Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Puerto Galera Dive Packages

Aura Dive Packages

Aura dive resort offering all-inclusive Puerto Galera dive packages. Our packages come with private round-trip airport transfer, specious accommodation in our beachfront dive resort, air dives with in Puerto Galera world-class dive sites.

Platinum Dive Package

AURA PLATINUM DIVE PACKAGE

INCLUSIONS:

- Round-trip Airport transfer
- 6 days/5 nights
- Free breakfast 
- 12 Air dives (3 dives/day)
- Boat, weight, air fills, dive master fees
- Using of swimming pool
- Complementary WiFi




Gold Dive Package

AURA GOLD DIVE PACKAGE

INCLUSIONS:

- Round-trip Airport transfer
- 6 days/5 nights
- Free breakfast 
- 12 Air dives (2 dives/day)
- Boat, weight, air fills, dive master fees
- Using of swimming pool
- Complementary WiFi





Silver Dive Package

AURA SILVER DIVE PACKAGE

INCLUSIONS:

- Round-trip Airport transfer
- 5 days/4 nights
- Free breakfast 
- 9 Air dives (3 dives/day)
- Boat, weight, air fills, dive master fees
- Using of swimming pool
- Complementary WiFi





Bronze Dive Package

AURA PLATINUM DIVE PACKAGE

INCLUSIONS:

- Round-trip Airport transfer
- 5 days/4 nights
- Free breakfast 
- 6 Air dives (2 dives/day)
- Boat, weight, air fills, dive master fees
- Using of swimming pool
- Complementary WiFi



We also can tailor a package to suit your needs. Please feel free to contact us for our promo prices or more details.


Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Critters of Puerto Galera

Hairy Squat Lobster 

(Lauriea Siagiani)


Puerto Galera waters are teeming with life.  This incredibly beautiful marine crustacean is commonly known as the "Pink hairy squat lobster". The scientific name is Lauriea Siagiani. This animal is not really a lobster, but it belongs to a group of crabs called Anomurans. 

Hairy squat lobsters or Fairy Crabs are tiny. Adults typically not more than 2 centimeters. Their body is almost translucent; their legs show edges of intense, nearly florescent pinkish-purple color, with purple spots and lots of white hairs covering the entire body. They lives on a species of sea sponge called the "Giant barrel sponge" (Xestospongia testudinaria).

Frequency of Sighting: Common
Remarks: Lenght up to 2 cm, 5-30m depth.
Dive Sites Seen at: Manila Channel, Big Lalaguna, Small Lalaguna, Sabang Point, Monkey Beach, Ernie's Point, West Escarceo, Kilima Steps.


Thursday, September 24, 2015

Scuba Diving Puerto Galera

Aura Dive Resort


Aura Dive Resort
Aura Dive Resort - Small Lalaguna Sabang
Aura Dive Resort is an inviting beachfront in Small Lalaguna, just few minutes walk from Sabang. Aura is one of the premier dive resorts of Puerto Galera, offering all-inclusive Puerto Galera dive packages, including airport transfer, accommodation, dive packages and PADI scuba dive courses.


Scuba Diving Puerto Galera


Puerto Galera is one of the best dive destination of the Philippines. Puerto Galera is the north-westernmost municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro,located at the southwestern end of the Verde Island Passage. Verde Island passage is well-known for having the highest diversity of marine wild life in the entire world.



Dive Sites of Puerto Galera

There are over 30 world-class dive sites around Puerto Galera, offering a large variety of choices for all levels of diving experience. Whether you are experienced, novice or want to learn, Puerto Galera has the options you seek. Here you can enjoy a day of diving by combining pristine coral reefs with unbelievable muck-diving, wreck dives, drop-offs, wall or drift and deep dives. If you are not a diver, Puerto Galera can be a great place to start your adventure. 

All dive sites are accessible within 10 minutes with our speed boats. It means after every dive, our divers will come back to the resort and spend their surface interval on dry land while enjoying their time inside the resort.