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Dive Puerto Galera

PUERTO GALERA
Witness Our Walls - Puerto Galera

A little further from Anilao using Batangas Pier as jump-off point, Puerto Galera is a natural harbor with fine beaches, green scenery and sheltered coves. Puerto Galera has grown to become a diving haven due to its marine diversity, complemented by other activities. At least two dozen sites have been identified, each providing good opportunity for photography. Most divers prefer to go to Puerto Galera from March to October.

Dive Sites	Average Depth	Maximum Depth
Manila Channel Coral Gardens Batangas Channel The Hill La Laguna Point Sabang Point Monkey Wreck Monkey Beach Ernie's Cave Dungon Wreck Point West Escarceo Hole in the Wall The Fish Bowl The Canyons Shark Cave The Big Rock (The Atoll) Pink Wall Kilima Steps Sinandigan Wall The Boulders Verde (Green) Island The Washing Machine	12 meters 6 meters 14 meters 12 meters 12 meters 15 meters 35 meters 12 meters 22 meters 18 meters 25 meters 18 meters 12 meters 40 meters 29 meters 25 meters 20 meters 10 meters 20 meters 25 meters 20 meters 40 meters 15 meters	13 meters 9 meters 27 meters 12 meters 15 meters 22 meters 40 meters 18 meters 30 meters 30 meters 30 meters 27 meters 19 meters 60 meters 60 meters 30 meters 33 meters 15 meters 40 meters 40 meters 24 meters 60 meters 30 meters

How to Get There
Puerto Galera is approximately 4-hours from Manila. Two hours by bus from Manila to Batangas followed by a two-hour boat ride from Batangas pier to Puerto Galera. There is a regular transfer from Manila that leaves at exactly 0900H. The ferry leaves Puerto Galera pier daily at 0900H for the return trip, just in time to catch the bus coming back to Manila.

For those who are arriving Manila in the afternoon but would want to proceed directly to Puerto Galera, it is highly recommended to hire a private car and rent the dive shop's dive boat for the night. Backpackers can take public buses going to Batangas. Last trip for these bus companies is at 1800. The last ferry that crosses Batangas to Puerto Galera is at 1800H.

At the pier, you can take a jeepney ride or just walk. Most of the resorts offer a free one-way boat transfer from the pier to the resort, convenient for divers who are carrying their own equipment.