Balai sa Baibai

The hotel is very good and the service is very satisfactory

Nous avons passé 4 nuits absolument superbes au Balai sa Baibai ! L'hôtel est calme, reposant, tout le personnel est très agréable et aux petits soins. Les chambres sont magnifiques et très propres. La taille de l'hôtel est idéale pour le côté intimiste. Vraiment on s'est senti particulièrement bien dans cet établissement. Merci à l'équipe pour votre accueil et vos sourires !

The Balinese-style diving resort Balai Sa Baibai is a real gem and, like the integrated diving center Coraya Divers / Black Beach Divers, is personally run with a lot of passion and commitment by the Swiss/German couple Alessandra and Roman. We spent 13 days there and were spoiled both in the resort and while diving. We really enjoyed the diving and the untouched underwater world reminded us of our first diving trip to the Philippines in 2001. The diving sites around Camiguin are very different and, with the exception of the "Maldives island" Mantique, which is more frequented by snorkelers because of the day trippers, many of them are completely untouched. The fish and crabs are generally quite trusting towards divers and photographers. Sometimes you dive on light sand, sometimes on dark sand, there are steep walls but also untouched coral fields. Most of the time there were two or four of us alone at the diving site. At the macro dive site with black sand you will find a variety of very different creatures, similar to those in Indonesia/Sulawesi in the Lembeh Strait. This place is also ideal for night dives, as it is not far from the resort and the animals are very active at night. The sand is alive! We regularly saw blue-ringed octopuses, Ambon scorpionfish, sea snakes, many different snails like Shaun the Sheep, also known as Ukraine Shaun, various crabs and shrimps, large and small, large and small turtles, baby frogfish plus "parents", seahorses, pygmy seahorses, barracudas, anemone fish, rays, lots of hard and soft corals and much more. From the boat and the beach we also saw a whale shark and dolphins. We did not see any sharks. The area is still relatively unknown to divers. Most divers only make a quick visit as part of a Philippines tour as part of a so-called "three-day trip" and have no idea what they are missing out on. We made 30 dives in 12 days, 7 of them at the macro site. We would have loved to stay longer. The Coraya Divers (formerly Black Beach Divers) diving base is perfectly organized. The buildings are new and centrally located between the restaurant and the bungalows. The shower and toilet are ideally located next to the sinks. So everything is within easy reach. Roman runs the base very personally and the internal processes are perfect. If possible, he divides the groups according to experience level. The guides and the crew of the two boats are very helpful. There is usually a two-tank dive in the morning, then an optional afternoon dive is offered and, by arrangement, a night dive. In addition to the two classic bankas, Roman has now ordered an inflatable boat for individual trips. Shore dives are also possible by arrangement. There is no classic house reef, but that is not a problem given the