One destination, two underwater worlds
Look closer for Dauin’s tiny critters on the black volcanic sand, then explore the coral reefs of Apo Island. Make Bongo Bongo your base, with rooms, an on-site restaurant and home-roasted coffee to enjoy between the dives.
Welcome to Bongo Bongo
Whether you’re travelling on your own, bringing a buddy or organising a group, we’ll help you put your time in Dauin together. Come for the diving, settle into your room, and join us for a meal or a coffee when you’re back on dry land.
Diving Dauin since 2012
We’re in the water here every day.
Stay where you dive
Rooms on site, from dorm beds to air-conditioned rooms.
Restaurant & home-roasted coffee
Share a meal and a cup of our own coffee, right where you dive.
PADI 5 Star Platinum CDC & Eco Center
Training all the way to instructor, ten years of IDCs and a Platinum-level PADI award, plus Eco Center and Green Fins reef standards.
Rated by divers who’ve stayed with us
Honest reviews from our guests, on independent review sites.
Ratings as shown on each site in September 2026.
Take a look around
A short film about life at Bongo Bongo: the diving, some of our rooms, the coffee roasting and the kitchen. Press play and see where you’ll be staying.
Dive Dauin. Explore Apo Island.
You don't have to choose between critter hunting and classic reef diving. Dive both from one Dauin base, on a coast where a fish survey has recorded more than 825 species.
Good diving. Good company. Time to settle in.
Choose the dives that interest you, leave time to enjoy being here, and make the most of having your room and our restaurant on site. Our home-roasted coffee is another reason to take a moment between plans.
Prices
What diving costs
Prices per person, including standard sanctuary fees. From 10 dives we take 10% off the diving, and from 20 dives 15% (not on sanctuary fees or surcharges). We confirm your final price with you before anything is booked.
- Dauin coastal dive
Critters, muck and reef along the Dauin coast.
PHP 1,750*
per dive with equipment · PHP 1,600 with your own gear
Included
Full rental equipment
Standard sanctuary fees
Dives at 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 2:30 PM
*This price includes the standard sanctuary fee of PHP 150. With a camera, add PHP 50 per dive.
- Night dive
Dauin's critters after dark.
PHP 2,150*
per dive incl. torch · PHP 2,000 with your own gear
Included
Dive torch
Full rental equipment
Standard sanctuary fees
Every evening; time depends on the site
*This price includes the sanctuary fee of PHP 400. With a camera, add PHP 100 per dive.
- Apo Island day trip
Three reef dives on a full day at Apo Island.
PHP 5,900*
+ temporary fuel surcharge of PHP 600 · per person with equipment · PHP 5,500 + PHP 600 with your own gear
Included
3 dives, lunch and drinks
Sanctuary fees and towels
Meet 7:45 AM, back around 3:30–4:00 PM
Subject to weather and minimum numbers
Temporary fuel surcharge PHP 600: PHP 6,500 per person in total
*This price includes the Apo Island sanctuary fee, currently PHP 300 for the 3 dives.
Restaurant & coffee
A meal, a coffee, and a place to unwind
Our on-site restaurant and home-roasted coffee are part of life at Bongo. Take a break from planning, share a meal with your dive buddy, or join us for a coffee between dives.
Having a restaurant on site doesn’t mean meals are included with your room. Your quote will set out which meals, if any, are included.
Macro in Dauin. Wide-angle at Apo.
Dive into Dauin’s muck and macro world
Dauin macro
Frogfish, octopus, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish on volcanic sand.
Apo Island reefs from above
Coral, reef fish and turtles: the wide-angle side of your trip.
After dark
Night dives reveal a different cast of Dauin critters.
Plan the rest of your trip
Rooms, courses, groups and getting here.
Go Pro
Take your diving further
Thinking about working in diving? Train as a PADI Divemaster or PADI Instructor with our team in Dauin, with plenty of diving and time to learn properly.
Questions divers ask us
Tell us what you have in mind
Already know your dates? Build your trip and we’ll check the details with you. Still deciding? Send us a message and we’ll help you work out where to start.
