Sep 30, 2023 | dive sites, Diving, Puerto Galera
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 among the “50 most beautiful dive sites in the world” by CNN in 2012.
Sep 30, 2023 | Diving, Marine life
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 almost every day
Sep 28, 2023 | Diving, Events, Puerto Galera, Resort
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 partying in style with carnival rides, food stalls, live music and 20% off hotel stays here at Lalaguna Villas – we want YOU to be a part of it!
Aug 29, 2023 | Diving, Marine life, Puerto Galera
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 these beautiful little fish than Nemo and his dad Marlin.
Aug 29, 2023 | Diving, Diving advice
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 everyone’s idea of a good time, but for those of us in the know, sometimes there is nothing so fun
Aug 7, 2023 | Diving, Marine life, Puerto Galera
One of the greatest joys of scuba diving is the opportunity to visit what seems to be another world teeming with alien life. Not only do the seas of Puerto Galera abound with reef fish and sea turtles, sharks and rays, but a vast ecosystem of invertebrate life including many species of starfish, including, in this one photo, a blue sea star, a necklace starfish and a granulated sea star, as well as a feather star or crinoid