Dive Review of Sunset Cove Dive Resort in
Philippines/Romblon

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Sunset Cove Dive Resort: "Spectacular sea slugs and where to find them", Mar, 2026, by Keith Willmott, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 23 reports with 12 Helpful votes). Report 13810.
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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 $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	From leaving our home to our first dive took 57 hours, but it was worth it. We decided to try Romblon because of positive reviews of 3-P Resort as a base for seeing numerous rare creatures, but that resort was fully booked, so we decided to try Sunset Cove, and were not disappointed. There was a bit of a journey, we overnighted in Manila at Bayprime hotel near the airport (close, comfortable, great value $85), caught 6.30 am flight to Caticlan on Panay then straight to port for ferry to Santa Fe on Tablas island. Ferries go every half hour in early morning and crossing was 1.75 hrs, the ferry is an enlarged outrigger. From Santa Fe onwards everything was arranged by Sunset Cove - taxi through picturesque Tablas island and outrigger to Alad Island where Sunset Cove is located, arrived at 12.30pm in time for lunch. First dive a sunset dive at Santa Maria point ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Sunset Cove Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Belize, Panama (Coiba, Pearl Is) St Vincent and Grenadines, UK, Red Sea (Sharm), Myanmar, Sulawesi (Wakatobi), Raja Ampat, Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan), Solomons (Guadalcanal), New Zealand (Poor Knights), Papua New Guinea, west Australia, Raja Ampat
Closest Airport	Caticlan	Getting There	LA-Manila 15 hrs, Manila-Caticlan 06:30 1 hr, Caticlan to ferry port by tricycle (15 mins), Caticlan-Santa Fe (Tablas island) 1.75 hr by ferry, private minibus Santa Fe to Carmen (1.5 hr), Carmen to Alad Island private boat 1 hr
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	74-77°F / 23-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come up when out of air or cold
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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
UW Photo Comments	No freshwater on boat, but freshwater tank for cameras/torches at resort. Dedicated camera area in hotel with bench, mat ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Sunset Cove Dive Resort in Philippines/Romblon

Sunset Cove Dive Resort: "Spectacular sea slugs and where to find them", Mar, 2026,

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Dive Review of Sunset Cove Dive Resort in
Philippines/Romblon