Diving & Snorkeling Philippines (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Philippines) [Paperback]

Heneage Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Philippines | Publication Date: January 2002

With more than 7,000 islands and countless coral reefs, the Philippines offers a plethora of diving opportunities. Whether it’s snorkeling alongside whale sharks, cruising with mantas or thresher sharks, exploring WWII wrecks or simply hanging out near the kaleidoscopic walls and reefs, this tropical paradise will fascinate divers of all skill levels and interests. Divers and snorkelers can don their fins and swim out from white-sand beaches to shallow coral gardens, or enjoy live-aboard diving among some of the finest dive sites in the world. This book describes more than 120 of the country’s best dive sites.

You'll get specific information on:

• dive site depth range, access and conditions
• common and hazardous marine life
• topside activities and attractions
• diving services and live-aboards
• 23 easy-to-read maps

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1864503645
• ISBN-13: 978-1864503647
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,950,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > Travel > Asia > Philippines

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Diving Guide to the Philippines, February 13, 2003

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mike fidler (Salem, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diving & Snorkeling Philippines (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Philippines) (Paperback)

Well written guide with alot of information and contacts for dive locations throughout the Philippines, well worth the price even if just snokeling. Covers Malapascua in northern Cebu, Southern Leyte, best diving around, and Camiguin plus all the well known sites. Alot of good maps.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice concise guide, September 19, 2006

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D. Webb "Spivey" (MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diving & Snorkeling Philippines (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Philippines) (Paperback)

This book was well laid out and an easy and interesting read. It covers all the main diving areas throughout the Philippines. It gives a brief description of the terrain, difficulty, what you will see and the general conditions you will experience on diving to each location. It also gives tips on traveling to each location, though this could be a little more thorough, due to the difficulty of getting to each site. This book is great if you are planning a dive trip and have no idea which areas to head to. It allowed me to pick certain areas and islands to research further on the internet. It will be a great resource to take to each dive shop when deciding which dives to participate in.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lacks map of fish., September 23, 2005

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Rikke Christensen "Bookee!" (Copenhagen, DK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diving & Snorkeling Philippines (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Philippines) (Paperback)

Very good and contains a lot af info. Lacks a map of fish.
It would be nice to have pictures of the fish you are going to see.