Originally Posted by
robuzo
I'd just as soon grab a flight to the Philippines and head to Cebu/Siquijor or, if I have the time, Tagbilaran or Negros Oriental. There are house reefs at resorts in the PI that far exceed anything easily accessible (i.e., not a boat ride away) in Thailand in terms of viz, corals, and sea life. There isn't much else that I like about the PI in comparison to Thailand- the food is generally awful and the people are kind of weird (but nice, kind of like the US Midwest)- but for easily accessible freediving and SCUBA it is head and shoulders above