We were doing 3 fun dives with Tabanka. We really booked last minute which was absolutely no problem. Everything was ready when we came over for the dives. The owner Oliver even informed us in the morning that we don't need to rush because they still did some lectures with the OW students. During the trip, they served a nice Lunch on the boat. The equipment is good and the dive masters are well trained. We saw many turtles and a school of Baracuda. So all in all a very good experience. Highly recommended diving school. Attached see pics from where we had Lunch.
Grace Wood
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February 19, 2023
My brother and I took our PADI Advanced Open Water course with Tabanka while on a short trip to the Philippines.
Oliver was very responsive and informative in our first emails back and forth, Joy at the shop was super friendly and welcoming, and Mark was a personable and professional instructor. They were all very accommodating when we both got sick and had to postpone our second day of diving as well.
Overall, we were very happy with our choice to dive with Tabanka. If I’m in El Nido again, this will definitely be my first stop!
Serena Lousich
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January 11, 2023
I had an absolute great time. Oliver booked me in quickly through WhatsApp for my Open water 2 days prior to starting, they accommodated my friend who was certified to join me on one of my days for a fun dive.
Ace was my instructor for my PADI open water. I did the e-learning the day before and then started the confined water and open water dives, finished in 2 days. Ace was super clear, calm and helpful instructor, explained everything well. I felt safe and absolutely LOVED swimming with the turtles and at South Matinloc the cabbage coral was insane. All in all 10/10 experience and I liked that it was a little out of town.
Thanks so much Tabanka!
Arielle Blumenthal
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November 28, 2022
Talk about a perfect gem! So glad we stumbled upon this dive shop on our way to our hostel. Staff were great and made us feel welcomed. We were a group of three divers with varying levels of experience and comfort in the water. Our guide, Eugene, and crew were very accommodating, professional and made each of us feel very safe. We got to feed a turtle during a dive, saw a ton of rays, and tons of fun fish. A fantastic day overall. We are trying to see if we can fit another dive day into our trip. 10 out of 10 recommend!
Damian Karwacki
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March 01, 2023
We were doing Open Water Course with Tabanka and that was wonderful experience. Dive center is very well equipped and the stuff is really nice. All task that we had to pass were well described and we could felt totally save underwater. We've been in various spots during the course, from really safety shallow sandy spot for the first dives to amazing coral reefs on the second day. I highly recommend that place to anyone!
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We were doing 3 fun dives with Tabanka. We really booked last minute which was absolutely no problem. Everything was ready when we came over for the dives. The owner Oliver even informed us in the morning that we don't need to rush because they still did some lectures with the OW students. During the trip, they served a nice Lunch on the boat. The equipment is good and the dive masters are well trained. We saw many turtles and a school of Baracuda. So all in all a very good experience. Highly recommended diving school. Attached see pics from where we had Lunch.
My brother and I took our PADI Advanced Open Water course with Tabanka while on a short trip to the Philippines. Oliver was very responsive and informative in our first emails back and forth, Joy at the shop was super friendly and welcoming, and Mark was a personable and professional instructor. They were all very accommodating when we both got sick and had to postpone our second day of diving as well. Overall, we were very happy with our choice to dive with Tabanka. If I’m in El Nido again, this will definitely be my first stop!
I had an absolute great time. Oliver booked me in quickly through WhatsApp for my Open water 2 days prior to starting, they accommodated my friend who was certified to join me on one of my days for a fun dive. Ace was my instructor for my PADI open water. I did the e-learning the day before and then started the confined water and open water dives, finished in 2 days. Ace was super clear, calm and helpful instructor, explained everything well. I felt safe and absolutely LOVED swimming with the turtles and at South Matinloc the cabbage coral was insane. All in all 10/10 experience and I liked that it was a little out of town. Thanks so much Tabanka!
Talk about a perfect gem! So glad we stumbled upon this dive shop on our way to our hostel. Staff were great and made us feel welcomed. We were a group of three divers with varying levels of experience and comfort in the water. Our guide, Eugene, and crew were very accommodating, professional and made each of us feel very safe. We got to feed a turtle during a dive, saw a ton of rays, and tons of fun fish. A fantastic day overall. We are trying to see if we can fit another dive day into our trip. 10 out of 10 recommend!
We were doing Open Water Course with Tabanka and that was wonderful experience. Dive center is very well equipped and the stuff is really nice. All task that we had to pass were well described and we could felt totally save underwater. We've been in various spots during the course, from really safety shallow sandy spot for the first dives to amazing coral reefs on the second day. I highly recommend that place to anyone!