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: North and South Atoll: Delsan Wreck, Black Rock, Washing Machine, North East Wall, Donato's Wall, Shark Airport, Amos Rock, Staghorn Point, Jessie Beazley Reefs, Malayan Wreck
Day 1
Embarkation at Puerto Princesa harbour starts in the afternoon and guests are collected from Puerto Princesa Domestic Airport Terminal. If you arrive early, please make your own way to the harbour. The Solitude One crew will welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to sign the liability release forms. Dinner will follow once you have settled in. The boat leaves at port at sunset towards Tubbataha (estimated travel time is 10 hours).
Days 2-6
Tubbataha Reef is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of South and North Atolls and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. It is here that you will find one of the most pristine coral reefs in the world. The park is a marine sanctuary in which nature flourishes, a dream place to go for divers like you, where you can find around 300 different coral types and at least 380 species of fish. Groupers, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, triggerfish, turtles and also grey reef and whitetip reef sharks are present.
3-4 dives per diving day are scheduled on this Solitude One cruise: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (they have a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, do the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch.
Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck, or in the digital darkroom for safe stowing of camera and video equipment, and charging batteries. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with buffet style Asian and Western entrees.
Day 7
After a big breakfast, check out follows, and a transfer to the airport.
Tubbataha, Malapascua, Southern Leyte & Cagayan (10 Days / 9 Nights - 30 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, 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 and South Atoll: Delsan Wreck, Black Rock, Washing Machine, North East Wall, Donato's Wall, Shark Airport, Amos Rock, Staghorn Point, Jessie Beazley Reefs, Malayan Wreck; Cagayancillo, Malapascua: Monad Shoal, Kalangaman, Gato Island, Southern Leyte: Sogod Bay, Limasawa Island, Panaon
Day 1
Embarkation at Puerto Princesa harbour starts from 2 pm. You would be collected from Puerto Princesa Domestic Airport Terminal from 2 pm onwards. However, if you arrived before this time, please make your own way to the harbour. The Solitude One crew will welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to sign the liability release forms. Dinner will follow once you have settled in. The boat leaves at port at sunset towards Tubbataha (estimated travel time is 10 hours).
Days 2-9
This cruise represents an almost full spectrum of what diving in the Philippines has to offer. Tubbataha is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of South and North Atolls and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. It is here that you will find one of the most pristine coral reefs in the world. The park is a marine sanctuary in which nature flourishes, a dream place to go for divers like you, where you can find around 300 different coral types and at least 380 species of fish. Groupers, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, triggerfish, turtles and also grey reef and whitetip reef sharks are present.
Malapascua is known for frequent sightings of rare thresher sharks as well as manta rays, and Gato Island is home to a sea krait breeding sanctuary. Finally, between November and May, you have an excellent chance to spot the incredible whale shark feeding in Sogod Bay.
3-4 dives per diving day are scheduled on this Solitude One cruise: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (they have a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, do the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch.
Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck, or in the digital darkroom for safe stowing of camera and video equipment, and charging batteries. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with buffet style Asian and Western entrees.
Day 10
After a big breakfast, check out follows at 9 am, and a transfer to Surigao Airport.
Note: this cruise sometimes operates in reverse so please check exact port details above.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (10 Days / 9 Nights - 30 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: North and South Atoll: Delsan Wreck, Black Rock, Washing Machine, North East Wall, Donato's Wall, Shark Airport, Amos Rock, Staghorn Point, Jessie Beazley Reefs, Malayan Wreck
Day 1
Embarkation at Puerto Princesa harbour starts early afternoon. You would be collected from Puerto Princesa Domestic Airport Terminal from 2 pm onwards. However, if you arrived before this time, please make your own way to the harbour. The Solitude One crew will welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to sign the liability release forms. Dinner will follow once you have settled in. The boat leaves at port at sunset towards Tubbataha (estimated travel time is 10 hours).
Days 2-9
Tubbataha Reef is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in the center of the Sulu Sea, it is made up of South and North Atolls and the nearby Jessie Beazley Reef. It is here that you will find one of the most pristine coral reefs in the world. The park is a marine sanctuary in which nature flourishes, a dream place to go for divers like you, where you can find around 300 different coral types and at least 380 species of fish. Groupers, trevallies, Napoleon wrasse, triggerfish, turtles and also grey reef and whitetip reef sharks are present.
3-4 dives per diving day are scheduled on this Solitude One cruise: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (they have a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, do the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch.
Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck, or in the digital darkroom for safe stowing of camera and video equipment, and charging batteries. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with buffet style Asian and Western entrees.
Day 10
After a big breakfast, check out follows, and a transfer back to the 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].