Big Apple Dive Resort
Puerto Galera, Philippines · Dive Center★ 4
from USD 42 / person
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- Dive Center
Highlights
- PADI 5 Star Dive Resort
- 11 courses & activities
- 2 languages spoken
About Big Apple Dive Resort
Set in the heart of Sabang Beach near the little port town of Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro, Big Apple Dive Resort sits directly on the sand with local and foreign restaurants and a few bars close at hand. Sabang has no cars — you reach it by boat, or by jeepney in good weather — and its sheltered position means diving here is possible all year round. Every dive destination lies within 20 minutes by boat, while snorkelling can be done right in front of the resort.
Courses and diving
As a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, Big Apple runs a full slate of PADI training, from the Open Water Diver Course and Advanced Open Water Diver to specialties like Drift Diver, Deep Diver, Enriched Air Diver and the ReActivate Scuba Refresher. An onsite training pool and dive boat support divers at every level, taught in English and Filipino.
Underwater, expect sharks and rays, turtles, eels, molluscs and crustaceans, corals and anemones among the marine life. With secluded beaches, spectacular dive sites and safaris to Verde Island, it suits divers chasing both first certifications and a proper holiday.
Courses & prices
Marine life
Facilities & amenities
Location & contact
Zone 3, Sabang, Puerto Galera, , Oriental Mindoro, 5203 No State, Philippines
+63 917 808 1155
Reviews · 1
★ 41 guest reviews
★ 4 · Derek Chadderton · 2010-03-28Stayed at the Big Apple in March 2010, The resort itself is cheap and clean with great staff. During our stay we did numerous dives, which worked out about £12 per day including kit, hire which is excellent value for money and probably the cheapest ive paid. On arrival the Dive office is at the rear of the resort by the pool. All the kits new and good quality. The Dive team themselves were great! On registering you get your kit issued and boxed then the team have it ready and transferred to the boat whilst your getting suited up and briefed before every dive. Andrew our dive master was totally professional and knew his business, unlike some dive operators ive used especially in Thailand They usually do 3 dives a day at 0900, 1100 & 1400 all ish and you can book sunset and night dives if wanted Once ready it’s just a matter of walking out of the resort onto the beach and 20 paces to the boat. The dive sites (and there are loads) we used were all within 5 – 10 minute boat rides. Once at the site the crew help you get the kit on and buddy check. Then into the water. We did 50-minute dives. As we couldn’t bother getting up early missed any 9am deeper dives (well I was on holiday). The 11am and 2pm dives were max depth 22/24 metre easy dives. Loads to see pygmy sea horses, blue ringed octopus, sea snakes etc etc etc. On the last dive “The Hole in the Wall” several of us caught site of a reef shark out in the blue. The boats are bancas a bit like very large canoes with bamboo out riggers everyone uses them, getting back on the boat is easy as the ladder drops down the side with the crew taking all your gear as its passed to them. Then back on the boat a short ride back to the resort, back across the beach and into the pool “magic” We took 3mm shorties with us, which were fine, but on all the second dives of the day we started to feel the cold. So if you’re an airhead doing as many dives as possible take a 5mm. All in all we had a great time with a thoroughly professional dive operator. I would recommend the Big Apple to anyone considering going
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