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Vacations in the Philippines

Philippines vacations.

They come in every imaginable flavor.  Indeed the variations in the Philippines you would expect to find in a small continent, not just one country.

The Philippines is made up of thousands of islands and estimates as to the actual number of islands vary between about seven thousand and twenty thousand depending on who counted.

Then there are quiet, laid back vacation resorts, beach resorts, diving resorts.  Whatever your idea of a vacation might be you are sure to find it in the Philippines.

This site is run by the El Galleon vacations resort in Puerto Galera, Philippines.

If you are a scuba diver or want to learn to dive then this is the place for you to enjoy your Philippines vacations.

Diving vacations in the Philippines.

Our water is a steady 25 to 27C all year round.  Under water visibility is normally in the order of 40 meters and we are in the middle of a fish reserve created by the Philippines government some 20 years ago.

Our El Galleon resort.

Our beach resort is right on the beach and was created for families who have an interest in diving.  Things do not stop there though. There is snorkeling, kiaking, hiking, golf or even panning for gold here.

All at prices that will surprise you if you never came here before. The average wage in the Philippines is in the order of $3 a day nationally, so your budget is likely to get you a lot more than you might imagine.

If this is your first vacation here in the Philippines you may like a few pointers on what you might like to do before you leave home and that information is available here Philippines vacations advice.

How to get to our Philippines vacation resort.

We are situated just 60 miles to the south of Manila on the North East coast of the island of Oriental Mindoro.

There are no shortage of airlines now flying to Manila since the as we have gained in popularity.

Once you arrive in Manila you may care to spend the night there before heading down to Puerto Galera the next day.  A nice hotel in Manila will cost you around $50 to $100 depending on the degree of luxury you seek and some small hotels are much cheaper than that.

You can get down to Puerto Galera the next day a number of different ways. Air conditioned buses leave each morning for the port of Batangas where you board a small ship for a 45 minute journey to Puerto Galera and if we know you are coming we will collect you from the boat.

You may care to escape the crowds and get a taxi to Batangas which costs around $50 and get a boat in your own good time or you can even get a small plane from  Manila straight to us .  Call the hotel and we will give you full details.