Are you a scuba diver or do you wish to try diving? Atmosphere is a PADI 5 Star Career Development Centre and we teach all courses from beginner up to professional level, as well as specialty courses and photo workshops. We also conduct “Discover Scubas” and Bubblemakers for both children and adults who want to try diving without getting certified.
If you are already certified but wish to go deeper, try different gases and equipment configurations, we have technical diving available. We offer courses from Intro to Tech and Sidemount, through to Trimix with TDI. We also cater for rebreathers and guiding for rebreather divers.
We recommend that you let us know if you wish to take a scuba diving course during your stay with us, so that we can prepare the schedule and materials. Many courses are now offering their theory online, which will save you classroom time and leave you with more time for diving, Let us know and we can sign you up and send you the link so that you can complete it before your arrival. Languages currently available at the Dive Centre are English, German, Dutch, French, Russian, Visayan and Tagalog. If you need instruction in another language than English or Filipino, please let us know in advance so that we have an instructor available for you during your stay.
We have modern facilities with private dive equipment storage spaces, complimentary nitrox, a camera/video room with private work space for each diver, a retail boutique, a classroom with flat screen TV, full equipment rental and a spacious briefing lobby.
If you are already certified, please bring your certification cards (physical or digital) and your log book. All scuba divers are asked to sign a PADI standard Liability Release for scuba diving on arrival. Please ensure that any diving medical concerns are addressed before you travel. If you plan to take a course, please ask us to send you the medical form in advance, as any concerns can delay the start of your course.
• You can dive up to 5 times per day, with the option to do boat dives along the coast, shore dives on our house reef and half day trips to Apo island. We have Unlimited Dive Packages available for pre-booking, as well as 10-, 15- and 20-dive packages.
• Dive groups reach a maximum of 4 with one dive guide unless there are special requests, however there maybe more than one group on a boat at a time.
• Private boats and dive guides, and photography guided dives are available at additional cost.
• Local conditions require that all dive groups stay together at any time and a typical dive is between 45 – 60 minutes depending on NDL and air consumption. Maximum depth for recreational dives is 30m (~100 ft) or less, depending on your certification level. If you are Deep Diver certified or wish to dive tech, there are options to dive deeper.
• A respect for the marine life is a must with good buoyancy control at all times.
• For environmental reasons, we do not accept any touching, moving or manipulation of underwater life.
• Gloves are prohibited by law whilst diving. If you need to use gloves for medical reasons, please bring a medical certificate with you.
• The majority of our tanks have the possibility to use an insert to make them suitable for either DIN or Yoke regulators and we pump them to 200 bar/3000 psi.
• Tanks are available in different sizes with 11 liters/80 cu the standard and optional 7 liter/50 cu or 15 liter/100 cu tanks at no extra charge.
For watersports, a 3mm wetsuit is the most common protection for divers. If you plan to do a lot of diving, in particular during December to March, we recommend bringing extra layers such as a hooded vest or thicker suit. This will ensure your comfort during repetitive dives, even in our lovely warm waters.