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Hairy Shrimp – Tiny Treasures in the Seagrass

Hairy Shrimp If you have been diving on the Atmosphere house reef, then you know that we like to spend a lot of time in the seagrass during the safety stop. Sometimes we find frogfish, nudis, pygmy squid, different species of pipefish, and even the occasional octopus. Not many of these, besides baby frogfish, are incredibly tiny, so you might be wondering - why is the dive guide inspecting every blade…
Daniel Geary
20th September 2016
Kids snorkeling with turtle at Apo island by Daniel GearyDive travelUnderwater Sightings

Why are there so many sea turtles in Apo Island?

Although Dauin is known around the world for its amazing muck diving, tourism here started for a completely different reason – reef diving and sea turtles. Situated about a 30 minute boat ride from Atmosphere, Apo Island was the original destination for tourists visiting Dauin and Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. It was only after this tourism started that the muck diving here was discovered. In 1985, Apo Island was declared…
Daniel Geary
1st September 2016
Feta cheese from the Goatary's selection of goat cheese at Atmosphere in Dumaguete, PhilippinesDining

Say Cheese! Local Goat Cheese a favorite at Atmosphere Resort

Trying some of the delicious goat cheese on our breakfast buffet, and you might think by their quality that they were imported from Europe. But much better than that, we source them from our local supplier nearby, the Goatary. Located in Talay south of Dumaguete, the Goatary is only a few minutes away from Atmosphere resorts. Run by George Bender and his team, the Goatary started as a goat farm…
Atmosphere Resorts
15th August 2016
Luxury Travel Guide award to Atmosphere Resort 2016News

Atmosphere wins luxury hotel award! Luxury Travel Guide Awards 2016

  We are excited to have won “Luxury Boutique Resort of the Year 2016 – Philippines” at the LTG Awards The Luxury Travel Awards recognize and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the affluent travel and tourism industry in Europe, The Americas, Asia & Australasia, and Africa & Middle East.  Their team of experts have scoured the globe and travelled extensively in order to identify everything from the very best…
Ulrika Kroon
5th August 2016
Dory - surgeonfish - blue tang - beloved child has many names. this one from Atmosphere Resort in the PhilippinesMarinelifeUnderwater Sightings

Finding Dory – but not in your aquarium!

  I don't know about all of you, but I was super excited when I found out that there was going to be a sequel to Finding Nemo. I was even more excited that it was going to be about Dory, everyone's favorite amnesia-ridden blue tang. Although there were a few bits and pieces that didn't mesh with some of the fish biology I learned about during my studies, overall…
Daniel Geary
25th July 2016