SURFING
Siargao is well known as one of the worlds primo surfing hotspots, with our most famous, world class surf spot – Cloud 9. Local islanders begin surfing before even starting school, so we have a lot of experienced and professional surfers. Riding crystal blue wild waves is something that people on Siargao get addicted to. Surfing in Siargao is the reason that the vast majority of visitors come to this island. Want to add surfing on your vacation bucket list? We have everything you need – from surfboard rentals and surf guiding, individual lessons with some of the most experienced Filipino surfers, to exciting surf trips and photo shoots in the water.
Learn how to surf with Siargaos very own surfing ROCKSTAR Marlo Gallardo! Individual surfing lessons one on one with the instructor, including the board rental run 600php per hour.
Whether you are an intermediate or experienced surfer and it is your first time in Siargao, having a local surf guide will help you to discover best surf breaks around the island. Hiring a guide for the whole day is 1500 php.
Trying to catch a wave is not an easy game, especially when you are just a beginner. But of course, everybody wants their moment riding the oceans heartbeat to be perpetuated, and here we can make sure that you have a memory to last a lifetime. Our professional photographer will take care of capturing your best moments riding the corduroy. 3000 php for 1-2 hours session.
Siargao is well known as one of the worlds primo surfing hotspots, with our most famous, world class surf spot – Cloud 9. Local islanders begin surfing before even starting school, so we have a lot of experienced and professional surfers. Riding crystal blue wild waves is something that people on Siargao get addicted to. Surfing in Siargao is the reason that the vast majority of visitors come to this island. Want to add surfing on your vacation bucket list? We have everything you need – from surfboard rentals and surf guiding, individual lessons with some of the most experienced Filipino surfers, to exciting surf trips and photo shoots in the water.
Learn how to surf with Siargaos very own surfing ROCKSTAR Marlo Gallardo! Individual surfing lessons one on one with the instructor, including the board rental run 600php per hour.
Whether you are an intermediate or experienced surfer and it is your first time in Siargao, having a local surf guide will help you to discover best surf breaks around the island. Hiring a guide for the whole day is 1500 php.
Trying to catch a wave is not an easy game, especially when you are just a beginner. But of course, everybody wants their moment riding the oceans heartbeat to be perpetuated, and here we can make sure that you have a memory to last a lifetime. Our professional photographer will take care of capturing your best moments riding the corduroy. 3000 php for 1-2 hours session.
FREE DIVING

As Freediving Planet Siargao, we teach all AIDA and PADI freediving courses, from beginner to professional. Our experienced freediving instructors, certified by AIDA or/and PADI, and labeled by Freediving Planet, will teach you how to hold your breath, stay longer and go deeper!
SURFER SURVIVAL
This freediving course was originally created by us, Freediving Planet Siargao/Palaka Dive Center and validated by AIDA worldwide. Surfer Survivals name speaks for itself – it is for surfers. If you like surfing but you are uncomfortable under the water after a wipe out, this course is a great solution. Our instructor will teach you how to hold breath longer and improve your skills for surviving beneath the crashing waves.
AIDA FREEDIVING COURSES
AIDA 1 Freediver: 1 day 6600 php
AIDA 2 Freediver: 2 days 1/2 14900 php
AIDA 3 Freediver: 3 days 21300 php
AIDA 4 Freediver: 4 day 27600 php
AIDA Instructor: on demand
SURF SURVIVAL: 1 day 6000 php
TRAINING SESSION: 1/2 day 2000 php
PADI FREEDIVING COURSES
PADI Basic Freediver: 1 day 6900 php
PADI Freediver: 2 days 15300 php
PADI Advanced Freediver: 2 days 18900 php
PADI Master Freediver: 2 1/2 days 23800 php

As Freediving Planet Siargao, we teach all AIDA and PADI freediving courses, from beginner to professional. Our experienced freediving instructors, certified by AIDA or/and PADI, and labeled by Freediving Planet, will teach you how to hold your breath, stay longer and go deeper!
SURFER SURVIVAL
This freediving course was originally created by us, Freediving Planet Siargao/Palaka Dive Center and validated by AIDA worldwide. Surfer Survivals name speaks for itself – it is for surfers. If you like surfing but you are uncomfortable under the water after a wipe out, this course is a great solution. Our instructor will teach you how to hold breath longer and improve your skills for surviving beneath the crashing waves.
AIDA FREEDIVING COURSES
AIDA 1 Freediver: 1 day 6900 php
AIDA 2 Freediver: 2 days 1/2 15300 php
AIDA 3 Freediver: 3 days 20300 php
AIDA 4 Freediver: 4 day 26900 php
AIDA Instructor: on demand
SURF SURVIVAL: 1 day 5800 php
TRAINING SESSION: 1/2 day 2000 php
PADI FREEDIVING COURSES
PADI Basic Freediver: 1/2 day 6900 php
PADI Freediver: 2 days 15300 php
PADI Advanced Freediver: 2 days 16900 php
PADI Master Freediver: 2 1/2 days 23800 php
SCUBA DIVING

As an Official PADI Dive center, we offer all PADI Scuba-Diving courses from 8 years old to senior.
We also go out diving every day with certified divers, going for 2 dives in the morning (8:30 am to 12 pm, and 2 dives in the afternoon (1:30 pm to 5 pm).
The deep Pacific Ocean and the shallow lagoon gives us a very nice diversity of dive sites.
From shallow dives on Secret Garden, to the famous Blue Cathedral in the Pacific Ocean, you will have plenty of options to discover Siargao waters!
All necessary equipment is available for hire. To make sure everything will be perfect for you, here are some answers to the most frequent questions:
What to bring?
We are a full service PADI Dive Center which means we can offer you everything it takes to dive starting with full gear, tank re-fillings, dive equipped boats and professional guides! But it will be helpful to us and maybe more convenient for you to bring some things along:
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Medical Certification: It is recommended to visit a specialized doctor before practicing scuba diving, particularly if you plan to take a diving course.
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Dive Certification Card: If you are already certified, we will need some proof of dive training, no matter if it’s with PADI, SSI, CMAS, NAUI or any other recognized dive organization. If for some reason you have forgotten or lost your card, we can only check PADI certifications on-line.
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Log-book: for certain dive trips or certification courses we need to know about your experience. We will ask you to pass a refresher course for divers who have not been diving for more than a year.
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Dive gears: You can hire all your dive gear from us or you can bring along your own equipment. Check with your flight company about extra charges for additional sports gear.
When to come diving?
Palaka Dive Center is operating all year round, 365 days to explore and discover Siargao surrounding! Seasonal changes do add to the variety of marine life during the year it’s so interesting to dive at any moment of the year!
FUN DIVES RATES
Dive trip, (includes 2 tanks, equipment, w/o computer) 3 900 php
Dive trip, (includes 2 tanks, own equipment) 2 900 php
Blue Cathedral, one tank (incl equipment, computer) 2 700 php
Torch rental (night dive, Blue Cathedral) 300 php
Computer rental 400 php
Boat ride for non diver 800 php
PADI SCUBA-DIVING COURSES
We are offering all PADI courses, for beginners or experienced divers.
The new e-Learning PADI program gives you the change to do all academic (theory) part online, before coming here. That means you will not have to study during your stay, and will just enjoy being in the water! Please visit padi.com for more details about e-Learning.
PADI Discover Scuba Diving
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? To feel zero gravity without going to space?
If you want to find out but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, our Discover Scuba Diving ½ day course will let you experience SCUBA to see if you like it. The ½ day introduction to scuba diving includes basic knowledge about the important rules of diving and the equipment that you will be using, followed by a confined-open-water session in our very own swimming pool to practice some basic skills that will make you more comfortable underwater. This is followed by an open water dive up to a maximum depth of 12m with one of our world class PADI SCUBA Instructors.
If you enjoy it, you will be able to continue the program and finish your Open Water Diver Course.
Discover Scuba Diving: ½ day
3900 php (2 to 4 students )
4800 php (1 student)
PADI Scuba Diver
The PADI Scuba Diver course is a great option for people who want to learn diving but have a limited amount of time, or a tight budget.
In only 2 days you can become a certified lifelong diver. After certification you will be able to dive to 12m depth, guided by a professional Dive Instructor or Dive Master. As you will already have the theory book you will be able to finish the course where you want in one of the 30,000 PADI center around the world; PADI Scuba Diver is already half the Open Water Course.
Scuba Diver: 2 to 3 days
13600 php (2 students or more)
15500 php (1 student)
PADI Open Water Diver
THE license to dive freely down to a maximum depth of 18m! Where you want, when you want, with at least one other certified diver!
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive and discover new adventures or a new world, this is where it starts.
The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular SCUBA diving course, and has introduced millions of people to this incredible and hugely unexplored universe. By completing your Open Water Diver certification, it opens up the door to diving all around the world, for the rest of your life!
Open Water Diver: 4 days (3 days if PADI e-Learning is completed prior to arrival)
22,200 php or 17,200 with PADI e-Learning package (Sold Separately) (2 students or more)
25,700 php or 19,200 with PADI e-Learning package (Sold Separately) (1 student)
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you to increase your confidence and build your scuba skills to become more comfortable in the water and master key skills such as buoyancy and navigation.
This is a great way to get more experience whilst continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor. This course builds on what you’ve already learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.
Advanced Open Water Diver: 2 days / 5 dives
16,300 php or 14,300 with PADI e-Learning package (Sold Separately) (2 students or more)
19,300 php or 17,300 with PADI e-Learning package (Sold Separately) (1 student)
Emergency First Responder
Want to be ready in an emergency?
First aid and CPR are good skills for anyone involved in adventure sports or even just in general. This certification is also a pre-requisite for the PADI Rescue Diver course. Emergency First Response is a PADI affiliate that specializes in teaching these lives saving skills – and they’re for everyone, in many activities and workplaces around the world, not to mention real life scenarios in any location! Diving is just one of these many areas.
EFR Course, 1 Day
10,100 php (1 Student) or 8,800 php (2 Students or more)
PADI Rescue Diver
When you feel comfortable underwater, and you start to think about the safety of other divers and ocean goers, it is the time for the Rescue Diver course!
The PADI Rescue Diver course is described as the most rewarding and fun diving course. Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course expands on what you know about how to anticipate and subsequently prevent problems, how to manage them if they occur in a diving situation and what to do after you have given all you can to any emergency and it’s time to hand the situation over to the professionals. The PADI Rescue Diver course will broaden your experience and change the way you and those around you dive.
Rescue Diver Course, 3 or 4 Days
25,200 php or 20,200 with PADI E-Learning package (Sold Separately) (1 Student)
21,200 php or 18,200 with PADI E-Learning package (Sold Separately) (2 Students or more)
PADI Specialty Courses
PADI Specialty courses are a great opportunity for you to fine-tune your diving skills. Some of the most popular PADI Specialty Courses are Digital Underwater Photography and Night Diving as well as Peak Performance Buoyancy or Deep diving but there are many more types of Specialty courses to choose from, just ask us which ones we currently offer when contacting Palaka.
PADI Dive Master
Looking for the first step in a career in the diving industry?
Your adventure into the professional level of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Dive Master program. Working closely with the PADI Instructor, in this program you will expand your dive knowledge and improve your skills to the professional level. PADI Dive Master training develops your leadership capabilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with diving students as well as learning how a dive operation works behind the scenes and away from the action on a day by day basis.
(Minimum Length of Course – 2 Months)
PADI Bubblemaker
Bubblemaker is the PADI program for children of 8 years old minimum. They should be comfortable in the water, but they don’t have to be excellent swimmers. With a maximum depth of 2 meters this program is conducted one on one with the PADI Instructor in a private program.
Bubble Maker, 2 hours: 4600 php

As an Official PADI Dive center, we offer all PADI Scuba-Diving courses from 8 years old to senior.
We also go out diving every day with certified divers, going for 2 dives in the morning (8:30 am to 12 pm, and 2 dives in the afternoon (1:30 pm to 5 pm).
The deep Pacific Ocean and the shallow lagoon give us a very nice diversity of dive sites.
From shallow dive on Secret Garden, to the famous Blue Cathedral in the Pacific Ocean, you will have plenty of options to discover Siargao waters!
All necessary equipment is available for hire. To make sure everything will be perfect for you, here are some answers to the most frequent questions:
What to bring?
We are a full service PADI Dive Center which means we can offer you everything it takes to dive starting with full gear, tank re-fillings, dive equipped boats and professional guides! But it will be helpful to us and maybe more convenient for you to bring some things along:
-
Medical Certification: It is recommended to visit a specialized doctor before practicing scuba diving, particularly if you plan to take a diving course.
-
Dive Certification Card: If you are already certified, we will need some proof of dive training, no matter if it’s with PADI, SSI, CMAS, NAUI or any other recognized dive organization. If for some reason you have forgotten or lost your card, we can only check PADI certifications on-line.
-
Log-book: for certain dive trips or certification courses we need to know about your experience. We will ask you to pass a refresher course for divers who have not been diving for more than a year.
-
Dive gears: You can hire all your dive gear from us or you can bring along your own equipment. Check with your flight company about extra charges for additional sports gear.
When to come diving?
Palaka Dive Center is operating all year round, 365 days to explore and discover Siargao surrounding! Seasonal changes do add to the variety of marine life during the year it’s so interesting to dive at any moment of the year!
FUN DIVES RATES
Dive trip (two tanks, without equipment) 2 800 php
Blue Cathedral, one tank (incl equipment, computer & torch rental) 2 600 php
Torch rental (night dive) 300 php
Computer rental 400 php
Boat ride for non diver 800 php