Scubaguam.com Dumaguete, Philippines Dive Trip Specials
Why Dumaguete? If you're a photographer or videographer you'll be smiling all the time. I call diving at Dumaguete "Critter Every Minute" dives. See what our group took pictures of: Dona Bushong Sue Heiter Toyoko Kang
  Every picture you see here was taken in or near Dumagete. |
Go Anytime or August 28-September 2 Special Trip
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The best schedule to plan: Depart Guam on Wednesday or Saturday morning on United Airlines. This connects with an afternoon flight to Dumaguete and you avoid an onvernight in Manila. All flight return to Guam in the late evening or on Wed or Sat afternoons. 5 nights at Mikes Dauin Beach Resort The Schedule: Wed or Sat: afternoon arrival, dinner Thursday or Sunday: 3 boat dives* Friday or Monday: 3 boat dives* Saturday or Tuesday: 3 boat dives* Suday or Wednesday: 3 boat dives* Monday or Thursday: breakfast, lunch departure Total of 12 dives! Included: En-suite room with king size or twin beds with AC, hot water and cable TV Transfers to and from airport or pier in Dumaguete Breakfast, lunch and dinner, with 1 soft drink per meal 3 dives in Dauin or Apo Island Guide, weights, tanks Not Included: Marine Sanctuary Fees, Manila Airport transfer fees, Airfare, Camera fees, Whale Shark permit fee  *Optional Mandarin fish or Night dives avail. One or two days diving at Apo reef, one day will include addl cost whale shark dive that we will substitute for the first dive if weather and conditions permit. We will substitute one of the above days for the whale shark dive which also includes 2 dives at a special island with sharks, etc.
$645 per person, based upon dbl occupancy |
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Please note that this schedule is based upon taking the morning United flight on Wednesday or Saturday.
Day 1: afternoon arrival, dinner
Day 2: 3 boat dives*
Day 3: 3 boat dives*
Day 4: 3 boat dives*
Day 5: 3 boat dives*
Day 6: 3 boat dives*
Day 7: breakfast, lunch departure
Total of 15 dives!
Included:
En-suite room with king size or twin beds with AC, hot water and cable TV
Transfers to and from airport or pier in Dumaguete
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, with 1 soft drink per meal
3 dives in Dauin or Apo Island
Guide, weights, tanks
Not Included:
Marine Sanctuary Fees, Manila Airport transfer fees, Airfare, Camera fees, Whale Shark permit fee
Aug 28 trip update
Hi everyone,
I'm going to try and make this as informative as possible but at the same time not bore you to tears with all kinds of pretty pictures, etc. on Dumaguete. I'm going to assume that you've either been there before or are looking for a really great and easy dive destination that offers great things to see.
One thing I'm going to stress as much as possible is that you really have to make up your mind very, very soon as this trip is set up much later than most of my trips have been. I usually start about 3-4 months ahead of time. The second reason is that Mike's Dauin Beach resort only has a total of 8 rooms and.
THE PHILIPPINES FLIGHTS TO BOOK: Philippine Airlines (Phillair Express):
Aug 28: Manila-Dumaguete PR0543 13:40- 15:05
Sept 2: Dumaguete-Manila: PR0544 15:50-17:05You can do this on-line and save money. NOTE: Don't get the cheapest ticket. Book the "Fiesta Saver" plan as these tickets can be changed. The price should be 4446P (approx $108) for the round trip ticket.
Cebu Pacific also flies to Dumaguete so if you prefer to use them you can do this on line. The reason I don't use them is they have weight restrictions.
THE GUAM FLIGHTS TO BOOK: United Airlines:
Aug 28: Guam-Manila, UA191 8:05am
Sept 2: Manila-Guam, UA 184, 23:25PMWe'll transfer to the domestic terminal 4 to catch the Philair flight.
PAYMENTS: If you are going to arrange your own air travel you can pay that directly to the airline or the travel agency. If you are looking for a good travel agency I would recommend Miriam McKeena at ITSA Gateways (671-645-6871 or 727-2015). The initial payment, which is the required deposit to hold your space for the resort operation, will be paid to ITSA. To make life a lot easier for everyone the final payment will be done at the resort so you can bring either a credit card or cash. Please remember that almost all resorts in the Philippines charge an additional 3–5% fee if you are using a credit card.
These are per person rates based upon 2 people in a standard room. This is a full board package which includes all of your meals, soft drinks with each meal, 3 boat dives each day with guides, and transfers to and from the Dumaguete Airport. Included is dinner on our arrival night, and breakfast and lunch on our departure day.
It will cost you $645 if you're sharing a room with someone and all of you are diving. This is approximately 11 % lower than their normal rates. The remaining balance will reflect this discount as well.
Your initial deposit will be $375.00 As soon as you pay this you'll be confirmed on the trip. Please contact Miriam McKeena at ITSA Gateways (671-645-6871 or 727-2015).
Not Included: Daily sanctuary fees, camera fees, alcohol, Dive gear. 1500P/$36 whale shark permit fee.Optional dives: A whale shark dive (which can be added to any of the 3 dive days based upon weather) but there will be an additional fee for the fuel used for the boats and the sanctuary fee. You can also make night dives any evening you want. It's best to negotiate these when you're there because the price gets lower depending upon how many people want to go on the boats at night.
CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS: I have absolutely no control over airline reservations and you'll have to contact them. Due to international bank transfer time limitations here are no refunds within 30 days of your departure unless emergency, medical, or legal circumstances prevent you from going. The criteria for this would be military leave cancellations, deployments, and medical emergencies. In such cases we will need documentation to verify the cancellation. In all cases ITSA will retain $75 for administrative costs.
Are there any extra fees not included: Yes.
Marine Sanctuary fees: Because we travel to different islands and each has it's own fees, ranging from $3-$7 per day, sanctuary fees are not included.
Airport and transfer fees: Each airport in the Philippines has it's own departure tax. Usually it's between 30-50P (42.95P to the US dollar as I write this). The Manila domestic airport has a 200P departure tax when we go to Dumaguete, and the departure tax is 550P when we leave Manila to come back to Guam. Overall figure about 1,000P ($23-24) to cover these taxes.
Nitrox: If you want nitrox the additional fee per tank is 300PHP (about $8.00). You'll pay them directly for this. Here's a tip: If you want nitrox I'd recommend you use it on the last dive of the day. The dives are moderate to shallow depths and you'll get the full advantage of nitrox on the last dives.
How much extra money to bring? Lots of travel tips are here..
Got further questions? Send me an email at pete@scubaguam.com, or call me at 565-2411.