Centrally located on the tropical white sands of Alona Beach, Alona Vida is ideal for divers looking for a tropical paradise with a lively buzz.
The resort is located on Panglao Island off the coast of Bohol. It’s nearby to some world-class dive sites and well located for island hopping adventures.
Alona Vida Beach Resort features twenty seven spacious superior and deluxe rooms in four two-storey buildings, two of which (deluxe) can be combined to create a family room. Located at the back of resort, the rooms are equipped with an en-suite bathroom with shower, air-conditioning, cable TV, minibar, locally built rattan furniture and a terrace or balcony with pool or garden view. Complimentary WiFi internet access is available.
Facilities include a dive centre and swimming pool as well as the popular Coco Vida Bar and Restaurant which serves international and local cuisine as well as being renowned for its large variety of exotic cocktails.
The on-site dive centre is operated by Sea Explorers (PADI affiliated) who offer daily boat dives throughout the year. Nitrox, Trimix and Rebreathers are available.
Underwater highlights include dive sites such as Balicasag Island with its stunning walls, coral gardens and turtle encounters. The twin jeepney wrecks at BBC are also a popular dive site with plenty of macro life and pygmy seahorse sightings. The housereef is suitable for anyone wanting to learn and divers of all abilities can expect to encounter a myriad of marine life here. Expect frogfish, anenome fish, gobies, big schools of jacks, sea snakes, nudibranch, pipefish, turtles and the occasional ray.
Choose from five exceptional diving locations in the Visayas region of the Philippines. Enjoy stress free diving adventures as you island hop between them, exploring everything from macro life to pelagics.
Panglao, which is connected by a causeway to Bohol, offers divers coral gardens near the surface and steep walls complete with caves, overhangs and crevices harbouring teeming fish and invertebrates. The surrounding islands are known for big fish encounters.
Across the channel from Cebu is the beautiful island of Bohol, a tropical haven of natural beauty, with pristine beaches and colourful coral dive sites for both divers and snorkelers to enjoy. Land attractions include the resident tarsiers and the world-famous Chocolate Hills.
