Frequently Asked Questions
Before Booking
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Minimum 2 dives per diver, per dive day.
All divers must be certified, and dives are limited to your certification and experience level.
Advanced dive profiles, including technical, decompression, deep, CCR, and full wreck penetration, require the appropriate certification.
Dive sites and plans are subject to qualifications, conditions, port restrictions, and operational requirements.
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We specialize in wreck diving and support recreational, technical, and CCR diving. Dive plans are tailored to each diver’s certification limits, skill level, and experience.
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We consider full wreck penetration to be diving beyond the daylight zone or entering areas where direct access to the surface is restricted by the wreck. Appropriate wreck training, certification, experience, and equipment are required.
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Yes. Many of Subic Bay’s wrecks can be enjoyed from the outside without penetration, depending on the wreck, dive profile, and your certification and experience level. Limited swim-throughs may also be possible where appropriate, based on the conditions and the diver’s skill and experience.
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Yes. We welcome visiting instructors with their own students. We can provide dive logistics, boat support, tanks, gases, and other services by prior arrangement. Visiting instructors remain responsible for their students, training standards, and course requirements.
Booking Process
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Contact us with your preferred dive dates, number of divers, and planned type of diving. Once availability is confirmed, we’ll send you our Guest and Trip Forms to complete your booking.
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Yes. All divers are required to complete our Guest and Trip Forms before diving with us. These provide our team with the information we need to plan your dives safely and efficiently, including your certifications, experience, equipment configuration, gas requirements, emergency information, and trip details.
Keeping this information on file also makes future trips easier—you’ll only need to update anything that has changed.
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Guests can do up to four dives per day, depending on the planned dive profiles, required surface intervals, conditions, and schedule.
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We require a minimum of two dives per diver, per day. This allows us to plan our boat, crew, and dive operations efficiently.
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Yes. Training is available depending on the course, instructor availability, and schedule. Contact us with the course you’re interested in, and we’ll let you know what can be arranged.
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Your call time will be confirmed before your dive day based on the day’s schedule and dive plan. Please arrive on time and ready to dive so we can efficiently complete equipment setup, briefings, gas analysis, and boat loading before departure.
Rates & Payment
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Our current dive rates, packages, and add-on services are available on our Rates page. For group bookings, courses, or special dive requirements, contact us for a customized quote.
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Inclusions vary depending on the type of dive booked. Your dive rate generally covers boat and dive operations, dive guide support, and the tanks specified for your dive package.
Equipment rentals, specialty gases, additional tank rentals, Sofnolime, and other add-ons are charged separately unless otherwise stated.
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We currently accept cash, bank transfer, and G-Cash.
Getting Here
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Subic Bay is accessible by road from Manila and Clark. Private transfers, taxis, rental cars, and buses are available depending on where you are coming from.
For international guests, Clark International Airport (CRK) is the most convenient airport for reaching Subic Bay. Transfers can be arranged through us or directly with your accommodation.
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Clark International Airport is approximately 1–1.5 hours by car from Subic Bay, depending on traffic.
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Subic Bay is approximately 2.5–3.5 hours by car from Metro Manila, depending on your starting point and traffic conditions.
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Yes. We can help arrange private transfers to and from Clark International Airport or Metro Manila. Please send us your travel details in advance so we can coordinate your transfer.
Alternatively, many hotels and accommodations in Subic can arrange airport and Manila transfers directly with their guests.