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Tabanka Divers is a PADI and SSI Scuba Dive Resort in El Nido, Palawan. Established 2012 under german management we focus on professional scuba diving services and education. We teach all levels of PADI scuba diving courses in multiple languages with PADI eLearning. Our daily dive trips bring you to the best diving spots in Northern Palawan. Planning a dive trip to Palawan?
IS EL NIDO OPEN FOR FUN DIVING?
- YES - El Nido is open for traveler without restrictions
- Tabanka Divers will re-open in January 2023
- There are direct flights from/to Manila, Cebu and Boracay with AirSwift (El Nido Airport LIO)
- The Ferry from/to Coron, Busuanga is currently operating 3 days a week
Check this Video: Simply Good Vibes with Tabanka Divers in El Nido, Palawan.
PADI SCUBA DIVING COURSES
Start your Open Water Course today. With PADI eLearning. Our Services in El Nido
- Discover Scuba Diving / Try Diving
- Open Water Diver Course with eLEarning
- Referral Open Water Diver Course
- Advanced Open Water Diver Course (Level 2)
- Rescue Diver + EFR Training
- Divemaster Course
- Specialty Courses (Deep, UW Photography)
- Night Dives
- Snorkelling (non-diver)
WHO ARE TABANKA DIVERS?
Imagine Peter Parker was bitten by a Nucular Clownfish. Meet Tabanka Divers
- Founded 2012 in El Nido, Palawan
- Under german management, with filipino heart
- Based at Lugadia Beach - El Nidos #1 Sunset Spot
- Breath certified Pure Air (Bauer, Germany)
- Use high-end Scubapro rental gear
- Member of PADI, SSI, DOT and PCSSD (what does that even mean???)
- We dive in small groups = 4:1
- Our training average ratio is 2:1
- We teach in english, french, deutsch and sometimes even mandarin
- Free water refill station
- No touch policy. Neither aquatic life nor our crew.
- We hold a third party liability insurance (kind of makes sense)
OUR LOCATION - THE PLACE TO BE
Tabanka Divers are based at Lugadia Beach. El Nidos' # 1 sunset spot
Lugadia Beach in the Barangay CorongCorong is only 5 minutes out of El Nido town. It's simply THE PLACE TO STAY WHEN IN EL NIDO. We are spoiled with LSD-Sunsets and a funky neighbourhood: Miami-Style Hotels. Rocking Hostels. Romantic Villas. Beach-Clubs. Plus Restaurants, Pharmacy, Doctors, ATM, Scooter Rental, Yoga, Massages - all you need is in walking distance.
Honestly: ask any local where to stay and you will end up in CorongCorong. Stop searching. You found it.
BEST SEASON
Planning your dive trip to Palawan? Some things to remember
- Diving is possible all year around
- High-season: December to May
- Typhoon season (Amihan) November to January
- Christmas and New Year still has wind and waves
- Dry season: February to May
- Rainy season (Habagat): June to September
- October is often stabile and nice
- Stay updated with windy.tv and PAGASA
- Best visibility: mid April to end November
- Tip: combine El Nido with Wreck-Diving in Coron, Busuanga
HOW IS SCUBA DIVING IN EL NIDO?
Looking for big fish? The best chance to see a Whale-shark is December to April.
Scuba Diving in El Nido rocks! You could chill forever on those countless beaches. But you don't know what your missing: we visit around 20 dive sites for all experience levels. Shallow beach entries with sea-gras as well as the Dilumacad Tunnel (+50 logged dives). Surrounded by 45 islands the Coral Reefs in El Nido are full of life. We can't guarantee big fish every day - but we surely look out for it. Best chances for Whaleshark and Manta Ray in El Nido, Palawan: December until April. To see the WW2 Shipwrecks you have to travel to Coron, Busuanga. It's a perfect diving vacation if you combine both places and easy to get there vice versa by speed ferry. Check our travel tips.
TABANKA DIVERS ONLINE
CONTACT US NOW
Tabanka Scuba Diving Inc
Lugadia, Brgy Corong Corong
5313 El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
+63 0905 2253464;
info@tabanka-divers.com
