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Course dives take place at Kontiki marina In Maribago, lapulapu. We have a lot to see on our house reef- a huge shoal of Sardines , Turtles and hundreds of different species of Reef Fish.
Boat trips go to Gilutongan island, Olango island and Nalusuan Island.
If you arrive after 9PM at night we recommend you book to stay in the Stopover hostel in Mustang Road near the airport.
I have a list of accomodation near my diveshop which is updated on a regular basis. Please contact me on whatsapp for the updated list.
This apartment is only 7 minutes walk from our diveshop and our guests said its very nice and also cheap
https://www.airbnb.com/slink/67qSofTX
Casa Blu in Maribago is only 15 minutes walk and very reasonably priced.
Aosmec Square Hotel in Agus – which has double rooms with Aircon for only php750 a night – is about 9 minutes by tricycle ( and php100) from our diveshop in Kontiki marina.
Lu isla resort is literally 20 seconds walk from us inside Kontiki marina. You can find Lu isla watersports on facebook only for booking.
La Place Veranda is another reasonably priced place to stay within 20-25 minutes walk away. ( Or 9 minutes by tricycle)
EGI Resort is quite close-5 minutes by tricycle or by GRAB taxi. The apartments are presentable and new according to our guests.
Cube 9 resort and Spa in Hadsan cove is only 7 minutes by tricycle or grab taxi.
Also Karancho Resort is within 15-20 minutes walk.
Nearby and on AirBNB is Bayahinan flats in Maribago.
Reef island resort has been popular with our guests recently.
Papabo backpackers hostel in Marigondon is 10 minutes by taxi.
The Belmont hotel in Mactan Newtown is also fairly popular with our guests. 15 minutes by taxi.
High end resorts near our diveshop include Maribago Blue water, Costabella, Whitesands and J Park.
The Sheraton, Dusit Thani, Be resrt, Movenpic and teh Shangrila are all about 20-25 minutes to us by GRAB taxi.
Please contact us by whatsapp for the latest updated list of accomodation including links to booking some of them.
No meals are not included. There is a restaurant at Kontiki marina called Buko or you can get lunch for only php100 including a drink from outside at a local Carendaria.
It’s very easy to find transportation in Lapulapu and Cebu. There are many taxis and you can use the GRAB APP . There are also many tricycles ( motorbikes with sidecar) and Jeepneys.
Before you get in a tricycle you should always agree the price with the driver beforehand. A good guide is to check the price of a taxi on the GRAB APP for where you want to go to. A tricycle should cost less than a taxi. Not more.
The same thing applies to the taxis at the airport and taxis that you flag down. Always check the meter is on. If the driver does not want to use his meter always agree the price before you get in. Use the GRAB APP as a guide for the correct price.
You don’t need to be able to swim .
However the minimum requirement is that you must at least be able to swim with a Mask, Snorkel and Fins for a distance of 200 Metres. The good thing is that the mask helps keep you afloat so most people can do this, even if they can’t swim. If you have never tried snorkelling before it would be a good idea to trythis out before enrolloing on the course. You also need to be able to float for 10 minutes. This can be done in the sea which is easier to float in, due to the salt content, than in swimming pool water.
To enrol on a dive course we require a deposit. The deposit is approximately 50% of the course price. It’s best to contact Simon the owner on whatsapp +447863466103 for him to explain the options for paying the deposit. For international customers from outside the Philippines we recommend using PayPal, Revolut or Wise international bank transfer.
For local customers within the Philippines we recommend using GCASH, Philippine bank to Philippine bank transfer or going to the diveshop to pay with cash.
Our PADI Open Water Diver course consists of two days in water training. You must also complete the PADI elearning at home before you come. The PADI elearning usually takes about 8-10 hours of self study at home.
Day 1: 8:30 AM to 4 PM
Day 2: 9AM to 3PM
With 1 hour lunch around 12PM
Usually we start the PADI Advanced course at 12PM on the first day and carry out two afternood dives followed by the Night dive ( which is a favourite of many customers)
On the second day we start around 9 or 9:30 AM and are finished by around 2 PM
However, we can customise the start and finish times to suit your schedule.
Our diveshop, SiDive Diving centre , is inside Kontiki Marina, in Maribago, in Lapulapu, Cebu.
It’s 20 minutes from Mactan/Cebu International airport.
There is no minimum number of students. We often teach private classes with one student only.
Our Instructor to Student ratio is one Fully Qualified PADI Professional for two students.
Yes you can take the AOW the day after you finish the AOW course.This takes 4 days in total to complete both courses.As long as you complete the PADI E-Learning before you start.
If you are unable to complete your dive course for whatever reason you will only pay for what you have completed. If you are unable to even start the course you will not have to pay the balance for the course. Your deposit, however ,will not be refunded for a dive course because your deposit pays for your PADI E-Learning. You can still use your PADI E-Learning towards your course at a later date with us or anywhere else.
For Fun Diving, your deposit is refunded if we are unable to dive due to bad weather. Bad weather does not include rain. We do not cancel for rain.
For all PADI Dive courses we require a 50% deposit for the course because we need to buy your PADI E-Learning from PADI and then assign it to you. The deposit covers the cost of the PADI E-Learning.
For fun dives on our housereef and for boat dives we also require a deposit because we need to book staff for you and , in the case of boat diving, we need to book the boat and your BBQ. If you are a no show we still have to pay our staff, the boat and for the BBQ so , for this reason , we need a small deposit.
You will receive the PADI E=Learning as soon as you have paid the deposit.
I will require the following information to assign your E-Learning to you:
Your First name
Your Last name
Your Date of Birth
Your Email address
The language you prefer for your E-Learning
Yes, the weather in Cebu does not change much all year round. Despite travelbooks saying that there is a monsoon seson that is not correct. All year round the weather stays more or less the same. Temperatures are form 30-40 C in the daytime. Hottest months are usually March and April.
When it rains it mostly rains at nightime and in the mountains anyway. As we are far from the mountains we get far less rain than Cebu City which is close to the mountains.
