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Resolute

Resolute Itinerary

Tubbataha

7 days / 6 nights

About Resolute

  • Unique cold war-era vessel converted into a comfortable liveaboard
  • Choose from a wide variety of scuba diving itineraries 
  • Equipped for adventurous diving with camera facilities and nitrox
  • Share your trip with a small group of just 15 other guests 

Resolute liveaboard is a one-of-a-kind motor yacht currently cruising the Philippine’s most iconic scuba diving hotspots. Once a cold war era Soviet spy ship, Resolute has been beautifully recommissioned as an adventurous dive liveaboard, complete with warm wooden interiors and open-air communal spaces. Accommodating small groups of just 16 guests, this vessel embarks on a variety of intimate trips around Tubbataha, Cebu, Apo Reef, the Verde Island Passage and Puerto Galera, guaranteeing great times above and below the water.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 7 days / 6 nights
Number of dives 18
Experience Open Water - Minimum 40 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Circular route around the famed Tubbataha Reef Natural Park
  • Log dives in a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Witness the world’s highest population density of coral and sharks
  • Search for sharks in the undercut drop-offs of Jessie Beazley Reef
  • Dive into the coral-covered Malayan Wreck
  • Explore the Delsan, Black and T wrecks on the South Atoll
Day 1 Manila/Puerto Princesa
Embarkation normally starts around 2:00 PM.

On that day, our staff will be waiting outside Puerto Princesa International Airport to take you and your luggage directly to the boat. Just look for the M/Y Resolute sign. If you arrive earlier in the day, we will still pick you up from the airport, but we will drop you off at a coffee shop or a mall first. Do not worry about your luggage. We will handle it. Come back at embarkation time; we will pick you up and bring you to the boat.

When everyone is complete, the crews will give a very important briefing on the rules and regulations of Tubbataha Park. Afterwards, the boat normally departs around 4:00 PM.

Day 2 North Tubbataha
Arrive at Bird Island, North Tubbataha.
Dive sites: Shark airport, Washing Machine (Larry’s Reef), Seafan Alley
Whole day diving at North Tubbataha (4 dives)

Day 3 North Tubbataha 
Whole day diving at North Tubbataha  (4 dives)
Dive sites: Rangers station, Amos Rock
Early morning departure for Lighthouse, South Tubbataha

Day 4 South Tubbataha
Arrive at Lighthouse, South Tubbataha.
Whole day diving at South Tubbataha (4 dives)
Dive sites: Black Rock, North Wall of South Atoll

Day 5 South Tubbataha 
Whole day diving at South Tubbataha
Dive sites: Lighthouse, Delsan Wreck, Staghorn Point  (4 dives)

Day 6 South Tubbataha or North Tubbataha 
Last diving – 2 dives only
Departure for Puerto Princesa City

Day 7 Puerto Princessa/Manila 
At the end of the tour, the last meal we will serve is breakfast. Disembarkation follows after that at 8:30am. We will bring you and your luggage directly to the airport or to a mall or hotel nearby.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.

Transfer details

Departure

02:00pm

Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa International Airport: PPS

Return

08:30am

Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa International Airport: PPS

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10

Mar

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Tubbataha

7 days / 6 nights
•
18 dives
from $2,950 /guest

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Mar

2027

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18 dives
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from $2,950 /guest
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Mar

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•
18 dives
from $2,950 /guest

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24Mar 27

Tubbataha

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18 dives
from $2,950 /guest
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31

Mar

2027

Tubbataha

7 days / 6 nights
•
18 dives
from $2,950 /guest

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31Mar 27

Tubbataha

7D / 6N
•
18 dives
from $2,950 /guest
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08

Apr

2027

Tubbataha

7 days / 6 nights
•
18 dives
from $2,950 /guest

1 space left

08Apr 27

Tubbataha

7D / 6N
•
18 dives
from $2,950 /guest
1 space left

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