By Marty Snyderman If asked to name the greatest migrations on Earth, many people would surely say the that it is the annual journey taken
Join us on board Azores to learn more about Whale Sharks in the Philippines and their migration path!
It may be surprising to an outsider that so many divers are madly in love with these slimy creepy-crawlies of the reef. Sure, the big
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, Atlantis Photography Ambassador Tubbataha: What More Can I Say? I made my first trip to the Sulu Sea and the reefs
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.
