El Galleon Dive Resort, Puerto Galera
Address: Sabang, Puerto Galera, Philippines | Full-board + unlimited day diving from $168/person/night
El Galleon Dive Resort Quick Pitch
El Galleon dive resort is a great option for families, groups, single women, or anyone who doesn't want to be right in "town". It is a short 5-minute walk from the "center of action" in Puerto Galera. They have a variety of room types, from budget rooms to luxury villas, and support technical diving.
Nearby, there is golfing, zip-lining, dune-buggies, and ATVs. Verde Island, which offers awesome diving, is just 25 minutes away on their larger speedboat.
Quick Information
- No of Rooms: 30
- Dive Center: On-site
- Amenities: AC, wifi, bar, conference room, swimming pool, spa, kids activities, dedicated camera room, nitrox
- Wi-Fi: Free Wi-Fi in all rooms
- Airport shuttle: Yes, with a surcharge
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How to Get There
The resort is located in Puerto Galera, 2-3 hours from Manila. They offer airport transfer service for the guests.
Dive Overview
The Philippines are home to a dense population of marine life, boasting colorful reefs and incredible macro life. El Galleon is located in a marine reserve and offers a pristine dive setting. Dives here are suitable for all levels, from your 8-year old bubblemaker to recreational holiday divers, to serious underwater photographers and even technical divers.
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Accommodations
Types of Rooms, Amenities, and Photos
El Galleon Resort Room Overview
Guests choose from Seaview, Family, Poolside, or Budget rooms, or can request a Penthouse Suite or the Waimea Luxury Houses.
Seaview Room
- The most requested rooms are the seaview rooms, all with fantastic waterfront views. You could literally throw a stone into the sea from any of these spacious and well-appointed rooms. All 10 sea view rooms are fitted out with a queen size bed, minibar, air-conditioning and storage space and all bathrooms are equipped with hot water and a vanity area.
Family Room
- The three family resort rooms are all capable of one or two extra beds; family resort rooms come with one queen size bed (extra beds on request) air-conditioning, mini bar and comfortable bathrooms with vanity area.
Poolside Room
- Step outside your room and drop into the swimming pool. The 12 poolside resort rooms are equipped with a queen size bed, air-conditioning, mini bar and storage space; our poolside room bathrooms all have hot water and a vanity area. Economy & Deluxe options available.
Budget Room
- We also offer budget rooms if you’re looking for the beach resort experience but without a view and fuss. El Galleon’s four budget rooms come either a queen size bed or two single beds, air-conditioning, mini bar and the bathrooms are like granddad used to own, old yet still charming.
Penthouse Suite
- We also offer a luxury one bedroom penthouse apartment with private kitchen, large private balcony and adjoining living room, with a spectacular sea view. Your penthouse home away from home.
Waimea
- Waimea is the luxury accommodations for the truly discerning. Totally unlike anything else in Puerto Galera the Waimea annex is a five-minute walk from the El Galleon beach resort. Behind a high wall, you will find five houses nestled amongst a beautiful garden and two swimming pools. Naturally, with premises of this high caliber, there is security on the grounds 24 hours a day.
Resort Facilities
Arthur's Restaurant (LEFT) & Barrel Bar (RIGHT)
Spa (LEFT) & Camera Room (RIGHT)
El Galleon Resort Features
- Swimming Pool
- Restaurant
- Bars
- Spa
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dive Shop
- Room Service
- Conference Room
El Galleon Resort Foods & Drinks
Arthur's Restaurant: The El Galleon restaurant's menu is full of wonderful dishes that will fulfill your wants and needs, whether it be a small snack like the scrumptious home-made pasta or baked mussels, Calamari Fritto or, a full meal like our special spaghetti, seafood plate, steak béarnaise or something from French Chef Antoine’s very own corner: Coq Au Vin, Quenelles of Fish, Quiche Lorraine, and Pot Au Feu, are just a few of the delights.
The Barrel Bar: A beautiful place to catch the sunset and enjoy the light breeze along with your favorite cocktail.
The Point Bar: It is actually a part of the excellent El Galleon Beach Resort and therefore serves the same sumptuous menu on offer at the beach resort. This is at once sophisticated yet simple, a center of entertainment and relaxation.
El Galleon Resort Activities
- Sunset Cruises
- Beach BBQ
- Puerto Galera Museum
- Trekking - Tukuran River
- Mangyan Village Tour
- Jungle Zipline
- Ponderosa Golf Course
- Snorkeling
- Beach Hopping
Packages & Rates
El Galleon Dive Resort Dive Packages & Room Rates
RATES & AVAILABILITY
For more information on rates, availability and to book, drop us an email at bookings@bluewaterdivetravel.com or call us today at 310-915-6677 and let us help you plan your dream dive vacation!
Dive Information
Puerto Galera Dive Overview
Puerto Galera is situated on the northern coast of Mindoro Island (the 5th largest island in the Philippine archipelago chain of 7,107 islands), which is about 12 nautical miles south of Batangas City, Luzon.
One of the big reasons to dive here is for the amazing macro life. Underwater photographers are delighted with the vast selection of different nudibranchs that they can see on just one dive site! Pygmy seahorses, ghost pipefish, frogfish, sea moths, dragonets, stick pipefish, wonderous, mimic octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish are some of the special things that divers can see.
Photos by Beth Watson, captured while staying at El Galleon Dive Resort, Puerto Galera
All the dive sites are replete with huge numbers of splendid fishes, huge basket sponges adorned with hundreds of multi-colored crinoids; vast numbers of hard and soft corals and gorgonian sea fans. Turtles, octopus, mantis shrimp, crabs, seahorses, and cuttlefish make guest appearances as well. There are also a few wrecks teaming with fish, that have been sunk purposely to turn into dive sites.
More photos by Beth Watson.
The Verde Island Passage is very deep, so clear water is very common to the dive sites of Puerto Galera, along with a fantastic variety of underwater flora and fauna.
Experts have called The Verde Island Passage the “center of the center” of the world’s marine biodiversity. Life-enhancing nutrients from the Pacific mix with waters of the South China Sea. You would never guess that beneath the surface are spectacular reef formations with more than 300 species of corals and underwater rock canyons that host nearly 60 percent of the world’s known shorefish species.
The World Conservation Union describes it as the marine counterpart of the Amazon River basin,” which put the passage at the peak of the “Coral Triangle” that spans the Sulawesi and the Sulu Seas in the southern Philippines and nearby Indonesia.
Dive Center Information
El Galleon Dive Center Overview
Asia Divers is the Philippines’ first PADI Career Development Center (CDC), where experienced instructors and divemasters, guide guests on world-class dive sites, all only a short boat ride away. Asia Divers has been in business for 28 years and is known for its high standard of teaching across all PADI courses, from Bubblemakers for kids to Divemaster and Instructor level courses. Many of the Divemasters and Instructors working in the area were trained by Asia Divers.
The dive facility is just a few years old and there is nothing like it in Asia. There is a diving platform with a large pontoon on which boats can easily dock on making it simple for guests to board and disembark.
Every diver has their own crate in the dive shop to store their gear, and there is a dedicated camera room with a computer available and rinse tank specifically for cameras.
It’s very spacious so even when the shop is busy you never feel crowded. The calm, relaxed atmosphere lets you know that you’re being well looked after by the crew who are always there to help you with anything you may need.
Other Information
Practical Information
- Electricity: 220 Volt
- Time zone: UTC+8
- Languages: Filipino & English
- Accept credit card?: Yes (VISA, Mastercard, American Express)
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