Chloe is the only diving centre and instructor on Tablas. The bay where the centre is located provides a beautiful spot of some relaxed diving and a superb site for beginner/novice divers and for those doing training courses. Just out of the bay offers deeper waters and some great wall diving. Chloe was extremely accommodating to the mixed needs and abilities of divers and non divers in our group. And looked after all of us very well!!

If you have the time, I would also recommend spending a few days with Chole and Dae diving from Paksi Cove Resort on the norther tip of Tablas. You'll get to see some beautiful parts of Tablas on route (by road and boat) and some amazing diving out of the deserted and stunning Paksi Cove Resort.

Would highly recommend this peaceful and stunning island for diving as an alternative from the masses and masses of divers and boats over diving the reefs in places like Isla sa Balicasag from Panglao Bay (Bohol).

Chloe was a professional and knowledgeable diving instructor. She made it very comfortable transitioning back into diving after a several year hiatus. Look forward to diving with First Buddy on return trips to Tablas Island.

Very friendly, no fuss, checked in, got our equipment, and in the water for our dives. The requirement to write more text is aggregating.

Satisfied in the full meaning of the word. To cause someone to be happy or pleased. Pretty well sums my dive experience up. Amazing place, excellent clarity, I felt very comfortable with doing the deep and nitro course. I was very spoilt having another dive instructor, Star,as my buddy. Thanks Chloe, my dive instructor for my courses and Deo. Chloe lives in paradise. Check it out for yourself...

Nice place to dive. Not many other people, so the area is rather intact. The gear is good, but a bit limited in quantity.

Tablas is a virtually unexplored diving paradise!
A beautiful island with great bays, beaches and palm trees, beautiful dive sites just in front of you, a discovery around every corner. Binukot beach is an excellent starting point and Cloe Wesseling is DM who loves her job, loves the diving and has found in the short period since she started some great places on the island. Around Binukot Beach you will find a beautiful pinnacle, nice walls, great corals and abundant sea life.
Second part of my week on Tablas we went together with guide Deu to Paksi Cove Resort; only to be reached by boat, a simple but magnificent spot - three coves with wonderful beaches and again amazing diving just in front of you. Tablas Blue Hole, the newly discovered site "The Bird", great walls, ... Really very nice diving!
Thank you Cloe for a wonderful time and great diving!
Highly recommend.

I had not dove in 12 years. The dive master was very good in review my necessary safety procedures. Outfitted me with excellent equipment. A great experience.

First Buddy is the perfect dive operator to dive with in Tablas. As a relatively undiscovered diving destination, Chloe is a confident and bold DM who doesn't so much guide you, but rather invite you to discover the new dive sites with her. If you're bored with the same sites over and over and crave new drop-offs no diver has seen before; or are excited about what you could see just 'round the next cove, we urge you to put Tablas on your "next dive destination" list.

Since we didn't dive in Binucot cove, First Buddy's main base of operation, even the trip itself was an adventure. Getting to Blue hole and Paksi cove (worth it!) involved open air vans, boat convoys and must-be-seen-to-be-believed accommodations. Personalized service all the way - from the drive there to dinner, the sense that you're experiencing something on the edge, the amazing locales, made it a unique, fun and true dive adventure.

I would definitely not recommend the Blue Hole/Paksi cove trip for inexperienced or pampered divers. But I would wholeheartedly recommend First Buddy Tablas any time.

This island is top tier diving. All of my dives were serene; there is no one else in sight above water, walls covered with coral below. We are so lucky to now have a dive shop here on Tablas.

We loved our instructor Chloe and the corals at Binucot Beach were world class. Would definitely scuba there again.

They know severity of the diving, and also know how to enjoy.

I enjoyed mine diving with them this time.
They supported preparation of all tools and materials which I think it was necessary for safe diving perfectly.

They are always taking good care of our safety.
When I dive with them, I'm always enjoying.
I'm looking forward to the day diving with them again.

I can say first hand that the guys at First Buddy know their stuff and back it up with service and delivery. Whatever we've needed; training, equipment and expedition support has been delivered flawlessly. Plus they're great guys and know how to enjoy a beer - Thanks Damien.

Had amazing time and experience with Pekka and Chloe at Orda Cave, Russia. Course was well taught and setup behind whole trip was nicely organized... Excellent work! Will sing big OK for this company!

Only my 5th dive, very fun dive enjoyed a lot. But it was whilst a lady was doing her advance course, felt a bit unfair on her. But good dive, 1st night dive also, felt very safe.

I did several dives over a number of days at First Buddy Tablas. I particularly liked the large wall dive but we did shore dives and other boat dives too. It is a fairly small operation which made it possible for the dive guide to tailor the dive sessions to suit all that were involved which was great.
The beach and accommodation that First Buddy Divers use really was like our own little paradice, nice and quite beach area with excellent hosts.

a wounderful resort.
A hospitality that makes you feel like your home..
I was the 1st person to dive in binucot, thanks to Mrs Chloe, the oprater n PADI instructor of the dive center..