The Nudibranch Capital of the World", there is an unbelievable number of shrimps and crabs, rhinopias, blue-ringed octopus, mimic octopus and wonderpus, lacy and weedy scorpionfish, stargazers, pygmy seahorses, bobbit worms and frogfish.
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving Filipino, continental and Asian Fusion cuisine. Meals are served buffet style in the dining hall or al fresco on the canopied top deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served. There is an on-board cash bar that serves wines, liquor and beers.
On the penultimate day you will make 2 or 3 dives, then the boat will sail to port in Batangas, arriving during the evening.

Day 9
After breakfast, the crew will transfer you to Anilao or Batangas City.
Note: sometimes trips run in reverse. Check exact port details above.

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[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].

Palau Sport has 12 guest cabins, all located on the upper deck. There are 3 queen-size double bed suites with customized built-in work stations and a picturesque view; and 9 twin bunk bed cabins built-in reading night lights a convenient and easy stair access to the top bunk. All accommodation have en-suite bathrooms.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 12 / 12 - hot water