Burias Pass, Philippines
Also within 20 km of Donsol
- Donsol Whale Shark Area Dive site · 1.6 km from Donsol
About Burias Pass
A drift dive. It goes down to 22 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Donsol.
- What it is Drift.
- How deep Down to 22 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away.
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Dive centres nearby
Donsol Dive Center 12 km
Dive Center 12 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Aug and Sep (about 20 m).
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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From Chicago: about 30 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DRP, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).
See flights ORD → DRP · Skyscanner from about £735 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Burias Pass.
Accommodation.
Stay in DonsolAd
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Hire and lessons.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.
Rough cost
About £1,005–£1,995 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £735–£1,520
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £40–£70
- Stay £100–£165
- Food £95–£175
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