Or you could travel to Sablayan independently and head out to the reef with Pandan Island Resort, which for years was the region's only dive operator.

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What's more, dive operator Douglas Primus has developed a seaside resort whose first guests will be the 100-person TV crew. (No, contestants won't be able to pop over for a Coke, says Primus.) And if the U.S. program is a hit, the travel business can only benefit.

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