Lalaguna Villas Luxury Dive Resort and Spa

Dive into the extraordinary underwater world of Puerto Galera with LLV Divers, the PADI 5-Star IDC Resort based at Lalaguna Villas Luxury Dive Resort and Spa. With a team of 6 PADI instructors speaking English, Japanese and Filipino, this centre offers over 30 dive sites just 3 to 5 minutes away by boat — from vibrant coral gardens and steep walls to wrecks, caverns and thrilling channels. Legendary Verde Island sits a 20-minute speedboat ride across the Verde Island Passage.

Courses and who it suits

Whether you're discovering scuba for the first time or chasing macro critters and drift dives, LLV Divers runs 23 courses and activities. These include the PADI Open Water Diver Course, Adventure Diver, Wreck Diver, Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver and Divemaster, plus Emergency First Response training. Enriched air (Nitrox) is available.

The pristine house reef offers easy shore access for training, refreshers and relaxed fun dives, with frequent encounters including sea turtles, barracuda, giant frogfish, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, reef sharks and schools of tropical fish. Dive sites range from Manila Channel and Dungon Wall to the Alma Jane and Monkey Wreck.