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Submariner Diving Center El Nido

Hama Street, El Nido, Palawan 5313, Philippines
+639054841764
Ranked #1 of 10 tours in El Nido
5.0 of 5 stars 78 Reviews
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Type: Water sports
Owner description: SUBMARINER DIVING CENTER is a newly operating Diving Center in El Nido, Palawan Philippines, which is operated by the German PADI Master Scuba Diver...... more » Owner description: SUBMARINER DIVING CENTER is a newly operating Diving Center in El Nido, Palawan Philippines, which is operated by the German PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Ronny Oliwka. Submariner is a certified PADI DIVE RESORT and certified AQUALUNG PARTNER CENTER who offers high standard in Diving and Education as well as diving gear branded by AQUALUNG and APEKS. Not only the Equipment considers a high standard. Also the staff is highly qualified and we keep international standards. For us diving is Fun and Joy and that´s what we want to experience to our Guests. We are located directly in the middle of the Main Beach of El Nido. Just visit us and learn more about us and diving. Furthermore in the 1st floor our Restaurant “Habibi Restaurant & Shisha Cafe” is located where you can hang out and enjoy great Food, Drinks and maybe a Shisha after your Dive or in the evening (check out our reputation on Tripadvisor under “Habibi El Nido”). Don´t miss our Turtle Kiss after each Certification. « less
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

I met with a few schools and then decided to go with Submariners for my open water PADI certification. Ronny (my instructor, and the owner) met with me before the course and very professionally set the tone for the course. The equipment was top notch and the whole crew was super friendly and helpful. All went great! More

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Seoul, South Korea
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

We made our first diving experience at Submariner Diving Center, where we did the Open Water Diving course. We finished the theoretical part online at home and started the course directly with practises in the sea. The cost for the theoretical part was subtracted from the price we paid to the diving center. It was a great experience for us,... More

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Wales
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

Booked my son and I in for a couple of days diving following reviews about the school, found the set up really friendly and relaxed, the equipment was AOK and they took time to get it right,the guys on the boat were superb, in particular the dive master Ronny Oliwka who was friendly,informative and really worked to give us a... More

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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

I did my Open Water PADI certificate here and it was brilliant. The staff are all very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I couldn't recommend this place enough. I enjoyed the course so much that I went on to do a day's worth of fun dives and I have to admit it was one of the best experiences of my life.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012

Decided to go for a day of 3 fun dives with Submariners after reading the reviews on TA. It was worth every single penny! 3200pesos for 3 fun dives and lunch and it also included equipment rental! The equipment was super new and the staff (boatman and crew) was very friendly and helpful! Windel the assistant who dived with the... More

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Tel Aviv, Israel
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012

I walked in after comparing the prices of two other diving schools, and selected this one for the PADI discover scuba diving course. I had such a great time, I extended the course to the PADI open water course. Prices are cheap, the staff is very professional and friendly, and people there are just happy to help and answer questions. More

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Finland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012

I dived with 2 different diveshops in El Nido in February 2012 and this was defenitly THE BEST. The equipment is new and in good conditions, they pay alot of attention to safty and the divemasters are really good to dive with. I highly recommend this diveshop. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012
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I did my open water certificate here and everything went really well. The instructor was friendly and professional, and the 4 diving courses were set up with first 10 minutes doing exercises followed by 30 min diving in amazing sites with nice corals and fishes. Definitely a place to recommend! More

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Shanghai
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

My fiance and I went to El Nido and we stopped by the Submariner Diving Centre. My fiance really likes diving, I tried once in Africa but it did not went very well. Finally I decided to dive at least one last time just to be sure that diving was not for me. From the beginning the team was nice,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012

Me and my girlfriend wanted to do some fundiving when we were in El Nido, so we walked around and talked to different diveshops and found Submariner. Submariner differed from others in the sense that they asked about our wishes instead of just giving us the sales speech. Everybody was very friendly and gladly showed us their shop and the... More

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