WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU
Our one-stop ‘PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Dive Resort’ is located at the heart of the 800-meter white sand stretch ‘Alona Beach’ (beachfront overseeing the ocean) south of Panglao Island, Province of Bohol, Philippines. We are sharing the premises with the beautifully landscaped and newly renovated Lost Horizon Beach Dive Resort. Our facility opened its doors early February 2008.
MANAGEMENT
President/CEO/Director: Holger Horn
PADI Master Instructor, Emergency First Response = EFR Instructor Trainer, German. 27 years of scuba diving experience within the Philippines and 24 years scuba diving business experience.
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, EFR Instructor,
Japanese. 27 years of scuba diving experience within the Visayas region and 22 years scuba diving business experience.
Managing Director: Rena Sugiyama
FRONT OFFICE
Front Office Supervisor Ana Liza G. Mandin
Filipina (Padi Open Water Diver), with 16 years scuba diving business experience.
Rhea Jane Labuan, Filipina, with 3 years scuba diving business experience.
Secretary Rhea Jane Labuan
OUR TEAM
Our Management Team, Secretary Team, Instructor Team, Dive Master Team, Boat Crews Teams, Compressor Operator and Maintenance Team are highly trained, pleasant, environmental-conscious and always approachable.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
We actively participate in environmental conservation activities such as Earth days, International clean-up days, World-cleanup days and conduct our own reef cleanups on a very regular basis.
RESORT ACCOMMODATIONS
LOST HORIZON BEACH DIVE RESORT
68 rooms ranging from: Standard, Modern Standard, Deluxe, Modern Deluxe, Executive Sun View, Suite and Family rooms. All rooms with split type aircons. In all rooms are mini bar, refrigerator, cable LCD-TV, and fresh hot and cold water, private bath room and C.R., balcony or terrace (Standard rooms share a common terrace). We also deal with other resorts in the near proximity, in case Lost Horizon is fully booked.
RESORTS AMENITIES & SERVICES
Restaurant with local and international cuisine, beach bar, 2 swimming pools with Jacuzzi, laundry service, and free Wi-Fi. Every room has its own SAFETY BOX (you are able to set your own secure number combination). Free coffee and 2 bottles of mineral water every day. Hair dryer is inside the comfort room or available on request.
TRANSFER SERVICES
Round trip or one-way transfer: Cebu/Mactan International Airport, via Cebu City Sea Port (Pier 1), to the dive center or vice versa.
Round trip or one-way transfer: Panglao International Airport to the dive center or vice versa. Roundtrip or one-way transfer: Tagbilaran Sea Port to the dive center or vice versa.
MANAGEMENT
President/CEO/Director: Holger Horn, PADI Master Instructor, Emergency First Response = EFR Instructor Trainer, German. 27 years of scuba diving experience within the Philippines and 24 years scuba diving business experience.
Managing Director: Rena Sugiyama, PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, EFR Instructor, Japanese. 27 years of scuba diving experience within the Visayas region and 22 years scuba diving business experience.
Front Office Supervisor/Secretary: Ana Liza G. Mandin, Filipina (Padi Open Water Diver), with 16 years of scuba diving business experience.
Secretary: Rhea Jane Labuan, Filipina, with 3 years of scuba diving business experience.
Our Management Team, Secretary Team, Instructor Team, Dive Master Team, Boat Crews Teams, Compressor Operator and Maintenance Team are highly trained, pleasant, environmental-conscious, and always approachable.
We actively participate in environmental conservation activities such as Earth days, International Clean-up Days, and World-cleanup days and conduct our own reef cleanups on a very regular basis.
LOST HORIZON BEACH DIVE RESORT
68 rooms ranging from: Standard, Modern Standard, Deluxe, Modern Deluxe, Executive Sun View, Suite and Family rooms. All rooms with split type aircons. In all rooms are mini bar, refrigerator, cable LCD-TV, and fresh hot and cold water, private bath room and C.R., balcony or terrace (Standard rooms share a common terrace). We also deal with other resorts in the near proximity, in case Lost Horizon is fully booked.
Restaurant with local and international cuisine, beach bar, 2 swimming pools with Jacuzzi, laundry
service, and free Wi-Fi. Every room has its own SAFETY BOX (you are able to set your own secure
number combination). Free coffee and 2 bottles of mineral water every day. Hair dryer is inside
the comfort room or available on request.
We teach in German, English, Japanese, Tagalog, and others on request.
Beach dives, shore boat dives, night boat dives, island boat dives, and day trips. If needed, we conduct check-up dives and the PADI SCUBA review program. 3 to 7 days SCUBA Diving Safaris and 2 days Apo Island safaris, Cabilao Island day trips.
Tank rental and air refills, Nitrox/EANx, Equipment rental, Equipment repair, FREE SCUBA pool intro for resort guests (Once only), snorkeling trips, U/W pictures/videos, and DVD/CD-writing,15L tanks, batteries the charging station, dive computer for rent. International banking services near the beach with ATM (BPI bank). We accept cash, credit cards, traveler’s cheques, bank-to-bank money transfers, and PayPal. We change money with Indian money changers who always offer the best rates. Credit card payments are topped with a surcharge (charged by the institution), so it would be better to bring cash, or traveler’s cheques, or you could pay with PayPal prior to arrival.
One of our distinct services is on-spot customer care. The diver doesn’t have to carry equipment, crates, tanks, etc. from the dive center to the boat or the other way around. Our staff will take care of it. All our staffs on the boats are divers and if you wish, they can assemble and/or disassemble your equipment for you. Divers don’t need to step up the ladder into the boat with the equipment still on his/her back and risking injuries by falling, slipping or straining joints. Prior to entering the boat, our staff lifts the equipment into the boat.
Round trip or one-way transfer: Cebu Mactan International Airport to the dive center or vice versa. Round trip or one-way transfer: Tagbilaran airport/seaport to the dive center or vice versa. Roundtrip or one-way transfer: Cebu sea port (pier 1 or 4) to Cebu Mactan International Airport or vice versa.
One new and spacious 23m (15GT) traditional outrigger boat for 30 divers/3 dives (day trip); with 2 cabins, canopy and very comfortable. One spacious 22m (14GT) traditional outrigger boat for 25 divers/3 dives (day trip); with 1 cabin, canopy and very comfortable. One 7.3m speedboat for 8 divers/1 dive trip; with canopy and very comfortable. One 7.5m speedboat for 18 to 10 divers/1 dive trip; with canopy and very comfortable. All boats are always in top condition!
30 sets of Mares BCD’s in various sizes (XS to XXL); 30 sets of Aqua Lung regulators; long-sleeve 3mm wetsuits and shorties (XS to XXL); low-cut booties; open heel and full foot fins. High-quality masks (also with corrected lenses) and snorkels. Weight belts in different lengths; lead: 0.5kg, 1.0kg, and 2.0kg. All our
equipment was brand new when we opened our doors; it is regularly changed to new items and well maintained.We have the following 130 tanks in service: Aluminum 8L, 12L and 15L. All tanks are assembled with an INT-valve, and 10 tanks with a DIN valve. For DIN regulators we provide DIN adapters. But the best would be to bring your own adapter.