IT’S OFFICIAL: PUERTO GALERA IS THE DIVING CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES!
October 7, 2023
Well after months, and years of saying it about ourselves, and quite rightly so, the town of Puerto Galera and its more than 60 dive operators are celebrating the fact…
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Noe Looking Back: tourism expert on why Puerto Galera is the Diving Capital of the Philippines
October 7, 2023
On the eve of Puerto Galera being officially named the Diving Capital of the Philippines, we sat down tourism expert Noe Lineses to ask: why is this happening and why…
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Down to the dive site: The Canyons
September 30, 2023
One dive site in Puerto Galera is sure to raise the pulse of anyone who knows about it: The Canyons! This exhilarating drift dive site, discovered in 1981, was rated…
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The party has started! Oktoberfest in Sabang is in full swing
September 30, 2023
Puerto Galera’s inaugural Oktoberfest celebrations, held in honour of the forthcoming announcement that the municipality is to be be named the Diving Capital of the Philippines, have gotten off to…
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Shark! Everybody *into* the water!
September 30, 2023
Our beautiful Verde Island Passage waters are home to some very special visitors right now – 14ft long, graceful (and entirely harmless) thresher sharks are being spotted on morning dives…
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Oktoberfest in Puerto Galera: the party starts tonight!
September 28, 2023
It’s festival time here in Puerto Galera, which will be officially named the Dive Capital of the Philippines as part of our first Oktoberfest celebrations – which start tonight! We’re…
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Our conservation partnership with Blue Alliance
September 16, 2023
Our guests, and members of our team, got a chance to learn about, donate to, and indeed hang out with some of the great people who work for our partners…
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Down to the dive site: Sinandigan Wall
August 29, 2023
This is a good spot for a mixed-ability group due to the abundant sea life which can be explored at different depths. Here at LLV our commitment to small-group diving…
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The marine life of Puerto Galera: Clownfish
August 29, 2023
Thanks to one of Disney/Pixar’s all-time great animated movies, clownfish have been one of the world’s most recognisable tropical fish for twenty years now. But there is much more to…
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What is involved in a PADI Night Diver course?
August 29, 2023
Diving at night can be exhilarating, thrilling, and surprising – with different creatures to see and different behaviours to observe. Exploring pitch black waters by flashlight may not sound like…
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