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Aiyanar Resort, Anilao, Philippines: "Much improved since before covid with better food and dive boats.", May, 2023, by Geoff Fallon, OH, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12420.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Much improved in two ways as compared to my pre-covid visits: the food and the dive boats. The quality of food appears to me to show that the resort is spending more to purchase better ingredients and has more capable hands in the kitchen. There are several choices at all meals that for lunch and dinner include meat, chicken or fish, vegetables, pasta, and white rice as well as a Philippine option or two. Make-your-own salad at lunch and dinner with freshly washed lettuce that caused no stomach problems for anyone. Breakfast includes an omelet station for made-to-order eggs and omelets plus choice of French toast or pancakes. In my previous two visits nearly all divers were taken to the dive sites by bangka, which is a Philippine boat, and there was only one modern speedboat for about 6 divers. Now there are three speedboats, which are twice as fast as the bangkas and more comfortable with full length canvas tops and tank racks. Some sites were a 40 minute trip by bangka so the speedboat gets there in 20 minutes.
Websites	Aiyanar Resort, Anilao, Philippines [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Throughout Caribbean, Hawaii, Australia, Indonesia & Philippines
Closest Airport	Manila	Getting There	Direct flight from JFK to Manila, which was 16.5 hours wheels up to wheels down.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-30 Ft/ 3-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Check out dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Anilao is one of the top macro destinations and the resort clearly caters to underwater photographers. Large, 18-station camera room with plentiful outlets and air conditioning. Knowledgeable and experienced guides, with low guide to photographer ratio (2-4) work hard to find good subjects and know what photographers need. Boat crews carry camera back and forth to boats. World's largest diversity of nudibranch's.

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Dive Review of Aiyanar Resort, Anilao, Philippines in Philippines/Aiyanar Resort, Anilao

Aiyanar Resort, Anilao, Philippines: "Much improved since before covid with better food and dive boats.", May, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aiyanar Resort, Anilao, Philippines in
Philippines/Aiyanar Resort, Anilao