Underwater Photographer and Naturalist Neville Coleman Passed Away

Posted on May 7th, 2012 in Diving Adventures,Under Water by Jacques

Many of our guests identified their discoveries with one of his ID books. Neville Coleman, inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in 2007  has passed away this May 5 – 2012.

The world lost one of the biggest underwater explorers Neville Coleman. He passed peacefully away on May 5 – 2012. The member of the Scuba Diving Hall of Fame was an inspiration for thousands of divers. His passion to discover the Oceans led Neville Coleman to discover 450 new species with 15 of them carrying his name.

Neville Coleman

Neville Coleman was diving since 1963. He published his first book in 1974 Australian marine fishes in colour. Many of his publications can be found in dive shops worldwide. They are known to be some of the most comprehensive underwater guides  available… source: Scuba Tribune

Neville Coleman “Footsteps in the Sea”

R.I.P Neville Coleman

French Family Discovered Scuba Diving in Dumaguete

Posted on May 4th, 2012 in Diving Adventures by Jacques

The calm water, good visibility and outstanding aquatic life were the reasons, which made our French guests to blow some bubbles for the first time.

Bob (one of the biggest fish in our team) brought them out with Gaby to a Discover Scuba Diving experience in Dauin. Alain, Cathy, Valentine and Faustine Auzanneau did fantastic and were welcomed by thousands of fish.

 Dumaguete diving - Mikes Beach Resort

If you wonder why they can not stop smiling, just drop by for a Discover Scuba Diving and get addicted.

The Discover Scuba program is ideal for everybody who wants to make his first breaths under water. After a short theory part you gear up and go into the water where you learn some simple skills under the direct supervision of our experienced instructors, the rest is watching fish…

Another great advantage of the Discover Scuba Diving program, it gives you credit towards the Open Water Course if one decides to go for the certification.

If you have any question about diving in Dumaguete, write us a mail, drop by in our Adventure Diveshop at the boulevard or in our Beach Resort in Dauin. We look forward to get you wet.

Our New Banka – Miley Kate – is in the Water

Posted on October 22nd, 2010 in Diving Adventures by Mike

I’ve been quiet about this because you know how things work in the Philippines….slowly, slowly and more slowly…..  Well, finally our new banka boat is in the water and ready for diving……

Adventure Dive Shop Dumaguete Miley Kate

Miley Kate (named after our daughter) is 20 meters or 70 feet long she is a much bigger and more comfortable boat then our other Adventure dive boat. Licensed for 20 passengers she will easily handle 16 divers with 3 tanks each, but our target will be 12 divers max.  With a comfortable little cabin with coffee and hot tea onboard the now only 30 min ride to Apo Island is quicker then ever.

Dauin Beach Resort - Miley Kate

Monday Oct 18th with typhoon Juan still in the area we headed out to Apo Island to bless the new boat. The boat was full of staff and a couple of guests, Karen and Laurence…

Halfway there the clouds closed in on us bringing the visibility down to zero… wind and waves where wild… Staff (the girls that can’t swim) were starting to panic…

Our experienced captain kept the boat on course even though he couldn’t see anything… after 30 minutes the storm passed and we could see Apo Island not so far away…. The seas calmed a bit and soon we where on the island enjoying roast pig and fresh fish. The blessing was done by Pastor Jec Jec, manager of our Adventure DiveShop branch in Dumaguete branch.

Pastor Jec Jec - Adventure Dive Shop Dumaguete

After a trip like that a thanks to God was in order…. All in all the boat handled the seas with out problem and proved to be just what we where looking for a safe, comfortable and reliable dive boat.

Ooops they did it again

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 in Diving Adventures by Mike

It is always a pleasure to see our guests and especially our students coming back to see us. Freddy and Angela from Taiwan started diving with the Adventure Dive Shop at the Boulevard and we were happy to welcome the lovely couple now in our Dauin Beach Resort for a great week of Scuba Diving and some celebrations.

We are proud to say congratulations to Freddy and Angela , our Open Water and Advanced students, as they celebrate their 100th dive!!! Of course, we celebrated this milestone with family and friends appropriate.


The diving conditions couldn’t be better. Great visibility, flat surface and sunshine were perfect for some great Scuba diving around the coral Reefs of Apo Island and Dauin.

Thanks for staying with us and keep up the good work, maybe Rescue Course next year!

We are PADI Resort and Dive Shop

Posted on June 15th, 2010 in Diving Adventures by Mike

Mike’s Dauin Beach Resort and Adventure Dive Shop are pleased to announce that we are now PADI facilities. So you can be assured that the highest standards of safety and service will always be met.

Start your adventure today with the world biggest SCUBA Dive Association and the Adventure Dive Shop.

Dive Philippines at DEMA 2009 or “Find Mike”

Posted on April 2nd, 2010 in Diving Adventures by Jacques

We just received a picture of the strong presence of the Philippine Diving Community at the DEMA Show 2010 in the US. The DEMA is considered to be the world’s biggest dive show.

Here a picture of the strong Philippine delegation:

Four seminars about diving in the Philippines were held over 3 days and world-class underwater-photographer like Michael Aw (who just won with his recent publication “Philippines – Heart of the Ocean”  the “Palme d’Or (Gold) International Prize for Best Book of the Year” at the World Underwater Pictures Festival) and Mr. Stan Waterman, a world renowned underwater videographer, were supporting the Philippines with colorful presentations.

Just in case you are using a small netbook, we magnified the picture above partially, to make it easier to “Find Mike”

Great diving in Dauin and Apo Island

Posted on February 24th, 2010 in Diving Adventures by Jacques

We were very busy since early January. after some clouds the sun is back and we went daily out for great diving adventures. Plenty of divers enjoyed diving in brilliant conditions with clear water and sunshine.

Here are just 3 three pictures which say it all. More news the next weeks.

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Mike

this weeks Diving Adventures in Dumaguete

Posted on August 20th, 2009 in Diving Adventures by Mike

While I took care about the ongoing process of our Beach Resort in Dauin, the guests of the Adventure Diveshop had some fantastic conditions in the Dauin area. Marlon took out some fun-divers on a muck dive at Dauin , just to find some Black Tip Reef-Shark’s resting on the sandy bottom around 25 meters. Rhoody was busy with Nicky and Linda to practice mask-clearing and bouancy skills for their Open Water certification when the three found some baby – seahorses hanging on to sea grass in 2 meters of water.

They all look forward to the Apo Island trip tomorrow, while I am heading to Cebu to get some more Equipment for our Dive and Beach Resort in Dauin.

All the best

Mike