Dive Review of Salaya Beach Resort in
Philippines/Dumaguete

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Salaya Beach Resort: "Pleasant diving", Nov, 2022, by Laura Mosqueda, CA, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 12343.
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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	Salaya is a beautiful resort. The rooms are spacious, well-appointed and the staff are wonderful. A husband and wife run the operations: he oversees the diving and she oversees the resort. Prior to each dive we met at the dive shop where we suited up and saw our gear being carried to the boat. We boarded the boat by wading through water, sometimes chest-high, and ascending a steep ramp. There was always someone available to help if needed. Many of the dives were muck dives and we saw some interesting little creatures including nudibranchs, scorpionfish (including devil), and flamboyant cuttlefish. Some of the dives were truly spectacular with lots of colorful fish, large anemone beds, schools of barracuda. Most of the boat trips were 5-10 minutes and on two occasions we took a longer (about 60 min) ride to Apo Island, which is a beautiful site for wall diving. It was striking that there were no big fish, no sharks, no octopus to be found the entire trip and we wondered if this was due to a combination of factors including weather (there had been a recent typhoon) and lack of regulation/need, along for subsistence fishing during the pandemic. Occasional twilight/night dive on the house reef was enjoyable. A small group (12) of us had the resort to ourselves which made for quiet and uncrowded conditions. The resort really spoils the guests and is setting up to become a wellness center with yoga, massages, etc so it will be attracting a variety of guests beyond divers in the future.
Websites	Salaya Beach Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Socorro Islands, Cocos, Indonesia (Komodo, Lembeh, Wakitobi, Banda), Papua New Guinea, Sea of Cortez, Red Sea, Galapagos, Hawaii, Little Cayman
Closest Airport	Dumaguete	Getting There	fly to Manila, then short flight (about 90 min) to Dumaguete, then 45 min (depending on traffic) car ride to resort
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	85-87°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	10-60 Ft/ 3-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	(we are not photographers)

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Dive Review of Salaya Beach Resort in Philippines/Dumaguete

Salaya Beach Resort: "Pleasant diving", Nov, 2022,

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Dive Review of Salaya Beach Resort in
Philippines/Dumaguete