![]() ![]() The dive sites are around the outer edge of the atolls. The park has two atolls the North Atoll and the South Atoll and a small isolated reef. ![]() Even with a short dive season, The dive sites of the Tubbataha Reef rank as some of the best in the world for experienced divers. The park is at the heart of the Coral Triangle, and the deep waters around the reef creates an environment that is teeming with marine life. It is an overnight trip of 150km from Puerto Princesa City, to the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. The diving season starts in early March and goes to June, because of rough sea state the rest of the year diving is limited to that small window. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a 97,030-hectare Marine Protected Area (MPA) located off the coast of Palawan, in the Sulu Sea. The 2016 Tubbataha Reef diving season saw 15 liveaboards from 12 different companies bringing divers to the national park. The 32 meter long Aluminum hulled Liveaboard has only 8 staterooms, each fully equipped to meet your every need. Not only are they two of the top three luxury resorts in the Philippines they also own one of the best luxury liveaboards in the Philippines. Two of the top resorts are the Atlantis resorts. MV Atlantis Azores: There are only a handful of luxury dive resorts in the Philippines, or for that matter in Asia. These two rise to the top for the most luxurious of the Philippines liveaboards. They have 8 cabins and caters to a maximum of 16 guests.Īs mentioned there are 15 liveaboards from 12 different fleets. The Seadoors Dive Liveaboard was custom built for divers to explore the beauty of the Philippines underwater world in comfort. MV Seadoors: She is a smaller vessel only 25 meters long and is focused on European divers. The liveaboard is a 52-metre (171ft) steel-hulled merchant vessel, that has been converted to a luxury diving experience. The Solitude One spends a portion of the year in the Philippines and the remainder in Palau. MV Solitude One: While a relatively new Liveaboard operator, It has drawn together some of the most celebrated management from the industry for this elegant Liveaboard. The fleet is the best value in Philippines Liveaboards. ![]() The fleet also have a few cruise only sailing without diving. While the Tubbataha trips are a week long, the northern trips can be shorter. The MV Discovery Palawan is 49.20 meters long taking 32 divers to the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park or 16 divers on their northern route. The fleet may not have all of the glitter of some of the luxury vessels, however, they do have the service. The crew of the vessels are very experienced both in and out of the water. The MV Discovery Adventure is being remodeled for the remainder of 2016 and will be available for the 2017 Tubbataha season and onward. The MV Discovery Palawan is doing tear round sailings. ![]() The fleet has the MV Discovery Palawan and the MV Discovery Adventure.
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