Dive· Palawan (Puerto Princesa)· Philippines
Puerto Princesa Bay Diving
9° 44.1′ N · 118° 45.8′ E
Puerto Princesa has several dive centres and is a reasonable place to take a PADI course before the bigger sites of El Nido, Coron or Tubbataha, with training dives in the sheltered shallows of the bay where turtles, eels, lionfish and batfish turn up.
Practical
Coordinates mark Island Divers at Bancao-Bancao (OpenStreetMap); Let's Dive Palawan is mapped on Rizal Avenue. Wikivoyage quotes a PADI Open Water course at PHP 17,500 at Moana dive centre (older listing; verify locally). Several shops also arrange Honda Bay dives. Ask about tank fills if you carry your own gear.
Best for
Courses, refreshers and tank fills before Tubbataha
Nearby
- Palawan Special Battalion WWII Memorial Museum0.3 NM away
- Puerto Princesa International Airport0.5 NM away
- Puerto Princesa Quarantine Office (Bureau of Quarantine)0.6 NM away
- Puerto Princesa White Beach (Canigaran)0.6 NM away
- Bancao-Bancao Lighthouse0.8 NM away
- Badjao Seafront Restaurant1 NM away
- Kalui Restaurant1 NM away
- Kinabuchs Grill and Bar1.1 NM away