Let me share with you my Discover Scuba Diving with Arkipelago Divers when I visited Puerto Galera.

Puerto Galera

Puerto Galera is a town located in Oriental Mindoro, south of Luzon island. It is one of the top choices of SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) Divers. It boasts of 32 dive spots:

Odie’s Dingding
Manila Channel
The Hill
Secret Bay
Batangas Channel
Dry Dock
La Laguna Point
Small La Laguna
Alma Jane
Fantasea Reef
Sabang Wreck
Sabang Point
Monkey Beach
Monkey Wreck
Ernie’s Point
Ernie’s Cave
Dungon Wall
Wreck Point
West Escarceo
Hole In The Wall
Canyons
Fish Bowl
Horse’s Head
Pink Wall
The Atoll
Kilima Steps
Kilima Beach
Sinandigan Wall
Turtle Rock
Coral Cove
The Boulders
Japanese Wreck

The waters off the beach of Small La Laguna teem with live corals and  diverse marine life. This is where I had the amazing opportunity to do Discover Scuba Diving last week. Thanks to Arkipelago Divers.

Arkipelago Divers

Arkipelago Divers is a PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Resort located  on the quiet beach of Small La Laguna, Sabang, Puerto Galera owned by Pedro and Amy Magsino. Click here to watch a short video clip about Arkipelago Divers.

For booking inquiries, call 0917 310 0768 or visit their Facebook Page here or their website here. You may also follow them on Instagram here.

Pre-Dive Lecture

Arkipelago Divers offers PADI scuba diving courses and programs for all levels of divers.

They also rent out equipment and can arrange day trips to other nearby beaches and islands.

How To Get to Puerto Galera

Getting to Puerto Galera from Cubao is easy and affordable. You need to take a bus to bring you to Batangas Pier and a bangka (boat) to take you to Puerto Galera. There are a number of buses servicing the route of Cubao to Batangas Pier.

I took a JAM Liner Bus. The bus left at 8 in the morning. Traffic was smooth and easy. It was a Sunday. On regular days, the trip from Cubao to Batangas would take an average of 3 hours. I got off at the Batangas Grand Terminal, instead of the Batangas Pier, by 10 AM to meet Mike Zuniga of Katooga.ph. We needed to do some errands in SM Batangas. Click here for that blog post.

From Batangas Pier, it would take an hour to an hour and a half ferry trip to get to Sabang Port. The Ferry ticket to Puerto Galera is 230 pesos. By the way, there is an Environmental User Fee of P50 for arriving passengers, a Homeland and Tourist Safety and Security Fee of P 20 and a Terminal Fee of P10.

Coming home

On the way back, Mike and I left Sabang Port at 1 PM. We arrived in Batangas Pier by about 2 PM. Then, Mike took another bus to Alabang while I looked for a bus to Cubao.

The traffic on the way back home was so bad. Fortunately, I had the chance to ride a premium bus operated by Gold Star Bus Company with plane-like seats, television and toilet on board. The bus left Batangas Pier at about 3 PM and was caught in the grueling EDSA rush hour traffic by 6 PM. I got home by 8 PM.

That is the whole story of my Discover Scuba Diving with Arkipelago Divers. I will be uploading a vlog soon with aerial and underwater shots. Stay tuned!

Signing out for now. Peace!

Click here to watch a short video clip about Arkipelago Divers.

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