Dive Review of Atlantis Azores - Tubbataha Charter in
Philippines/Tubbataha

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Atlantis Azores - Tubbataha Charter: "Somewhat disappointed.", Apr, 2023, by David Cook, VA, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 12598 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Overall, the trip was good. The weather was nice, the accommodations on the boat were nice, the tenders were fast and everything functioned as planned. I was really excited to be able to go on this trip. I expected lots of large sea life with the potential for whale sharks. That's where the disappointment came in - no whale sharks, no mantas. There were plenty of sharks, mainly whitetip reef sharks. The crew was friendly and knowledgeable, but some of the guides seemed to be more into herding us along than finding and pointing out any unique reef life. What surprised me most was that, unlike other dive trips where we expected and saw mantas, this trip had no dives on cleaning stations. I don't know if that's because certain areas of the reef are off-limits, or because they just haven't located them. Other than that, there was a lot of diversity of marine life - tons of turtles, schools of barracuda, a large variety of puffer fish, bump-head parrot fish, rays, eels, etc. Not a huge selection of nudibranchs, but there were a few, and we did find some pygmy seahorses.
Websites	Atlantis Azores - Tubbataha Charter
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Guam, Okinawa, Thailand, Oman, Yap, Cozumel, Costa Rica, Zanzibar, Raja Ampat, Palau
Closest Airport	Puerto Princessa	Getting There	Easy to connect through Manila.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with group, dives typically 45-50 minutes.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Benches for cameras were in exposed (covered) area of the deck, with power strips inside of covered metal boxes.

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Dive Review of Atlantis Azores - Tubbataha Charter in Philippines/Tubbataha

Atlantis Azores - Tubbataha Charter: "Somewhat disappointed.", Apr, 2023,

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Dive Review of Atlantis Azores - Tubbataha Charter in
Philippines/Tubbataha