MY Borneo Explorer dive boat review
The 27 meters MY Borneo Explorer is a liveaboard offering scuba diving and sightseeing cruises in the Philippines. The steel hulled vessel was built in 1986 and has been kept up to date ever since.
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Boat Cabins & Layout
The Borneo Explorer is fully air-conditioned on the inside and offers 10 comfortable cabins for a maximum of 19 guests. The rooms have either two twin beds or one double and one twin bed, as pictured below. Plus, each cabin features it’s own ensuite bathroom with hot water shower.
Furthermore, the cabins as well as the main areas on the Borneo Explorer all feature huge windows. Indeed, that’s the reason why the fleet says it’s their sightseeing vessel… you get a great view of the Philippines at all times!
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Borneo Explorer’s on-board facilities
The dive boat presents a large display on the inside with a spacious lounge and dining area. Indeed, you’ll find plenty of cozy space where you can hang out and use the entertainment system provided on-board. Moreover, there’s an extensive media library with book, DVD and board games to choose from.
Furthermore, if you head outside, you’ll find plenty of space where to enjoy the fresh air and the view. The 50 square meters sundeck is definitely the divers favorite spot where to chill between dives!
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Vessel Layout
The Borneo Explorer is part the Expedition Liveaboard Fleet, which offers itineraries on the Tubbataha reef as well as apo/coron region. The dive vessel has many sisterships but not all are liveaboards. The Stella Maris is one it’s fellow liveaboard ship.
Scuba Diving with the Borneo Explorer
The vessel is fully equipped with the latest safety and navigations technologies. Also, you can get all your equipment right with them so you get nothing to carry in your luggage! Ask at booking!
Diving wise, the powerful air compressors, aluminium tanks and nitrox membrane system are all available to insure the best diving experience. Finally, the main vessel is assisted by two 27 meters fiberglass diving tenders. All set… Dive!
Where does this liveaboard dive boat go?
Check out the fabulous places where this dive boat travels to.
Note: some destinations may not be listed below, please enquire for more details.
Donsol
The best place in the World to swim and dive with Whale Sharks! Also a fantastic spot for spotting Manta Rays.
Puerto Galera
Great spot for Macro Underwater Photography, to take a diving course and for amazing Drift Diving.
Anilao, Batangas
The best place in the Philippines for Macro Underwater Photography! A must dive for muck diving and macro photographers. Thriving biodiversity and superb coral.
Boracay Island
Great place to learn Scuba Diving or to take courses. Some interesting and challenging dive sites and good macro photography opportunities.
Bohol Island
Some of the best scuba diving in the Philippines! Great wall dives, Coral, Macro Pictures opportunities and Reef Sharks.
Coron, Palawan
One of the Best places in the World for Wreck Diving!!! Also very interesting lake diving all within a superb tropical scenery setting... ahh bliss!
Malapascua Island
The best place on Earth to see the very rare Thresher Shark! Good chances also to spot Manta Rays and world class macro diving. Very Beautiful pristine Island.
Philippines
Thousands of stunning Islands with unlimited Scuba Diving opportunities! Some of the best Wreck Diving in the World is in Coron Island and great chances to spot the rare and shy Thresher Shark in Malapascua Island... The philippines will amaze every diver!
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