Deep Blue Dive Seafari
Deep Blue Dive Seafari
Deep Blue Dive Seafari
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Scuba Diving in El Nido, Palawan! The best island and scuba diving destination in the world. We offer all PADI Scuba Diving Certifications from Open Water to Instructor Development Courses and Master Scuba Diver Trainer in El Nido, Palawan. We teach many different Scuba Diving Specialties such as Sidemount, Project AWARE and Deep Diver. All our PADI courses are taught by Professional Dive Instructors in English, French and German in a SAFE and LIVELY environment. We also organize scuba diving liveaboard in Palawan Tubbataha and different diving packages, which we will design based on your experience, budget, and things you like to see. Live the dream of being a Dive Pro –Become a PADI Divemaster or Professional Dive Instructor with us! Come and Experience a unique Scuba Diving Adventure in El Nido!
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marinannichols
Kelowna, Canada25 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Spent New Year’s Eve on deep blue dive safari’s boat with 3 absolutely perfect dives and I can honestly say that this is my favourite company I’ve ever dove with!! Great boat, the most amazing crew, and a phenomenal on board fresh lunch. Seriously, I can’t recommend them enough. The atmosphere was so fun between everyone onboard and the crew— something special. We had Mark as our instructor and we adored him, can’t express in words just how kind and enthusiastic he was, he rocked. Just an awesome company, you can’t go wrong with them :)
Written January 2, 2020
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k8a
Toronto,3 contributions
Dec 2019 • Solo
After going to almost every dive shop, I found that deep blue had the best price and was going to the best spots. My dive guide was a relaxed guy that was very thorough and careful. There were maybe 10 divers on board and the largest group was three divers to one guide, my group only had one other guy! They try to match you with equal skill level so while we all went to the same sites everyone did a different dive. They look after you well and the equipment was fantastic. I highly recommend.
Written February 7, 2020
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t_matysik
Munich, Germany14 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
The very experienced diving school with a speedboat for small groups is located right on the beach in the center of the town of El Nido and can quickly adapt to any level of diver, whether beginner or professional. The divemaster is extremely ambitious, patient and empathetic, and speaks great English. Highly recommended!
Written August 17, 2023
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Sarah G
Munich, Germany218 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
The staff was professional, competent and friendly. From the booking process to the dives itself, all was very convenient. Our captain and our Divemaster Jayr were teaching us also lots about the surrounding islands. Jayr had an eye on my newly OW certified boyfriend and looked out for any tiny and bigger creatures. They provided snacks and coffee/tea/water at our afternoon dives. Only thing to criticize - since they just moved to another location in town - was that there was no space to rinse the own gear or shower quickly after the dive.
All in all strongly recommended.
All in all strongly recommended.
Written June 2, 2022
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Big D
6 contributions
Sep 2019 • Friends
I had an awesome dive with Deep Blue. The crew of the boat was more than helpful and provided a delicious meal. The boat visited three sites that provided different sea life and animals. I saw schools of yellow fin snappers, barracudas,hawksbill and green turtles. Romy the Divemaster was knowledgeable and spotted all the fish and sea life. If your looking for a well established, professional, and awesome dive shop to dive with dive with Deep Blue Dive Seafari!
Written September 12, 2019
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CJ-SF3
San Francisco, CA8 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
We came to El Nido and knew we wanted to learn to dive. After much research, we decided to go to Deep Blue and we are thrilled that we made the right decision! It is a fantastic operation. Sam was our dive master and he offered clear, detailed instruction. At one point I was a bit nervous underwater, he gently took my hand to reassure me and in a minute I was calm and back to exploring. We ended up with our PADI certification and had 2 terrific days on the boat
Written December 19, 2019
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Fabio D
1 contribution
May 2019
I booked three days in advanced ! Then, the day that I was supposed to dive , they said that their “engine was broken” . I don’t buy it , they just don’t have more divers and just told me that , actually the manager or the instructor never open the shop , just the secretary showed up , never called me, at least they took me to another dive center , so I won’t recommend
Written May 13, 2019
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Shiramira
Zurich, Switzerland108 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
We went there for a day of fun diving and got the divecenter recommended by our hotel host. As passionate divers we were looking forward to the day.
Unfortunately their gear wasn’t in a very good shape- both regulator and octopus my boyfriend used had water coming in whilst breathing and the spare octopus first didn’t work too. The inflator of my west leaked too. Also some of the fins were really old.
I twice had only 175-180bar in my tanks and they didn’t have spare ones.
Another negative thing was that they didn’t care for a buddy check and were in a hurry to get us into the water - so we had to tell them that we wanted to check the gear quickly (which was good as the octopus didn’t work..)
I guess their regular boat - which is on the pictures and we got the tanks from it- was damaged cause we were in an older and smaller one.
Our guide did good briefing and guiding and the food was good too.
I think they should invest in some new fins (they also had good ones!), in revisions of the regulators and should take the safety buddy check seriously.
Unfortunately their gear wasn’t in a very good shape- both regulator and octopus my boyfriend used had water coming in whilst breathing and the spare octopus first didn’t work too. The inflator of my west leaked too. Also some of the fins were really old.
I twice had only 175-180bar in my tanks and they didn’t have spare ones.
Another negative thing was that they didn’t care for a buddy check and were in a hurry to get us into the water - so we had to tell them that we wanted to check the gear quickly (which was good as the octopus didn’t work..)
I guess their regular boat - which is on the pictures and we got the tanks from it- was damaged cause we were in an older and smaller one.
Our guide did good briefing and guiding and the food was good too.
I think they should invest in some new fins (they also had good ones!), in revisions of the regulators and should take the safety buddy check seriously.
Written January 9, 2019
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First of all, thank you for you review and feedback.
In the second place i would like to apologize as we couldnt reach your expectations (neither ours) due to some problems with our boat engine and the need to rent a smaller boat without dive compressor, im sorry we didnt sort the problem out as fast as we wished but being El Nido placed in a remote area logistics can be complicated sometimes, luckily and since a few days ago our boat is back to the water and the engine was totally rebuilt.
Regards the equipment we already noted a small part of our BCD and fins need to be replaced and we are already working on it, our regulators are inspected and cleaned weekly, however and even tho is a rare case, there is always a chance one of the 21 we have may present a problem at anytime, i can assure you we do our best to guarantee the safety of our divers, being the only shop including dive computers in the equipment for all our divers.
As a certified diver, a proper buddy check is your responsibility, however we always encourage our divers and, especially, students to do it, the last weeks we had strong winds in the area, therefore could be difficult for the captains of the boat to hold the boat position on the drop off, that could be the reason why our staff was in a hurry to jump, in any case, is not an excuse to skip the buddy check so i will make sure to reinforce its importance to the staff.
Thanks again for your feedback and glad that, even tho some little problem didnt let us reach your expectations, you finally enjoy of the day and dives, we take note and we wil make sure we will improve your experience for your next
Written January 11, 2019
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J.n.m
Zurich, Switzerland61 contributions
Jan 2017
I made my padi open water course here. It was just great! My dive instructor Mark did a great job! He teached me the needed skills very good and he could also help me lose all my fear. Deep blue dive seafari takes the course seriously and wantd to make sure you get everything. So after my course here I feel save while diving and I know I have been teached all the needed skills.
Written January 28, 2017
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Sparki4
3 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
I started the course in Deep Blue , a day after i was involved in a bike accident so i got injured in my arms and my feet .
I thought it would be difficult for me to make the dives like that , but lucky me , I chose the perfect diving school ! Greg , my diving instructor and probably the best one in the Philippines , took care of everything for me , his wife is a nurse so together they cleaned my wounds and gave me a special cream and waterproof bandages .
Jose and his lovely wife Diana , asked from the chef on the diving boat to cook vegan food especially for my friend and I .
Deep blue it's a super professional diving school that makes the diving safe , easy and really fun !
I highly recommend it and for sure I'll visit there again !
Thank you very much !
Lior .
I thought it would be difficult for me to make the dives like that , but lucky me , I chose the perfect diving school ! Greg , my diving instructor and probably the best one in the Philippines , took care of everything for me , his wife is a nurse so together they cleaned my wounds and gave me a special cream and waterproof bandages .
Jose and his lovely wife Diana , asked from the chef on the diving boat to cook vegan food especially for my friend and I .
Deep blue it's a super professional diving school that makes the diving safe , easy and really fun !
I highly recommend it and for sure I'll visit there again !
Thank you very much !
Lior .
Written September 18, 2016
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Hi there
Do you do Dive Safaris as well?
Kind regards
Maren Bindel
Written February 9, 2020
Thank you for your interest in diving with us. We have temporarily suspended our El Nido- Coron Seafari trips. Although, We still offer daily trips inside the Bacuit bay.
Written February 10, 2020
Hi,
Would you have a speedboat for our group of 10 adults and 3 kids aged 5, 7, 9?
Could we combine tour of big or small lagoon with an intro dive?
Date of travel Dec 28-Jan 1.
Thanks!
Written January 31, 2020
Hi there. Apologies but combined Diving and tours are no longer allowed in El Nido. Thank you.
Best regards,
Carmel
Written January 31, 2020
hi,
Can we do a ship wreck dive in El Nido.
We’ll be there on 21st-23rd May.
for only 1 pax.
thanks let me know,
Christie
Written May 5, 2019
Fortunately or unfortunately, im afraid there are no wrecks here in El Nido, so we wont be able to accommodate your request.
best regards
Written May 12, 2019
I need acomodación close to the diving school, any suggestion?
Written July 16, 2018
planning to visit el nido ...
want to know, what is the price for PADI open water course ??
how many days will it take to complete ?
can i do the theory (e-learning) prior to my visit??
Written July 3, 2018
I did my PADI open water there, it was amazing. I did 3 days (1 day theory and 2 days diving) as I couldn’t do the e-learning and it cost 25,000 PHP and I got an extra 2 dives at the end with it aswell. If you didn’t want any extra dives it’s 22,000 I think. This is without e-learning not sure the price if you do the e-learning yourself.
Hope this helps!
Written July 4, 2018
Hello, I have a question about the payment. Is it possible to pay with maestro card instead of paying in cash?
Salamat!
Written December 22, 2017
Looks like a great place to dive, I have never been there before. Where is a good place to stay near by at a good price with air con.
Want to do scuba, and island tours, if you could let me know would be great.
Paul Vero Beach FL
Written July 7, 2016
Hello Paul
Good afternoon
Check it out Bulskamp Inn.
The owner is very friendly and their rooms are very clean. They also have Air condition room with Wifi. No Breakfast but V&V Bagel restaurant is a walking distance from Bulskamp Inn.
If you want near our Dive Center, you can try to check Zaniyas pension. They don't have website but you can book via Agoda. Their room is also clean, air condition, with wifi and breakfast is included.
For your Scuba Diving, you may do 3 dives with us for Php. 4,000 per person includes all your full dive equipment, lunch and non alcoholic drinks, divemaster services and FREE use of dive computer.
Note when you visit El Nido, you must buy the El Nido Environmental Ticket of Php. 200 per person valid of your 10 days of stay.
Hope this help. Cheers!
Written July 16, 2016
Anuja1610
Bengaluru, India
What if we are beginners and want to take a short dive? Do you teach a quick diving lesson for beginners and then we can go for dive? How much would it cost?
Written September 9, 2015
Hi Anuja
Good afternoon
Thank you for inquiring with us via Trip advisor!
First, i would like to ask if when will you be planning to visit in El Nido and how many people in your group?
What we can do for you as a beginners will be the PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course. This course is good for one day which you can choose to do 3 dives or 2 dives for the whole day. The cost for this course is Php. 4,850 for 3 dives and 2 dives is Php. 4,200.
We provide you the following:
PADI DSD Booklet
Full Dive Equipment
Lunch and drinks on board
PADI Dive instructor
Boat
Tanks and weights
Each of our instructor will bring a maximum of 2 divers. If its more than 2 divers, we always bring a asst. Instructor or a PADI Divemaster. Departure in the shop will 8:30am and we will be back in town for more or less 4:00pm.
Please note that we do not include your El Nido Environmental Fee which this will cost you Php. 200 pesos valid for your 10 days of stay in El nido.
Hope this help and if you do have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to email us back. Thank you and have a good day.
Best regards,
Diana AC.
Written September 9, 2015
Our 3 dives are 4,200 and our 2 dives are 3,400. We are currently running a low Season promotion of 10% discount. Please send us email if You like us to add You to our reservation list. Best Regards josé Calzadilla
Written May 6, 2015
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