About Us

About Us

About Us

Established by Josephine Loor (who is a native Ivatan) and her husband Douglas Rutherford, they are committed to Preserving Marine Life, The Natural Environment, and the Heritage of Batanes.

In 2006 they started looking for a special place close to the Ocean, and finally found the spot they are in today.

They wanted to create what was Josie’s dream, a welcoming "Home Feel” Lodge, and for Douglas, a Professional PADI Dive Shop/Resort in Batanes.

From the beginning, "We have always wanted to deliver an unparalleled Dive, Tour and Stay experience in Batanes.”

A visit here should be a New Journey for our guests at the Lodge, Divers and Non Divers alike...we have something for everyone!

Our series of Guided Diving, Free Diving and Snorkeling Tours offer you a unique experience in our Pristine Ocean Environment and Vast Coral Oceanscapes. Enjoy diving like never before!

Here at Dive Batanes, not only do we want you to understand and practice safe diving, we passionately educate you on the benefits, procedures, and techniques of eco-friendly scuba diving and snorkeling. This way, together, we help preserve our marine life, the environment, and our heritage.

Our lodge draws in the warmth of Friends and Families as we share our Home with open arms!

We hope your heart desires to live the Dive Batanes Lodge experience in Basco Batanes!

Get in touch now to explore Batanes with us!

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how we use and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

name and job title
contact information including email address
demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and for the following reasons:

Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided, to do this you need to opt in for this service.
We may contact you by email, phone, or mail.
We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. We use cookies in some of our pages to store your preferences and record session information. The information that we collect is then used to ensure a more personalized service level for our users. Please be assured though that your credit card number will not be saved for security reasons. You must type the credit card number each time you make a purchase.

You can adjust settings on your browser so that you will be notified when you receive a cookie. Please refer to your browser documentation to check if cookies have been enabled on your computer or to request not to receive cookies. As cookies allow you to take advantage of some of the Website’s essential features, we recommend that you accept cookies. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to book flights or use any products or services on the Website that require you to log-in.

This information is treated confidentially and will not be shared with anyone outside of the Company unless otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy. We will only use this information to make informed decisions regarding the purchase of online advertising.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.