Philippines, Coron info wanted

mattmexico

yo all

I am in the Philippines in July, diving around Puerto Galera area 1st week July, possibly around Subic Bay 2nd week of July and am thinking to go to Coron on the third week of July to do some wreck diving.

Here on Rebreather World on the rebreather friendly section is one operator listed but he does not respond to e-mail ... but he could be diving ....

Has any one been there and could tell me what to do and what not ... where to go and what to dive ... even what to bring ...

thanx
Matt

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Matt

For Subic wrecks and PI Caves you could PM Bruce Konefe (ANDIBK). He is very familiar with the area, lived there and also does cave expeditions. He checks Rebreather World daily.

There is a Subic dive shop and the owners name Johan. They are setup for technical diving. Johan's Beach Resort - Subic Bay, Philippines

Also see this thread on a Coron trip. The operator may be able to help you also. http://www.rebreatherworld.com/rebre...er-2008-a.html

Hope that helps. I will be in Thailand and PI also in Sept-Nov so I will be interested to hear your advise.

John

Drmike

PG is practically just reef, best wreck diving is in subic. Coron has some good wrecks but subic is better IMO.

Best tech dive center in Subic is Johans.

most wrecks 30mins to 1hr speedboat ride from Johans


He also does accomodation, sorb, He, o2 and booster

Best operator in Coron (only now?) would be Gunter at Discovery divers, O2 no booster

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graham_hk

Coron is a internal flight from manila or a long slow boat ride. Its very sleepy once you get there and tech/Rebreather diving not as well established as the other places.

For Subic (I also prefer the wrecks here and they are much more accessible than from most resorts in Coron) try boardwalk dive center - got the most reliable set up that I have seen in Subic area and George the owner is a great guy who will go out of his way to look after you, lastly he is closer to the wrecks

For PG and Rebreather you wanna be at LLBC or more recently Dive Dojo with Daddy.

Graham

andibk

Matt
You got my vote on Johans as the best place to go. Excellent food, nice rooms, make sure you book in advance. Johan has been there for ages diving the wrecks and tec diving.

andibk

andibk

Matt
There are alot of wrecks in the recreational limits. There are some good stuff to dive in the 70 meter range also. I believe there is a Maru and also a bomber. Check out DrMikes photos I believe I seen some pics of the wrecks on his site. Johans does have nitrox, trimix and a variety size of tanks. You might want to email him and make sure he has some small 3 liter tanks for you. and sorb he can supply for you.

andibk

Andy M

Coron is a bit of a hassle to get to, I have been thinking of going for some time, but cannot be bothered to get the seaplane flight or slum it on the superferry from Manila. My schedule always conspires against me. I prefer dive sites that I can reach by road from Manila.

For PG diving i suggest LLBC at Sabang. The diving close inshore at PG can be good but nothing to write home about. Theres some awesome, high current dives round the corner, but not for the faint of heart

For Subic, lots of good wrecks. I vote for Johan. He has been there ages, and I have done trimix dives with Johan. I bumped into andibk once there who seemed to be at home

Remember, rebreather divers are rare here, you must give the dive operator *plenty* of notice to get tanks and sorb in. Be prepared to dive OC if something doesnt pan out.

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Drmike

theres a direct flight from Manila to Coron

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Lancer4545

I went to Coron last October and had such a great time I decided to run my own trip there this year...in October. There is a link to the thread in one of the early posts to this topic.

As for getting there it's no big deal and certainally isn't a hassle. Fly out of Manilla on a 30 odd seater (we went on a Dash7) and then it's a 1 hr ride in a Jeepnee to the Coron township and port. Jump on the boat and 45mins later you are at Sangat Island sipping a nice cold coconut and deciding which wreck you are going to dive that afternoon.

I still have a couple of spots available if anyone is interested as I over booked in case there was anyone else who wanted to join us.

Regards,

Lance

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Lancer4545

You know you really want to join us Mike.........

I have been saving a spot specially for you

Lance

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