Palawan Divers
Palawan Divers
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7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
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About
Palawan Divers is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort® opened in 2002. Over the years, we trained and certified hundreds of divers and led thousands of dives. We offer PADI scuba diving courses and cater to certified divers wanting to explore Bacuit Bay with daily guided dives. Committed in your comfort and quality service, you can expect the focused and undivided attention of our team.
El Nido, Philippines
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2024
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Betti
6 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Highly recommend Palawan Divers. Reef safe diving practice, all equipment clean and in very good shape. The Crew is awesome and so much fun . If you have the chance to go diving with Joel, do it. He is the best guide I have ever had, finding you the smallest nudibranch you can image, as well as seahorse, ghost pipefish, orangutan crab, you name it.... Thanks for the amazing experience!!
Written February 19, 2020
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Marcel P
Aarhus, Denmark3 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
My girlfriend and I had such a great experience diving with Palawan Divers. We had the full day tour with 3 dives included.
The booking process at the shop went easy and Filip helped us with the paperwork.
Our dive master JJ was so kind, helpful and professional and the rest of the crew on the boat as well.
The dive sites were absolutely stunning with beautiful coral gardens, a wonderful marine life and good visibility. The food served on the boat was delicious as well.
The reason for only 4 out of 5 starts was due to a sad experience at the counter when we had to pay. The lady insisted that we have said ‘no’ to her questioning us about having the eco-tourism development fee card even though we were never asked. We told her that she never asked and perhaps she had been asking someone else but she insisted. We didn’t want to discuss it further so we paid the fee once again. Paying the fee again wasn’t the problem for us but more being accused of not telling the truth.
We would still recommend Palawan Divers because everything else went perfect but make sure that you show your eco-tourism development card in the morning of arrival so you won’t be charged again.
A big thanks to Filip, our dive master JJ and the boat crew for an amazing experience!
The booking process at the shop went easy and Filip helped us with the paperwork.
Our dive master JJ was so kind, helpful and professional and the rest of the crew on the boat as well.
The dive sites were absolutely stunning with beautiful coral gardens, a wonderful marine life and good visibility. The food served on the boat was delicious as well.
The reason for only 4 out of 5 starts was due to a sad experience at the counter when we had to pay. The lady insisted that we have said ‘no’ to her questioning us about having the eco-tourism development fee card even though we were never asked. We told her that she never asked and perhaps she had been asking someone else but she insisted. We didn’t want to discuss it further so we paid the fee once again. Paying the fee again wasn’t the problem for us but more being accused of not telling the truth.
We would still recommend Palawan Divers because everything else went perfect but make sure that you show your eco-tourism development card in the morning of arrival so you won’t be charged again.
A big thanks to Filip, our dive master JJ and the boat crew for an amazing experience!
Written January 6, 2024
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Luc_Dieti
29 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
Great Experience!
The dive center takes the whole process really serious. We felt safe all the time. The instructors and divemasters are really cool and funny guys, the equipment has a high quality, the boat is fantastic and the food is delicious! I would recommend Palawan Divers to everybody - it's worth the money!
The dive center takes the whole process really serious. We felt safe all the time. The instructors and divemasters are really cool and funny guys, the equipment has a high quality, the boat is fantastic and the food is delicious! I would recommend Palawan Divers to everybody - it's worth the money!
Written May 13, 2022
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Steve Holmes
York, UK66 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Can’t recommend this business highly enough. Fantastic day which will be the highlight of our trip to the Philippines. We took the introductory course as my last dive was over 25 years ago, and my wife has not dived before.
We were paired with in Instructor ‘Jok’ who was excellent, from the safety briefing through to the 3 dives. He was very attentive, patient and great at communicating in English, he really took care of us and ensured we got the most out of the experience.
The team, boat, equipment and food were all as you would hope, and the dive sites were pretty spectacular too.
What a great day! 👍👍
We were paired with in Instructor ‘Jok’ who was excellent, from the safety briefing through to the 3 dives. He was very attentive, patient and great at communicating in English, he really took care of us and ensured we got the most out of the experience.
The team, boat, equipment and food were all as you would hope, and the dive sites were pretty spectacular too.
What a great day! 👍👍
Written September 23, 2023
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Salman A
1 contribution
May 2023 • Solo
Palawan divers is an excellent school and community! I had the best time learning to dive and getting my open water PADI with my awesome, encouraging and patient dive master Pot. I highly recommend picking El Nido to learn to dive or improving your skills and picking Palawan divers. They really are the friendliest bunch!
Written May 10, 2023
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Dom C
34 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
My fiancée and I dived here for a couple of days - she finished her PADI Open Water (Referral) and I did a few fun dives alongside her. Excellent experience, especially for my partner being a new diver (shout out to Tim her instructor).
All dives were very safety conscious, well briefed, and lunch on the boat was yum! A nice touch was allowing everyone to introduce themselves so that you didn’t feel like you were on the boat all day with strangers.
Everything you want from a professional outfit when diving abroad!
All dives were very safety conscious, well briefed, and lunch on the boat was yum! A nice touch was allowing everyone to introduce themselves so that you didn’t feel like you were on the boat all day with strangers.
Everything you want from a professional outfit when diving abroad!
Written April 18, 2023
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Tristan
Brussels, Belgium12 contributions
Dec 2019 • Solo
The last 3 months were an amazing experience. I could not have chosen a better spot to do my Rescue Course, EFR and DMT. A very professional team, combined with the perfect amount of humour, all of them...
Thank you 🙏
Thank you 🙏
Written January 4, 2020
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FiveDivers
San Antonio, TX427 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
Palawan Divers is awesome. Family of advanced open water divers did 3 dives and everything was perfect. From initial coordination and communication, Filip the manager was just awesome. Everything well communicated and planned. Great equipment and great prep before the boat. Dive master Joel was absolutely terrific. Joel is a total professional that grew up diving this area. Super safe, super knowledgeable and a great communicator. Made sure all aspects pre/during/post five were perfect while making everything. DELICIOUS beach buffet. Palawan Divers is first class. Salamat.
Written December 30, 2024
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Mato
2 contributions
Jan 2020
I made my Advanced Open Water Diver course with Ayn Cando from Palawan Divers team, it was great, friendly and funny spent time there. I decide to stay at El Nido for the rest of my vacation and dive with these guys. Great time there. I made 12 dives that week. Thanks again a lot and see you next year :)
Written January 29, 2020
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Campbell
21 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
The team was over the top!!! Discover scuba was 100% more than expected. I took 3 pre-teen and teens without any experience yet they were confidant and comfortable under the water thanks to this team. You really do see EVERYTHING: turtles, and all coral life. This is a must do experience!!!
Written June 24, 2023
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Hi,
Would you have a speedboat for our group of 10 adults and 3 kids aged 5, 7, 9?
Could we combine tour or big or small lagoon with an intro dive?
Date of travel Dec 28-Jan 1.
Thanks!
Written January 31, 2020
Hi there,
Please contact us through our website. We will be happy to provide you with more info about our packages and rates.
Thank you.
Best regards.
Written February 1, 2020
Me and partner planning to dive next week, what’s the accom like and where do you stay? Thanks
Written June 2, 2019
Hi Archie.
We already replied to your email inquiry.
Please check your email inbox.
Kind regards,
Written June 2, 2019
Bonjour es que vous faites des sessions snorkeling avec enfant
Written September 29, 2018
Bonjour Marc. On organise surtout de la plongee pour des enfants a partir de 8 ans. Le snorkeling on peut organiser en cas qu’on a de la place extra sur notre bateau. Pour recevoir plus d’infos contactez nous via notre site web de Palawan Divers. Merci. Cordialement.
Written September 30, 2018
Hola! Me gustaria saber si hace falta tener algun curso de submarinismo para practicar estas actividades
Written September 7, 2018
Para snorkel no, pero para bucear, si nunca lo has hecho, puedes pedir un bautismo de buceo
Written September 8, 2018
Hola. Estare en El Nido el dia 30 de abril. Quisiera hacer excursiones de buceo los dias 1 y 2 de mayo. Por favor informar programas y como.reservar. Soy PADI OWD con mas de 90 inmersiones realizadas. Gracias. Aldo.
Written April 4, 2018
Hi Aldo,
Thank you for contacting Palawan Divers. We just wanted to let you know that we already replied to your inquiry through email. Kind regards,
Written April 4, 2018
Bonjour,
Je voudrais aussi passer mon OW auprès de Palawan Divers.
Sur le site, il est indiqué qu'il est possible d'avoir accès aux cours théoriques sur internet.
Avez vous fait ça ? avez vous eu besoin de suivre des cours théoriques ?
Merci d'avance,
Ghita
Written March 26, 2018
Merci Gilles pour fournir plus d'info a Ghita!
Ghita, si vous voules avoir des informations supplementaires contactez nous sur notre addresse email que vous pouvez trouvez sur notre site web. Cordialement, Filip
Written March 31, 2018
Ciao, Nicola. Cosa desideri sapere su questa attrazione?
ciao, vorrei sapere se in agosto il clima è quello giusto e com'è la visibilità in acqua.
Grazie.
Written March 21, 2018
Hi there, I'm looking for a day dive trip with my girlfriend in End April. We're staying in el nido town, both experienced divers (PADI Open & advanced) n hoping to explore the best of what El Nido has to offer!
May I know what are your rates n how many dive spots? Thanks :)
Written March 14, 2018
Hi Zi Ran,
Can you please contact us through our website our facebook page. We will be happy to provide you with more details about our diving schedules, dive spots, prices and much more. I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Written March 15, 2018
Hi, how much would it cost for a beginners dive, not a full day?
Written January 1, 2018
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