Professional Services for Certified Divers, Highly recommend - I had 3 boat dive with Scotty's Action Sports Network lead by Bernie and Miki. I would strongly recommend to have the leisure dive with Scotty's. Reasons: 1. Bernie is a very very experienced Dive guide and Dive master. He is very patient and thoughtful.

boat dive - Everything was so fun! I dived twice with my guide Sara. She is so kind and cute! Because it was my first dive in abroad, moreover I don’t speak English in fluent, so I was little bit nervous at first. She made me relax. She helped and told me not only about diving but also many kinds of things such as transportation and food. She took me to the “museum” in the sea. I especially love TALIMA MARINE SANCTUARY.

Careful not to pay twice!! - We booked through TripAdvisor and when we arrived, our guy came to us with the bill and said that was the price for the day, but we had already fully paid through TripAdvisor previously. I could imagine some of you may accidentally and easily pay twice!! All in all, the day was fun but the price of the tour also doesn’t include full gear rental!

Excellent service and friendly team - Scotty is located inside the Shangri la resort but it welcomes outside guests and arranges the pick up ans drop off from other mactan hotels. The dive center is big and it's easy to get to feel confortable as it's a relaxed and personal welcome. We did enjoy the care and professionalism of the team during our few days of diving around mactan. The dive center can cater to large group and smaller groups ensuring everyone has a good time. (as there is nothing worst that being few divers with a horde of Chinese snorkelers)... Between the dives you will be back at the Shangri la, so if you are doing the afternoon dive there and are budget conscious be aware that you will be at RH Shangrila for lunch (the beach bar has affordable options). We enjoyed our dives and the atmosphere of the dive shop and would recommend it.

Fantastic Diving with Scotty’s - We recently did a day of diving with Scotty’s and it was brilliant. Our instructors Jordan and Alvin were great and made our day fun and memorable. We did two fantastic dives and had a scenic lunch. A big thank you to Jordan and Alvin who made sure all the diving abilities were catered for. We had so much fun. I highly recommend Scotty’s for safe, professional instructors and a great time! We will definitely be back.

Great day out after a bit of a chaotic start - Would recommend that you call the shop the day before (or visit if you’re already nearby) to confirm everything. It took us close to an hour on the morning of our dive, after speaking with 5 members of staff, to sort everything out. We had booked well in advance for a 3-dive private day safari at a pre-arranged discount, but there was much confusion about what we had booked and for what price on the day. After everything was finally sorted out (although not for quite the same price...) we were ready to go and had a fantastic day of diving! Our dive guide Alvin and trainee dive guide Kenzuki-san were brilliant. Alvin was very professional and took great care to ensure that we enjoyed each dive, pointing out interesting wildlife that he saw. On our second dive, the o-ring of my rented BCD blew out and Alvin was able to handle this stressful situation very well, making sure that I was safe and had adequate air. There were spares of all the equipment on board so I had a back-up BCD for our third dive. The day safari allows you to access dive sites that are further away from the resort strip and the conditions and visibility were great. The restaurant on stilts that we stopped at for lunch was distinctly average - I’d recommend taking your own packed lunch instead and avoiding the greasy korean buffet that this place offered. The location of Scotty’s could not be more convenient for a dive trip - it’s only 15mins from the airport so you can start diving almost as soon as you land!