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Alma Jane - Puerto Galera

Down to the dive site: the Alma Jane

May 7, 2023

The 60-ton wreck of the Alma Jane sits 30m below the waves of Lalaguna Bay and provides a home for frogfish, lionfish, schools of batfish and rabbitfish, garden eels, mantis…

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The route from Manila to Puerto Galera (c) Google Maps

How to get from Manila to Puerto Galera

April 30, 2023

Some dive sites in the Philippines take days to reach even after you’ve arrived in-country, with island-hopping flights and overnight stays necessary en-route. But if you come to Puerto Galera…

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Map of dive sites in Puerto Galera

Puerto Galera: the dive capital of the Philippines

April 30, 2023

The Philippines is recognised as one of the most extraordinary diving locations on the planet, and nestled in its heart, in the Verde Island Passage at the centre of the…

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Peter and Mina Kane outside La Laguna Villas

‘We’ve done 12 dives, and been taken to 12 different dive sites. It’s been excellent’ – Peter and Mina’s story

April 29, 2023

“We’ve been on 12 dives, we’ve been to 12 different dive sites. It’s been absolutely excellent. “It wasn’t like that when we stayed at – they took us to…

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Lalaguna Villas Luxury Dive Resort and Spa Puerto Galera 4 week PADI Divemaster Program - What’s involved?

What does it mean and what is involved in becoming a PADI Divemaster?

March 23, 2023

The life of a PADI divemaster is an exciting and rewarding one, filled with adventure and the opportunity to explore the world beneath the waves. Lalaguna Villas Luxury Dive Resort…

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