Discovery Palawan, Philippines
- from $ 293 / day
- 9.0 Superb
- 17 Verified Reviews 17 Verified Reviews
- Nitrox available Flexible Booking
The MV Discovery Palawan, Philippines is an excellent liveaboard choice for exploring the rich dive sites of Tubbahata National Park, the spectacular diving of Apo Reef or the numerous wrecks of Coron. Divers can hope to see whale sharks, manta rays and hammerhead sharks as well as spectacular coral reefs on the Tubbahata dive cruise, and snorkelers are more than welcome to join in with the Apo Reef cruise to experience the underwater beauty of the Philippines. With a spacious dive platform and experienced guides, diving aboard the MV Discovery Palawan is sure to deliver a memorable vacation.
Having recently undergone a huge renovation, the M/V Discovery Palawan has a fresh, modern look, spacious relaxation areas and tastefully decorated cabins. At almost 50m in length there is plenty of room for relaxation on board, with an air-conditioned salon and dining area, camera room, sun deck, 2 shaded decks and a further outdoor dining area and bar to enjoy the sea air. There are 20 cabins aboard the MV Discovery Palawan, 16 lower deck standard rooms and 4 upper deck rooms. Each cabin has air-conditioning and en-suite bathrooms.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (100 USD per trip), National Park Fees (75-125 USD per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox, Nitrox Course (260 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (120-576 USD).
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.
Diving
The crew speaks English.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
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Accommodation
Boat Specifications
- Year built 1972
- Year renovated 2013
- Length 49.2m
- Beam 8.5m
- Cruising speed 10 knots
- Max guests 32
- Number of cabins 20
- Tenders 3
Boat Navigation and Safety
Discovery Palawan Reviews
- 9.0 Superb
- 17 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.5
- Crew 9.5
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.1
- Value 8.1
- 9.2 Superb
- Ron S
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Netherlands
Diving at world class pristine reef
Seeing loads of marine life incl manta/marbled rays, dolphins playing around the boat, instant diving with tender boats, living on a boat not having to worry about accommodation or food, well organised diving with team members that stuck together as a group.
- Recommended for
- Extremely accomodating crew, good food incl snacks, compensation for two lost days with free nitrox.
- 8.0 Very good
- Mirosław K
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Poland
Unforgetable experience!
Beautiful reef with huge sponges and fans of corals, whale sharks, great visibility in the water, strong currents with the "railway" effect.
- Recommended for
- High level of the service, beauty of the place, good people on the boat
- 8.4 Very good
- Yaro W
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Germany
Super diving and beautiful atoll
Lots of pelagic fish, no dive without at least a handful of reef sharks (mainly grey reef, and whitetip sharks). Also a few hammerheads, whale sharks, a manta, and tiger sharks were sighted (mentioned sightings in total by the boat, i.e., not every diver saw it all). Apart from that, tunas and barracudas, bumphead parrotfishes, and big schhools of jacks were among the highlights. The foot was also outstandingly good, with a great hospitality manager, "Joel". And the boat manager "Colin" did a great job to take care for everybody, from nice stories to medical advice. Only negative aspect: some DMs were relatively novice, especially to the reef.
- Recommended for
- 1. Great dive sites (lots of sharks, tuna, barracudas), 2. hands-on staff, 3. great food
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Audrey H
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Singapore
Fantastic diving with a fun and friendly crew
Whale sharks, in fact just lots of sharks. Friendly and very service-oriented crew.
- Recommended for
- Diving, crew, switching off
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Ngung Chia S
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Singapore
Great diving with whaleshark for 40 mins
Pros: 1 - Excellent DM Chris. Found whaleshark twice for us and manage to 'play' with it for more than 40 mins in second encounter. 2 - Excellent food. The best soup and ice cream ever. Joel and crew serve us like kings and queens. 3 - Excellent safety standards. Deployed extra chase boat as safety watch out and enforcement of no deco diving. Cons: 1 - Dinning and bar areas can do better with some fans. It can get really hot during meals. 2 - Some boats offers free flow soft drinks and titbits e.g. chips, peanuts. Only coffee, tea and biscuits are free here 3 - For the many deep dives we had on liveaboard, Nitrox should be included in the package rather than charged separately.
- Recommended for
- Diving with whaleshark; Good food; Great staff
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Craig H
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Canada
Excellent Diving in Tubbataha
Above water the highlights were a well run, if older, boat. Excellent and friendly crew that worked hard the whole week. Food was good, plentiful and varied. Below water the exceptional high quality reefs, enormous schools of fish, plentiful sharks and whale sharks on 4 of 18 divers were all highlights.
- Recommended for
- Excellent dive guides, friendly and helpful crew, stable boat in rough waters.
- 10 Exceptional
- Kevin L
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Canada
A great memorable Trip
Whalesharks!
- Recommended for
- Friendly staff, good food, great management
- 9.2 Superb
- Margaret T
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Canada
An amazing trip
The beautiful scenery was an incredible part of the trip and a definite highlight. Another unexpected highlight was the fact there were only 6 passengers - we all got to know each other well and were well-looked after by the 30 crew! Colin, the manager of the ship, did a fantastic job of looking after us and dealing with the aftermath of the typhoon. Also, the New Year's Eve festivities (involving karaoke of course!) were a part of the trip I will never forget!
- Recommended for
- 1. The crew were fantastic; helpful and friendly. 2. I enjoyed the diving, particularly the wreck diving, the freshwater lake, and Apo Reef. 3. The food was fantastic and there was always plenty.
- 9.6 Exceptional
- JUAN D
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China
潜水体验不错 吃的也开心
吃的特别好
- Recommended for
- 餐食 潜水服务 安全意识
- 8.8 Fabulous
- Ricardo Manuel M
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Peru
Uno de los mejores buceos de aventura de mi vida!
Durante el crucero de buceo cada instante fue memorable para mí particularmente.
- Recommended for
- Los puntos de buceo, la tripulación y guías en general y la seguridad.
