Arrival/Boarding/Departure

Guests will be met at the airport on the charter start date by a staff member of the Philippines Liveaboard Aggressor wearing an Aggressor uniform shirt at 4 pm and transferred to the yacht.

We strongly recommend arriving at least one day prior to the charter start date and staying in either a hotel or resort. Our Aggressor Adventures airline/travel department has many choices of places they can recommend for extended stays.

All guests must be on board by 6 pm for the yacht briefings, dinner then departure for its first night anchorage with the first dive the following morning.

Diving

You’ll be diving in water that averages 70-85°F. Most guests make as many as 3-4 dives each day, so some sort of protection is needed. A 3mm wetsuit should be comfortable and adequate. Due to swift currents in some of the locations, we suggest divers bring safety items such as a Dive Alert, Safety Sausage, LifeLine, and any other safety items you feel necessary. We also recommend you bring a dive computer which is mandatory and a DIN adaptor if needed. DIN adaptors are available. Most diving in the Philippines is drift diving so guests should be comfortable with a current.

Tubbataha sits in the Sulu Sea and is in the middle of the Coral Triangle between Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Tubbataha Reefs National Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The atolls are made up of the North Atoll, South Atoll, and the Jessie Beazley Reef to the northwest of the main atolls and are all part of the park. Tubbataha scuba diving itineraries include these areas:

Northern Tip of North Atoll
The northern tip of the North atoll is an area with a high diversity of shark species such as blacktips, white tips, grey reef sharks, silky sharks in addition to turtles, rays and whale sharks. The walls have beautiful soft corals, barrel sponges, and lots of cleaning stations.

Southern Tip of North Atoll
In this area lies a shipwreck dive site, Malayan Wreck located on a beautiful wall. This shipwreck scuba diving experience includes big animal action with the chance to see dogtooth tuna, giant trivially, different species of barracuda in large schools, turtles, manta rays, and almost every kind of native reef fish imaginable.

Northern Tip of South Atoll
This area is known for hammerhead sharks, large pelagics, different species of sharks, and reef fish.

Jessie Beazley Reef
This area has pristine coral with an area of branching acropora corals and lots of species of sharks can be seen; hammerhead sharks, silky sharks, and even whale sharks.

Itinerary Sample

Day 1 - Depart Port

• (8 - 10 hour crossing).

Day 2 - North Atoll

• Ranger Station.
• Shark Airport.
• Washing Machine.

Day 3 - South Atoll

• Black Rock.
• T Wreck or Ko-Ok Delsan Wreck.

Day 4 - South Atoll

• Delsan Wreck.
• Triggerfish City Southwest Wall or Staghorn Point.

Day 5 - North Atoll

• Malayan Wreck.
• Seafan Alley.
• Terraces.

Day 6 - Jessie Beazley

• Jessie Beazley East.
• Jessie Beazley West.

Day 7 - Back at Port

• (8 - 10 hour crossing).
• Rest & Relaxation.
• Dinner-Puerto Princesa.

Day 8

Checkout time is at 8 am. Transportation is provided to the airport after a continental breakfast.

(*) the itinerary description provided by the boat operator.

The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.

Sample itineraries and maps are for illustrative purposes only. The exact route and sites visited are subject to change based on local regulations, guest experience, weather, and logistics and are at the Captain's discretion.