Puerto Gallera El Galleon/Asia Divers

El Galleon Dive Resort and Dive Center (Asia Divers) are situated along the shoreline of Small La Laguna Beach in Sabang, offering premier hospitality services. Nestled on the tropical slope with majestic vistas overlooking Sabang Bay and Small La Laguna Beach, the resort boasts 30 air-conditioned rooms. Each room is equipped with modern amenities including air conditioning, flat-screen TV, safe deposit box, and a well-stocked minibar. Complimentary WiFi, a swimming pool, and spa facilities further enhance the guest experience. The expansive restaurant, extending to the water's edge, provides a delightful dining ambiance.

Transfer from Manila Airport to El Galleon Dive Resort takes approximately 3 hours, involving a 2-hour car ride followed by a 1-hour boat transfer, which must be scheduled during daylight hours.

Diving enthusiasts will find unparalleled opportunities for underwater photography in this region renowned for its exceptional biodiversity. Recognized as one of the world's richest in rare marine species, the area boasts over 40 dive sites, most of which are conveniently located within a 10-minute radius of El Galleon Dive Resort. This proximity ensures more time spent exploring the depths and less time in transit.

Package tours - Philippines

Our package tours to the Philippines are meticulously crafted arrangements, taking into consideration several crucial factors. Travel arrangements in the Philippines are generally intricate, primarily due to the country's geography and the fact that most destinations are situated on islands requiring boat transfers for access. The timing of flight arrivals is pivotal to facilitate same-day transfers to your final destination upon landing. Boat transfers must be conducted during daylight hours, which may necessitate an overnight stay on the mainland before continuing the journey.

We exclusively partner with carefully selected dive resorts and dive centers, affording us deep insight into their operations. This ensures that you can rely on us and feel secure when choosing to book one of our package tours.

About the country

The Philippines, an archipelago with more than 7000 islands, are located in Southeast Asia. Beside the national language, Tagalog, most of the people know how to speak English. About 90% of the Filipinos are Christians; the remaining 10% are Muslim, living mostly on the southernmost islands.

The journey will be to the international airport, Manila or Cebu, and then by domestic flight or ferry to your destination.

ENTRY AND VISA
Upon entry the passport has to be valid for more than 6 months. There is no visa required for a stay less than 21 days. A visa for 59 days is available at the Philippine embassy or consulate. It is possible to extend the visa until a maximum stay of 1 year at the immigration office of every bigger city (e.g. Cebu City, Dumaguete).

MONEY AND CURRENCY
The Philippine currency is the Peso. The US $ bills are easy to change almost everywhere. US$ traveler checks are accepted in almost every bank and as well in most of the resorts and dive centers. Payments with VISA and Master cards is still not everywhere possible. In many resorts credit cards are not accepted or only with 5-10% service charge. In bigger cities it is possible to get cash out of the ATM machines.

HEALTH
At the moment there are no vaccinations required. There is no need to take malaria prophylaxis in the Visayas. It is just recommended if you're traveling to Palawan or some parts of Mindanao. Like in every tropic area typhus and hepatitis prophylaxis is recommended. The Tetanus vaccination should be updated as well. Please contact your medical doctor if there are any questions.

FOOD AND DRINKS
In almost every resort there is international food as well as local food available. Specialties are of course fish and seafood dishes. You will find a big variety of tropical fruits like mangos, bananas, pineapples and so on.

Tap water isn't drinkable in every resort, sometimes lightly salty. Mineral water is everywhere available. Enjoy fresh and delicious fruit juices and shakes. For beer enthusiasts we can recommend the local San Miguel.

CLIMATE AND CLOTHING
All around the Visayas is tropical climate, the temperatures are between 28-35ºC. There is not really a rainy season in this area; normally from December to June you will find the most stable weather conditions.

Short pants and T-shirts are normally enough. A pair of long pants, a sweater or jacket should be in your hand luggage because of the very cold air-conditioned waiting areas and fast ferries.

POWER SUPPLY
In almost all destinations 24 hours power supply (sometimes generator power not 24 hours) with 220 Volts. Some variation and interruptions can be expected. US standard plugs are used, for European plugs an adaptor required (please ask the resort or dive center).

PHOTO AND FILM
The Filipino people (especially children) like to be in pictures, but always better to ask first permission.