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Sulu Sea Tubbataha Reef Liveaboard
Sulu Sea Tubbataha Reef Liveaboard
7 Days • 01 June - 07 June 2027
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Price per person:
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$6,812.00 AUD
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$6,812.00 AUD
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$6,331.00 AUD
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This six-night dive cruise crosses the Sulu Sea overnight from Puerto Princesa to Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. Tubbataha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site about 150 km offshore that you can only reach by liveaboard. You spend two days on the North Atoll and two on the South Atoll, then a final morning at Jessie Beazley Reef before the overnight sail home. There are up to four dives a day and up to 19 in total, with sunset dives where they are allowed and no night diving in the park.
On the first morning you roll off the tender while it is still early, drop over the reef crest, and the wall falls away into deep blue. The current carries you along a face thick with hard and soft coral while you watch the open water for the outline of a hammerhead or a thresher. A hawksbill turtle works along the reef beside you, feeding as it goes. Back on board, the islands are just sandbars on the horizon, with seabirds circling above them.
Trip Highlights & Key Regional Features
- Dive Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a national marine park since 1988 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, reachable only by liveaboard
- Two days each on the North Atoll and South Atoll, then a final morning at Jessie Beazley Reef
- Vertical walls and drop-offs where hammerhead sharks, thresher sharks and whale sharks are seen
- Nesting hawksbill and green turtles, over 600 fish species and over 300 coral species
- A visit to the North Atoll ranger station to learn how the park is protected, when the itinerary allows
- Up to 19 dives, including sunset dives where permitted
- A small group of up to 16 divers
What's Included
What's Included
- Return transfers between Puerto Princesa Airport or local hotels and the boat on embarkation and disembarkation days
- 6 nights in an air-conditioned en-suite cabin (shared occupancy)
- Full board
- Tea, coffee, fruit juice and soft drinks
- Up to 4 dives a day (up to 19 in total)
- 11 L (AL80) cylinder with air fills
- Weights, weight belt and surface marker buoy
- Bathrobes, towels and shower gel
Itinerary
Itinerary
Day 1: Puerto Princesa
Fly in by 12:00, then transfer to the meeting point to board by tender at 13:00. After a safety orientation and equipment checks, the boat sails overnight to Tubbataha.
Days 2 and 3: North Atoll
Up to four dives a day on walls and drop-offs, with light breakfast and dive 1, full breakfast and dive 2, lunch and dive 3, then a snack and dive 4 where possible. When permitted, visit the ranger station.
Days 4 and 5: South Atoll
Up to four dives a day, including a sunset dive where allowed.
Day 6: Jessie Beazley Reef
Usually two morning dives, then an overnight cruise back to Puerto Princesa.
Day 7: Puerto Princesa
Breakfast on board, then disembark by tender between 09:30 and 10:00 and transfer to the airport or your hotel.
No dive lasts more than 60 minutes, and there is no night diving in the park. The route is at the captain's discretion and can change with weather and park rules.
Agencies
Agencies
- AIDA
- Apnea Academy
- Apnea Total
- CMAS
- FII
- Molchanovs
- PADI
- PFI
- RAID
- SSI
- NAUI
- SDI
Languages
Languages
- English;
- Tagalog
Meeting Point
Meeting Point
Important
Important
Requirements
- Minimum certification: PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent, plus at least 50 logged dives. You must be comfortable diving in current.
- At least two weeks before the trip, send your full name, passport number and number of logged dives for the park entry permit.
- Dive insurance is strongly recommended. Travel and health insurance are advised.
- Not suitable for non-divers or snorkellers. Rebreathers are not supported.
- Gloves, reef hooks, tank bangers, pointers and single-use plastics are banned in the park.
Mandatory fees
- Marine park and port fees: USD 120 per person, paid on board.
- Fuel surcharge: amount to be confirmed by the operator.
- Airport departure tax: PHP 750 international, PHP 50 to 220 domestic, paid at the airport unless included in your ticket.
Optional extras (6 nights)
- Full equipment set (excluding computer and torch): USD 200.
- BCD or regulators: USD 75 each. Mask, fins or boots: USD 25 each.
- 3 mm shorty or dive computer: USD 50 each. Torch: USD 35. 13 L cylinder: USD 30.
- Nitrox: USD 100.
- PADI Advanced Open Water: USD 250. PADI Enriched Air Nitrox: USD 100. PADI Deep Diver: USD 200 (materials and certification extra).
- Wi-Fi: USD 30.
- Beer: USD 2.50. Spirits: USD 6 a shot. Cocktails: USD 8. Wine: from USD 30 a bottle.
- Laundry: USD 1 per item. Massage: USD 45 per hour.
- Crew tips: optional, 5 to 10% suggested, cash only.
Good to know
- No mobile coverage on the way to or within Tubbataha.
- Cabins have Type C outlets.
- Card payments on board carry a 3.5% fee.
Cancellations
Cancellations
Life happens, so we keep cancellations simple. Enjoy free cancellation for 14 days from the time of booking, or find an equally qualified replacement up to 30 days before your departure.
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