Sogod Bay and Limasawa Island are top scuba diving locations in southern Leyte. There are 3 main dive shops but I believe that 6 operators are in the area.
Dive shop owners can log into the forum and put their information and links on the "dive shops" section.
A twist to the plan would be to just drive your car down there and pull off anywhere along the coast and do shore dives.
This might not go over too well with the dive shops but shore diving in
Sogod bay is a real possibility.
One of the best dives is right under
the pier in town.
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Peter's Dive Shop Peter's Dive Shop has been around for quite a while.
link
www.whaleofadive.com
The above picture is of Peter's swimming pool and the neighbors dive boat. Occasionally whale sharks are spotted in Sogod Bay but it is not common like in Donsol Bay in Southern Luzon. Peter's dive boat. Peter's dive shop.
There is not very much walk in business in this area because it's not on the main tourist trail.
Malapascua or Moalboal on Cebu and Sabang on Mindoro (Puerto Galera) would probably be better for that sort of thing.
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Sogod Bay Scuba Resort Next door to Peter's is the Sogod Bay Scuba Resort.
link
www.sogodbayscubaresort.com Both Peter's and Sogod Bay are English owners.
This place is a rather new development on the bay and it looks successful.
There is little tourist infrastructure in Padre Burgos so most divers will be resort prisoners. It is not my style but most divers are on short holiday so it is perfect. I have never been inside the complex but it looks new and crisp. I talked to Ron a few years back and he seems like a friendly guy but there is likely friction between the neighboring shops.
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Southern Leyte Divers Gunters place is on the other side of town and not on the bay. They seem to specialize in dives on Limasawa Island.
I never dove there but suspect the dives are more challenging than in the bay.
This shop seems to get groups of German divers and does not do very much walk in business. Southern Leyte Divers has more of a tropical feel to it than the other two mentioned. I like the layout of the restaurant. You don't feel cramped.
From a business standpoint it makes sense to cater to groups from Europe, with divers that just want to dive and eat. It is the only way to stay afloat financially in this area. Southern Leyte Divers in Padre Burgos Leyte
link
http://www.leyte-divers.com Two of the residents at Gunter's place.
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Davliz Travel Lodge Hotel Davliz is just up the road towards town from Peter's and Sogod Bay's dive shops.
I don't know anything about the place but put it up here as a possible option. Daveliz Travel Lodge Hotel seems like a nice enough place to stay but I don't know anyone that dives from this shop.
Napantao - There was a lot of construction on Natpantao across the bay from Padre Burgos a few years ago. A French builded was planning a dive shop there. I do not know if it is in operation now but the house reef would be superior to almost anywhere else.
My only worry is that it is a rather small area and probably could not sustain heavy dive pressurs and remain pristine.
There is no road access last time I was there.
If anyone could update me on the information, it would be appreciated and added here.
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