Alona Beach on the south-west of Panglao Island, is a beautiful, well developed one kilometer stretch of white sand. Adrex.com recommends services of Genesis Divers, one of the most experienced diving companies in the area. Located just on the Alona Beach, Panglao Island, Bohol, Genesis Divers are offering daily dive trips, accommodation (Hayahay Resort), dive safarisand the full range of SDI/TDI and PADI courses from from Open Water Diver to Divemaster. Genesis base position is literally perfect.
It's not even that far from shore (sometimes only about 100 meters), that you are allowed to meet with perfect diving sites of the house reef (Panglao Reef or Kalipayan), which is a great place to see the marine life even while just snorkelling.
The wall of „Kalipayan“ starts at about 3m, and drops down to about 20m, having soft and colorful coral heads, sea fans, small groupers, juvenile barracudas and much more.
Distant places for those heading to greater depths then offer even more. Be sure to check out also the nearby Balicasag, Pamilacan and Cabilao islands for amazing diving and snorkeling. You will need to hire a dive boat, but there are plenty around. The great news is that all these smaller islands have their own diving resorts.
Genesis Divers was established in 1994, as one of the first dive centers on Panglao Island. They are located in "Peter's House", a lodging house directly on the Alona Beach. They can provide both beginners and experienced divers with 16 sets of rental equipment, 80 scuba tanks, 2 compressors (Bauer), 2 outrigger boats (good for 15 to 20 divers each), 2 dinghy (for house reef dives), Medical oxygen set on the boat and in the dive center, First Aid kit, Underwater Camera and many additional services.
It is the most developed beach in Bohol and now one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines. Find the place on the map of Adrex.com Locations...
From Manila to Alona Beach you can travel with three airlines, Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines and Zest Air, all flying daily to Tagbilaran, Bohol. In Tagbilaran you can choose between "tricycles" (motorbike with sidecar), cars or taxis. The trip to Alona Beach takes about 30 minutes (20 km). After arriving on Alona Beach, facing the sea, turn left and walk about 200 meters to get to Genesis Divers base.
Contacts: Genesis Divers, Alona Beach, Panglao Island, 6340 Bohol, Philippines Phone: +63 38 502 9056 For more information, you can visit: www.genesisdivers.com
Source: Genesis Divers website Thanks to Giso Stuhldreher. All images are property of Genesis Divers. Copyrights applied. Video: Youtube Text: Martin Alexander
