Southern Visayas 7 nights
Requirements: PADI Open Water or equivalent - minimum of 10 logged dives
Duration
7 nights
Skill level
Open Water
Overview
Varied diving
Stunning reef systems
Tropical beaches
Abundant marine life
Mountain ranges
Surrounding the Southern Visayas is the Visayan sea, rich in nutrients and plankton that supports a variety of important ecosystems. There are several areas of protected mangroves and much of the region is protected by marine sanctuaries. Fishing is still a staple means of income for many Filipinos, however, marine sanctuaries such as those enforced at Apo Island have spurred islanders to protect their marine habitats.
Dates & Prices
What's included:
- Transfer between airport or local hotel on and the vessel on embarkation / disembarkation day
- Shared cabin accommodation
- Full board accommodation
- Tea, coffee, fruit juice & soft drinks
- Up to 4 dives daily
- 11 litre (80 cuft) cylinder with air fills
- Weights, weight belt and SMB
Obligatory surcharges:
- Port and park fees: US$ 100
- Flights
- Additional transfers
- Equipment rental
- Nitrox
- Oslob Fees
- Alcoholic beverages
- On board merchandise
- Crew and dive guide gratuities
Maps & Itinerary
This 7 night liveaboard adventure takes you to the Southern Visayas region, which boasts some of the best diving in the Philippines. There is a huge diversity of marine life, gentle sloping reefs, steep coral covered walls and black sand ‘muck’ diving.
During this trip you will visit and dive the islands of Cabilao and Balicasag along with Apo Island marine sanctuary and macro hot spot, Dauin. This itinerary not only offers amazing macro opportunities and the chance to see big schools of fish, but also the possibility of some larger pelagic encounters.
Underwater the topography of dive sites varies from shallow sandy fringing reefs to steep walls dotted with seafans and sponges, whilst a couple of small plane wrecks and cars at Dauin have formed artificial reefs. Marine life is diverse; however common sightings include green and hawksbill turtles and schools of barracuda and jacks, whilst redtooth trigger fish, pyramid butterfly fish and blue lined fusiliers are seen on almost each dive in huge numbers. Smaller creatures such as frogfish, ghost pipefish, octopus and pygmy seahorses are found at several of the dive sites and of course a wide range of nudibranchs, shrimps and crabs can be found on each reef.
Diving with whale sharks at Oslob is offered as optional, and subject to an additional charge.
On a typical day we offer up to 4 day dives or 3 day dives and a sunset or night dive. The diving day is usually scheduled as follows:
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing and Dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
- Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
- Snack relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
- Dinner
*The itinerary above is an example only and is subject to change depending on local regulations, guests’ experience, flight schedules, weather and logistics and is at the Captain’s discretion. Adverse weather can affect this route which includes several overnight sailings.
- Certification Requirement
As of 1st September 2017, a new memorandum has been put in place by the authorities in the Philippines, who operate the permits on Balicasag Island. This area forms a small part of the Southern Visayas itineraries. In order to comply, we must provide a copy of dive certificates/license for every diver booking onto this itinerary. Please ensure that you send a scanned copy of your certification to divingholidays@masterliveaboards.com once you have confirmed a booking. Without a scanned copy of guests’ certifications, there is a strong risk that the authorities will not issue the permit. This would result in the whole boat being refused dive permissions for Balicasag Island.
Accommodation
9.7
Rated excellent
Nitrox
Surcharge
Wifi
No
Equipment
Surcharge
Tech friendly
No
The 40 metre Philippine Siren liveaboard was built on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Handcrafted from ironwood and teak (traditional to the area), you will find no other dive liveaboard as beautiful in waters of the Philippines.
Philippine Siren is the largest vessel in the Siren fleet to date, welcoming up to 16 guests in eight cabins: Two fixed doubles, four fixed twins and 2 cabins that are flexible doubles/twins. Each cabin is equipped with individually controlled air-conditioning units and en-suite bathrooms with hot water. For added luxury, towels are provided.
Extras
Master Liveaboards offers a range of services to make your stay on board even more enjoyable. Marine Park & Port fees, Rental equipment, Nitrox and courses can now be pre-booked and pre-paid at the time of booking. For our rebreather and technical diver guests, please send us your gas and equipment requests as early as possible.
Per person | |
|---|---|
Airport Terminal Fee (domestic) | 50-220PHP |
Airport departure tax (international) | 750PHP |
6 nights Visayas itineraries | 75 USD* |
7 nights Visayas/ Leyte itineraries | 100 USD* |
10 nights Visayas/ Leyte/ Malapascua | 155 USD* |
13 nights Tubbataha & More itineraries | 160 USD* |
6 nights Tubbataha itineraries | 120 USD* |
Fuel Surcharge (per person, per night) | 15 USD* |
*All surcharges, including marine, park and port fees, are subject to change at any time, and without notice.
The applicable marine park fees for your itinerary will be added to your onboard extras to be paid on the boat before disembarkation.
Beer (per can) | 2 USD |
Spirits (single shot) | 6 USD |
Cocktails (per glass) | 8 USD |
Wine (per bottle) | from 30 USD |
Laundry (per item) | 1 USD |
Massage (per hour) | 30 USD |
Merchandise | Prices vary |
Kayaking (subject to availability) | Free |
On-board pricing is subject to change without notice. While we try to keep information as up to date as possible please be aware that, although unlikely, prices may be different on your cruise.
Equipment | 6 nights | 7 nights | 10 nights | 13 nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Full equipment set* | 150 USD | 180 USD | 270 USD | 360 USD |
BCD | 60 USD | 72 USD | 108 USD | 144 USD |
Regulators | 60 USD | 72 USD | 108 USD | 144 USD |
Mask | 25 USD | 30 USD | 45 USD | 60 USD |
Fins | 25 USD | 30 USD | 45 USD | 60 USD |
Boots | 25 USD | 30 USD | 45 USD | 60 USD |
Wetsuit (3mm shorty) | 50 USD | 60 USD | 90 USD | 120 USD |
Dive Computer | 30 USD | 36 USD | 54 USD | 72 USD |
U/W Torch/ Flashlight | 30 USD | 36 USD | 54 USD | 72 USD |
13L (AL100) cylinder | 25 USD | 30 USD | 45 USD | 60 USD |
*Full equipment set does not include dive computer or torch. If required these must be requested separately.
All equipment must be pre-booked to ensure availability and correct sizes, etc. are on board.
Price | |
|---|---|
Nitrox – 6 nights | 90 USD |
Nitrox – 7 nights | 100 USD |
Nitrox – 10 nights | 130 USD |
Nitrox – 13 nights | 150 USD |
On-board pricing is subject to change without notice. While we endeavour to keep information as up to date as possible, please be aware that, although it is unlikely, prices may be different on your cruise.
We regret that we are unable to support rebreather divers on Philippine Siren.
PADI Courses | Cost: |
|---|---|
PADI Advanced Open Water | 250 USD |
PADI Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) | 100 USD |
PADI Deep Diver Speciality | 200 USD |
Other PADI Specialities | Please enquire* |
Please note that the course prices listed above do not include course materials or certification registration. You can register for online learning for PADI Advanced Open Water and PADI EANx (Nitrox) here. For all other courses, please speak to our reservations team.
*A range of other speciality courses are available, on request. Please contact our reservations team for more information, prices and to pre-book any course.
Courses are subject to availability and must be pre-booked to ensure an instructor is available.
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