The Apo Island Marine Protected Area (MPA) is one of the Philippines’ greatest conservation success stories. Located off the coast of Negros Oriental, which, along
Divers often debate between a liveaboard or a dive resort, which is better? Well, the answer depends on what you are looking for ! On
Shooting underwater photos is a delightful way to spend your dives. You get to search for fascinating and beautiful creatures and then share these discoveries
By Marty Snyderman While the term “muck diving” is one that would probably not pass a smell test with the marketing gurus on Madison Avenue,
By: Roni Ben-Aharon San Miguel is one of the most diverse muck dive sites I have seen in my life. Muck diving, or critter diving,
By Marty Snyderman In June, Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards hosted a group of thirteen seasoned photographers, videographers, authors, and ocean advocates for week-long stays
We pull off from the black sand beach on a bangka, an elongated wooden boat used extensively throughout the Philippines for transportation in this island nation. We head southeast towards Apo Island, a tiny green speck on the horizon. Within minutes of leaving shore, Atlantis Resort vanishes behind the narrow shoreline amidst the tall, swaying coconut trees. Negros Island, which we just left, becomes its own sea of green, set against a dramatic backdrop: The peaks of the dormant volcano Bukid Talinis (bukid meaning “mountain”) tower at 1,903 metres above sea level, reaching into a cloudless sky. From this vantage point, it’s hard to believe nearly 30,000 people live here, in Dauin. You can see little sign of human life once you’re a mile offshore.
Is there good macro diving in Dumaguete? Yes! Dumaguete has some of the best scuba diving in the Philippines. We see many divers at Atlantis Dumaguete who
[vc_row bg_style=”stretch”][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Marty Snyderman Some diving stories sound like exactly that. Stories. Tall tales. I suppose it’s fair to say that sea stories are as
Paddle-Flaps in Puerto Galera and Dumaguete Text and photographs by Atlantis Photography Ambassador Marty Snyderman Over the course of a diving lifetime it is almost
