El Galleon beach resort hotels offer the most complete scuba certification training facility in Puerto Galera. After or before the scuba dive El Galleon offers: kayaking, sunset cruises, beach hopping, volleyball, snorkeling, trekking and gold panning in the gold rich mountains that gave Mindoro its name. Whether it’s a lazy day in the sun, adventure or the experience and expectation of gold panning you’re looking for, El Galleon is the right place to scuba dive.
El galleon has excellent service the rooms are native designed clean and located in front of a small heated pool that is also used in teaching divers, they also have rooms with a view of the ocean but getting up the rooms is a cardio workout. They serve western food and if you get tired of their menu lots of restaurants are lined up beside the resort.
Only hassle is getting here 1 hour ferry boat ride. If long boring boat rides are your thing then it’s no problem. what i liked here is the dive sites nice variety of pelagic fishes,sharks and sea turtles are a common site here. Mostly the clients here are Americans and Europeans. Night spots are 3 minute walk from the resort. Highly recommend this resort, enjoy your dives!
Whatever adventure you chose, end the afternoon at the “Point Bar” and prepare to experience the evening; enjoy the best cocktails in the World; and, listen to some soothing sounds. El Galleon beach resort hotels’ cottages on Small La laguna Beach afford the peace and tranquility of private rooms, nestled amongst palm trees, with the crystal clear waters of the Philippine Sea only a stone throw away.
Rates:
Rooms
- Budget Room – 51 USD/night
- Pool Side Room
Pool side Economy – 62 USD/night
Pool side Deluxe – 75 USD/night
- Family Room – 80 USD/night
- Sea View Room – 95 USD/night
- Waimea ****
- Diving Rates & Course Rates
| One scuba dive with full equipment, boat and guide | $37 |
| One scuba dive with tank, weights, boat and guide | $29 |
| Technical Dives (excludes deco gasses; $10 ? $15) | $59-$71 |
| Rebreather Diving | $170/day |
| Trimix Dives | $69 |
| Underwater adventures home on video | $54 |
| Additional for Nitrox 1 dive | $6 |
| Additional for Nitrox 1 day | $12 |
| Additional for Nitrox 2 days | $20 |
| Additional for Nitrox 1 week | $60 |
| Additional for Night dives | $9 w/ Flashlight hire $12 |
*ALL PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF VAT AND SERVICE CHARGE
| COURSE | DAY/HOURS | DIVES | COST |
| PADI Bubblemaker in the pool | 2 Hours | Pool | $40 |
| PADI Bubblemaker Follow up (Pool) | 1 Hour | Pool | $33 |
| PADI Bubblemaker Follow up (Ocean) | 1 Hour | 1 | $48 |
| PADI Skin Diver | 8 Hours | 1 | $160 |
| PADI Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) | 3 Hours | 1 | $72 |
| PADI Discover Scuba Diving Follow Up Dive | 1 | $48 | |
| PADI Scuba Review | 3 Hours | Pool | $72 |
| PADI Scuba Diver | 2 Days | 2 | $300 |
| PADI Open Water Diver (OW) | 2 – 4 Days | 4 | $470 |
| PADI Open Water Diver Referal | 2 Days | 4 | $240 |
| PADI Open Water Diver Referal CW & OW | 2 Days | 4 | $320 |
| Upgrade Scuba Diver to Open Water Scuba Diver | 2 Days | 2 | $245 |
| PADI National Geographic Open Water Diver | 5 Days | $720 | |
| PADI National Geographic Portal | 2 – 3 Days | $245 | |
| PADI Adventure Diver | 1 – 2 Days | 3 | $275 |
| PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOW) | 2 – 3 Days | 5 | $355 |
| Upgrade Adventure Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver | 1 – 2 Days | 2 | $175 |
| PADI Rescue Diver | 2 – 3 Days | 12 Sessions | $475 |
| PADI Rescue Diver with Emergency First Response | 4 Days | 12 Sessions | $600 |
| PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) | 4 Hours | N/A | $160 |
| PADI Emergency First Response Re-certification | 2 Hours | N/A | $105 |
| PADI Emergency First Response Care for Children | $195 | ||
| PADI Emergency First Response Care for Children Combination | 1 Day | P330 | |
| PADI Divemaster Course | 2 Weeks | Varies | $1195 |
| PADI Divemaster with DAN O2 Provider | N/A | $1355 | |
| DM Experience Week | 1 Week | $245 | |
| PADI Assistant Instructor | 4 – 9 Days | Varies | $715 |
| PADI IDC Preparation and IDC | 15 Days | $890 | |
| PADI IDC and Emergency First Response Instructor | 15 Days | $1050 |
*Add $125 if hire equipment is required on Divemaster or Assistant Instructor courses only
PADI Specialties
| COURSE | DAY/HOURS | DIVES | COST |
| Try Nitrox | 2 Hours | 1 | $65 |
| Try Nitrox Follow up Dive | 1 Hour | 1 | $48 |
| Enriched Air Nitrox | 2 Days | 2 | $210 |
| Peak Performance Buoyancy | 1 Day | 2 | $175 |
| Drift Diver and Underwater Naturalist | 1-2 Days | 2 | $225 |
| Equipment Specialist | 1-2 Days | NA | $215 |
| Multilevel Diver | 1-2 Days | 2 | $225 |
| Photographer (Own Camera Required) | 1-2 Days | 2 | $240 |
| Digital Underwater Photographer | 1-2 Days | 2 | $300 |
| Night and Navigation | 2-3 Days | 3 | $260 |
| Search & Recovery, Deep and Wreck | 2-3 Days | 4 | $300 |
| DAN Oxygen First Aid | 4-5 Hours | NA | $205 |
| PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider | 4-5 Hours | NA | $205 |
| Combined DAN & PADI Oxygen First aid | 4-5 Hours | N/A | $235 |
Amenities & Services:
- brand new pier and dive store
- Liveboard Diving with Asia Divers
- Scuba Diving
- Sunset Cruise
- Trekking
- Beach Bar-B-Que
- Puerto Galera Museum
- Tukuran River tour trekking
- Mangyan Village Tour
- Eating out
- Beach Hopping
- Kayaking San Rafael Falls
- Golfing
- Motor & Train Biking
- Snorkeling
- Paintball
- Hatch House Harriers
- Puerto Galera Yacht Club
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