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Personal feel Although we did not get to see any whale sharks due to environmental factors beyond the resorts control. We were met by the staff with smiles and checked into our room immediately. once we settled in our room we went to sit and enjoy the ocean side and were met by Ralf the owner. he along with all the staff were very welcoming and informative as to the diving activities and gave us a personal tour of the resort, I noticed he does this for all guests. the food was excellent and we enjoyed the group meals together. It was a nice way to meet the other guests. the dive guides were excellent and dive boats were a nice change from the usual Philippine dive boats. The kitchen staff were all so friendly and helpful, and caring. When we left they all came out to say bye. Pintuyan Dive resort is a very personal experience. We didn't feel like we were just a customer, more like a house guest with friends. We will definitely be recommending Pintuyan Dive resort to Friends and Colleagues.

The owners and staff were great! All of the guests were friendly. The room and food was great and affordable! The staff really couldn’t be any more helpful! Unfortunately we didn’t see the whale sharks on our 4 tours but hey that’s fishing! They did see them a day or 2 before but we are told this part of the season (December) is not so good any more due to the lack of food sauce for the whale sharks. We will try again a different month.

We were so pleased we came across Pintuyan in our search. The whale watching experience in ethical, natural conditions was perfect and we saw a number of turtles from the boat too. The facility had everything you needed, clean and comfortable and the restaurant/bar offered lots of food options. We are not generally very social but enjoyed the social breakfast and dinner (which you do not have to join but it nay appear strange if you don’t) the other guests were very nice and relaxed which is an indication of the type of people drawn to the area. You can walk along the beach or road for a walk around the local town, other than that the location is simply for the whales from what we experienced. My only negative comments would be the music played quite loud in the restaurant early one morning which woke me up after arriving at 2am was not ideal. This only happened once though. Secondly the boat guide got in the way a lot whilst swimming with the whale shark to take his own video and made me unable to keep up with it at one point. Guests should be the priority and he should stay back ensuring the guests have the best experience.

Sehr gut ausgerüstetes und organisiertes Tauchresort in dem sich Gäste wohl fühlen. Walhai Touren ohne Anfütterung mit Respekt vor den prächtigen Fischen.

Fuímos aquí para ver tiburón ballena pero sin muchas expectativas con el buceo y nos vimos sorprendidos por un sitio muy muy bien organizado para bucear y supercómodo. Los horarios se iban haciendo según las preferencias de los buzos. Es la primera vez que vemos esto en un centro de buceo y nos parecía increíble que Ralf pudiese organizar todo con tanta eficiencia y tan a medida. Unas auténticas vacaciones para disfrutar del buceo y unas agradables sesiones vespertinas de charlas interculturales. Cenábamos todos juntos en un ambiente distendido, hemos conocido gente maravillosa y hemos disfrutado muchísimo estos días. Tanto que no nos queríamos volver. La comida bastante buena y variada. Las casitas espartanas pero con todo lo necesario y con ropa de cama y toallas limpísimas y que olían como en casa. El buceo muy bueno, con mezcla de arrecifes y muck diving. Había de todo. La experiencia del tiburón ballena maravillosa: tuvimos la suerte de poderlo ver solo un día pero durante mucho rato y prácticamente solos, gracias a que nos dejamos aconsejar por Ralf para evitar las masificaciones. Según nos dijeron la mejor época para ver tiburón ballena es febrero y marzo. Tanto los guías como los capitanes de los barcos hacen un trabajo fantástico y gracias a ellos pudimos disfrutar muchísimo la experiencia. Mi especial agradecimiento a Mario, nuestro guía de buceo porque además de enseñarnos todo lo que había debajo de agua, estaba pendiente de todo y me ayudó muchísimo con los problemillas que tuve con el material. Esperamos poder volver pronto.

Le Paradis L'etablissement est incroyabement bien tenu, en front de mer sur une plage de galets, les requins balaine sont dans la baie juste devant. Le restaurant de l'hotel est pas cher et vraiment bon. Tout est vraiment parfait, le cadre est idyllique. Sachez juste que les paiements par carte sont soumis à une charge de 5%. Prévoyez des de l'espece car la facture en fin de séjour oeut etre salée entre les excursions, le snorckeling, le scuba diving, le resto etc...