Three-Day Vacation at P Holiday & Dive Resort in Romblon, Including Scuba Diving Adventures with Ducks Diving Company
Romblon, an island gem located at the end of the Verde Island Passage, is recognised as a diving paradise, offering some of the clearest waters in the region and enhancing visibility for spotting small and rare underwater creatures. This tropical haven, known for its rich marine biodiversity, is a top destination for divers seeking unique macro and super macro diving experiences.
The Three P Holiday & Dive Resort, a premier diving destination in Romblon, offers transfer services from various locations, excluding international and domestic flights. The resort, situated approximately 2 hours from Tablas Airport, provides comfortable accommodation with 10 air-conditioned rooms, accommodating up to 15 guests in triple occupancy. Each room features modern amenities such as hot showers, AC, marble floors, a large camera table with a charging area, and a kingsize bed or 2x TwinXL beds.
Most dive sites at Romblon Island are suitable for divers of all levels of experience. For macro enthusiasts, the area around the islands of Tablas and Sibuyan offers vibrant marine life, with highlights such as the Blue Hole at the tip of Tablas Island and various reefs known for their small critters including nudibranchs, tiny shrimps, pygmy seahorses, and other rare macro subjects.
Key dive spots for macro photography include the Blue Hole, a unique underwater environment likely to attract rare marine species valuable for macro photography and observation. Another notable site is Mapula, a slope where divers can observe sea turtles on a regular basis and find colourful nudibranchs, small frogfish, and many crustaceans. A highlight of this dive site is the Lembeh Sea Dragon (Kyonemichthys rumengani).
Treasures Dream, a dive site near the Bay of Romblon, is rich in marine species, especially in shallow waters. Bonbon Beach offers a diverse coral landscape and a variety of marine species, suitable for night dives and snorkeling. Lonos Marine Sanctuary, a bay near Tiamban Beach in Lonos, created for the protection of giant clams, offers interesting critters like white Ornate ghost pipefish, spindle cowrie, crustaceans, and lots of nudibranchs.
For those seeking a more challenging dive, Bonbon Fan Coral Collection is a deep dive site characterized by fields of very large fan corals, offering very special and interesting fauna like pygmy seahorses, many nudibranch species, colourful cowries, and some rare crustaceans. Agpanabat Caves & Canyons Marine Sanctuary offers a unique landscape of steep walls, overhangs, caves, and gorges, making it a unique scuba diving experience.
Divers can often find underwater landscapes without many other divers at Romblon Island. The dive groups are small and operate all year round, except during Ati-Atihan/Biniray Festival, the first or second Saturday in January. The Three P Holiday & Dive Resort Dive Center offers individual dive tour planning, boat trips to the coast and dive sites at nearby islands, macro and super macro critter spotting, underwater photography assistance, etc. Private guide/spotter and private boats are subject to availability.
With its crystal-clear waters, high marine biodiversity, and excellent visibility, Romblon is recognised as one of the top 10 dive destinations in the Philippines for macro and super macro photography. For the best experience, divers are advised to contact local dive shops in Romblon directly for the most precise, up-to-date information on critters and dive sites.
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- The Three P Holiday & Dive Resort, located in Romblon, offers comfortable accommodation and transfer services for diving enthusiasts, who can enjoy diving at various sites suitable for all levels of experience.
- Some notable dive spots in Romblon include the Blue Hole, known for attracting rare marine species and macro photography, and Mapula, where divers can observe sea turtles on a regular basis.
- Treasures Dream near the Bay of Romblon is rich in marine life, Bonbon Beach offers a diverse coral landscape and is suitable for night dives and snorkeling, and Lonos Marine Sanctuary provides protection for giant clams and interesting critters.
- For those seeking a more challenging dive, Bonbon Fan Coral Collection and Agpanabat Caves & Canyons Marine Sanctuary offer unique scuba diving experiences with steep walls, overhangs, caves, and gorges.
- With its crystal-clear waters, high marine biodiversity, and excellent visibility, Romblon is recognised as one of the top 10 dive destinations in the Philippines for macro and super macro photography.
- Divers are advised to contact local dive shops in Romblon directly for the most precise, up-to-date information on critters and dive sites, and the Three P Holiday & Dive Resort Dive Center offers individual dive tour planning and underwater photography assistance.
