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Scuba Diving in the PhilippinesExplore some of the richest coral reefs in the world on a luxurious 107-foot liveaboard vessel, relax at a world-class resort, and visit a Seacology project site where solar panels are bringing big changes to one island village.
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Atlantis Azores\
The 107-foot Atlantis Azores has been set up for divers by divers, including modern safety features and lots of extras to make your dive holiday the trip of a lifetime.
•Dining and Drinking•Eight en suite State Rooms•Large Dive Deck•Entertainment and Amenities•Boutique•Sun Deck and Hot Tub
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“-April 2012 Undercurrent diver review ”
The Atlantic Azores has a great staff attentive to all wishes. Tubbataha features large fish, 7-8 sharks per dive, white tips, black tips, grey reef sharks, schools of barracuda and jacks, and balls of more than 100 fish. A truly protected park in the middle of the Sulu Sea.
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“If the Garden of Eden were underwater, it’s a fair chance it would look a lot like Tubbatah Reef.”
“Super-size your dive experi-ence at Tubbataha where ev-erything comes in giant form. The water is exceptionally clean, so the marine life lives much longer, making it grow to silly proportions.”
-CNNgo.com
-About.com
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Located in the Sulu Sea east of the Philippines’ Palawan Island, Tubbataha Reefs Nat-ural Park is a world-class yet rarely-visited dive spot home to 573 species of fish, 373 spe-cies of corals, 11 species of sharks, and 12 species of dol-phins. In 2012, CNNgo.com named Tubbataha one of the world’s top 10 dive spots.
Tubbataha Reef
“Named after the Sanskrit word for peace, aman, and the Tagalog word for island, Amanpulo is a serene retreat offering the pure white sands, turquoise seas and endless blue skies for which the Philippine archipelago is famed. The entire island of Pamalican is dedicated to Amanpulo, fringed by seven square kilometres of pristine coral reef and lapped by the tranquil Sulu Sea.” -AmanResorts.com/Amanpulo
Enjoy two luxurious nights at this exclusive resort, named one of the world’s top 20 beach resorts in Andrew Harper’s 2009 Hideaway Report.
“The Amanpulo experience is the con-summate private indulgence.” -WestEast Magazine
“A haven of tranquility and barefoot luxury in the waters of the Sulu Sea.” -Daily Telegraph (Australia)
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manpulo
Reservations can be made with a deposit of 50% of the per person cost. These deposits less a $500 per person cancellation fee are 100% refundable up to November 1, 2012, after which deposits are not refundable. Final nonrefund-able payments due December 10, 2012. Payments can be made by check made out to Reef and Rainforest, or by an American Express, Mastercard, or Visa credit card.
Price includes: Transport upon arrival from Puerto Princesa to the Atlantis Azores, seven nights on the Atlantis Azores liveaboard with meals, snacks, local soft drinks, beer, wine, diving, tanks, weights, and dive guide, plus two nights at Amanpulo in a Treetop Casita, a visit to a Seacology project in Manamoc, accommodation tax, a charter flight from Amanpulo to Manila, and a $100 donation to Seacology’s carbon offset fund. Price does not include personal expenses, travel insurance, or airfare other than specified above.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Double-Occupancy $6,500/person
Single-Occupancy $11,000/person
Reef & Rainforestwww.reefrainforest.com
621 SW Morrison Street, Suite 125Portland, OR 97205
Mike Hoppe [email protected] x309
To make a reservation, please contact:
Jenny [email protected] x302
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Depart Puerto Princesa. Travel to Tubbataha Reefs National Park aboard the Atlantic Azores.
Spend each day diving a different part of Tubba-taha’s north and south atolls. (As many as five dives per day.)
Disembark and overnight at Amanpulo Resort.
Site visit to Seacology’s project on Manamoc (see below). Overnight at Amanpulo Resort.
Tour ends. Catch chartered flight to Manila (included in price) or Philippines’ destination of choice.
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April 14 - April 19
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April 22
TRAVEL ITINERARY
This journey will include a visit to a Sea-cology project site in the island-village of Manamoc, just a short boat ride from Amanpulo. With no other source of electricity, villag-ers depended for years on three diesel-fueled generators which were expensive and unreliable. In 2009, Seacology agreed to fund the instal-lation of solar panels on com-munity facili-ties like school houses and a health center in exchange for the islanders’ support for a 267-acre marine protected area.
Solar Energy for Manamoc
Tubbataha Reef
Amanpulo
Manamoc
Puerto Princesa(tour begins)
Palawan
Sulu Sea
Seacology1623 Solano Avenue Berkeley, CA 94707
Phone: (510) 559-3505Fax: (510) 559-3506
[email protected] www.seacology.org
