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Philippines Underwater Photo Sites (27)
This is the one of the world class dive site for "muck" diving.
| Facts about Anilao, Phillipines It is in Philippines- Anilao, Phillipines is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Maybe the only place on earth where you can easily approach the thresher's.
| Facts about Monad Shoal, Malapascua Isalnd, Philippines- It is in Philippines
- Monad Shoal, Malapascua Isalnd, Philippines is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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My fav pic of two weeks diving in Puerto Galera and Dumaguete
| Facts about The Ducomi Piers- It is in Philippines
- The Ducomi Piers is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Monad Shoal is about a 15-20 minute boat ride from Malapascua Island. Malapascua Island is found off the northern end of the island of Cebu in the Philippines. It is accessed by ferry from the town of Maya. Monad Shoal is one of the few areas where you can routinely sight Thresher Sharks. It's not a 100% and there can be dry spells. I sighted Threshers in 3 out of 4 dives when made at the right time of day. In late October, early November, that means being in the water around 6 AM. I made a couple of dives later in the morning. No Threshers, but did see a nice octopus on one dive and some nice nudibranchs including a Neon Slug on the other. I made two afternoon dives there. On the first we had a nice Manta Ray sighting. It swooped in over us and just kept circling out and back in. My buddy with the video camera got 18 minutes of footage! On the other afternoon dive I made we didn't see Manta's that day, but I did see a couple of nice stonefish. It's in an exposed are and there can be a current, so something to be aware of. Visibility on a good day can be 60 ft+.... the average is closer to 30 ft. Lots of small fish life... cleaner wrasse, some anemone's and clownfish, saw some nice size batfish on one dive. All in all definitely worth the trip!
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We stayed at Dive 7000, a small family-run "resort" with adequate air-conditioned rooms and good food. The diving is world-class literally right off the steps of the resort but you can go out on a banka each day to many of the other fabulous dive sites. Don't expect to see big critters here. Concentrate on the 2500 species of reef fish, the beautiful coral, multitude of nudibranches and other invertebrates. Excellent for Macro photography. I've been diving around the world for 29 years and this is the best! You will see more in one dive here than you see in an entire week somewhere else. Frog fish in every color, large and small, leaf fish, ghost pipe fish in at least 4 varieties, seahorses (one curled it's tail around my outstretched finger!), mandarin fish, flamboyant cuttlefish, dragonetes. Half the time I have to photograph something and look it up later. Many of my photos contain surprises when I see them on the computer like a small shrimp in bubble coral or a ghost pipefish in a crinoid that I hadn't noticed when I took the photo.
I'm convinced that this is the best kept dive secret there is! Spectacular night diving.
Three hours drive south of Manila. The resort can send a driver for you. Best part, besides it being very reasonably priced? They do everything for you. Come out of the water and strip off your gear and it will magically appear all dry and laid out for your dive the next morning! I like that. Actually there are two "best parts." There were NO mosquitoes at all, which is why I usually do live-aboards instead of land-based dive sites. Best time to go--the dry season March-June. Water temp is about 81-82. I was too hot in a 3.2 mil wetsuit and was much more comfortable when I dived in a skin and a very thin shortie.
After Anilau we flew to Dumaguete to dive Bahura and Apo Island from the Bahura Resort, more upscale rooms and food but they don't rinse your wetsuit for you. The diving is just a spectacular there but night diving is not allowed unless you get permission from the Mayor. We did get permission for one fabulous dive. Water temp 82-84.
Next trip will be to Tubbataha on an Explorer Boat but I'd love to stop by Bahura Resort and Dive 7000 in Anilau again if I have the time.
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Sabang beach is much better to dive.more dive sites from novice to tech divers.from macro to width angle..esay access from Manila international airport to Sabang beach Puerto galera. i dove in sabang for five years,i dove also to many place of the philippines and i could rate that sabang is the most beautiful dive sites in my country.. i will open my own DIVE SHOP(Sea Rider DiveCenter small lalaguna,Sabang beach puerto galera orriental mindoro) this coming month of April..i invite you all divers to visit me here and i prove to you why ican say this is the most beautiful dive site in intire philippine sea..my dive shop was build up because of my didecation to let all the people experience the scuba diving and to know them that they need to protect the ocean..thats why my own dive shop was the cheapiest dive shop on the beach.even the courses was really cheap,everybody can take my rate..i promise you guys!
CHEERS,
Mark M. Narvacan
PADI OWSI 480456
| Facts about Sabang beach canons- It is in Philippines
- Sabang beach canons is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Great variety of sealife. From Nudis, Frogfish, Seahorse, scorpion and lion fish, Anemone fish, etc. It's a photographers haven! Visit my album @ click here
| Facts about The Pier- It is in Philippines
- The Pier is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Situated on the southern point of Cobrador island just off the bay of the small village of Marakay-Rakay.
This underwater Island (Bahura in local name) has been declared Marine Sanctuary 'cos of healthy Corals and prolific marine life.
Mango shape it takes about an hour to make the underwater dive exploration.
Three Pinacles rise to 8 meters below the surface ideal for beginners or photo lovers.
Along the short wall 40m+ you migth meet a couple of Eagle Rays, Turtles or Tunas.
School of Surgeon Fish, Bat Fish or Fusilier are patrolling then all around.
Some Black Tip Sharks rule the reef.
Best Time from October to May
Probably the best Dive Site in Romblon Waters and some of the most beautifull white beaches along with the warmth and the smile of the friendly people of Cobrador.
Accomodation and food and water can be arrange from De Joya family.
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| Facts about Takot Reef: Cobrador Island- It is in Philippines
- Takot Reef: Cobrador Island is in the Sibuyan Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
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Diving here is really great! You'll love this site.
It's in slanting position so you'll never know that you're going really deep, but even though your in 100+ ft. the marine life is still very fantastic! Sometimes you'll even see sharks swimming along with the currents.
Photography here is great.
After diving here you can even go to the sombrero island and go a diver's picknick there. This is the best dive site for me!
If you'll have a chance to come here you might even change your favorite site!
| Facts about Mainit point, Anilao Batangas- It is in Philippines
- The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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visit us here in the Punta del Sol Beach Resort Samal Island,Philippines
Contact Number +6382 2212121, 305-3838,3030295 and +6384 301-4018
| Facts about punta del sol- It is in Philippines
- punta del sol is in the Mindanao Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-50 Metres 0-160 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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one instructor once told me that this is the the equivalent of the underwater disneyland. ive seen 2 different schools of jacks, groupers as big as a door, hammerhead sharks, grey reef sharks, thresher sharks and a whale shark. if your really lucky you may chance upon several of the pelagics at this corner. fantastic site but quite deep and may have strong down currents. have to plan the dive.
| Facts about Delsan Wreck, Tubbataha Reefs- It is in Philippines
- Delsan Wreck, Tubbataha Reefs is in the Sulu and Sulawesi Seas.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Over 10 Japanese wrecks ranging from 20-50meters long WWII ships...
| Facts about Coron- It is in Philippines
- Coron is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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As far as it is known that the only Blue Hole in the Philippines.
The dive starts in 5m deep into a volcanic chimney 6m diameter covered with corals.
Free descent to 25m where there is a huge cave ( lobsters rest on the ceiling and night big eye fishes roam).
Then Cinema Theater Big Screen Window!
Just keep your buyancy and open your eyes and watch for the wildlife passing by at the exit of the cave (top of the exit 30m deep, bottom 40m, 15 m wide).
White tip and black tip sharks can be spotted also eagle and manta rays as well as giant groupers and school of tuna.
Unforgettable experience.
Don´t miss it!
For fan of wall diving just turn right at the exit of the The Blue Hole and enjoy Gorda Wall (+70m)
that s a great drift dive with the same prolific corals and fishes.
Be a Safe Diver Always.
Good Dive
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Logbon Island
Romblon
| Facts about The Blue Hole, Romblon- It is in Philippines
- The Blue Hole, Romblon is in the Sibuyan Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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I'm surprised that Maldives and Palau are not in the top 20 or the top 5
| Facts about Bahura- It is in Philippines
- Bahura is in the Philippine Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Canyons
22m-32m (72ft-105ft)
Travel Time: 6min
Ability Level
Flood Tide - Adventurous (Advance Divers + )
Ebb Tide - Adventurous (Advance Divers + )
/ Wild (Advanced Divers with signbificant experience)
An advanced dive that requires a good dive guide to allow for the currents to sweep you into position. Racing over several small drop-offs below the Hole in the Wall covered in soft corals and sponges, you can duck into and one of the Canyons for a respite from the current. There is much to find on the bottom but primarily it is the large schools of snapper, emperors, sweetlips, barracudas, jacks, trevally and occasional sharks that make this an exciting dive. The dive ends at a 1½m/5' anchor embedded in the coral, where the group can gather before being swept off to the safety stop in the current. Excellent Nitrox dive. The most popular dive site in Puerto Galera - you'll want to go back time after time.
ATLANTIS DIVE RESORT
Sabang, Puerto Galera
Philippines
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| Facts about Canyons- It is in Philippines
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
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This one of the beautiful dive sites of Puerto Galera: more than 20 different very interesting diving sites can be rapidly reached for both drift, shallows, drop-off and open-water dives, always on colourful coral reef gardens, which easily lend themselves to macro photography. Frog fishes, sea horses, ghost pipefishes, nudibranchs as well as white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, barracudas, large-sized trevallies (carangidae), sea-eagles etc. can easily be encountered.
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| Facts about Canyon Puerto Galera- It is in Philippines
- Canyon Puerto Galera is in the South China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Offers an extremely wide range of diving for a single destination. 2nd ww wrecks from the Japanese fleet. Thermal lake where the first 15 meters is semi sweet water at 29 C, from 15 to 25 meters the temp is 39 C & below that it goes back to being 29 C. Wide range of corals hard & soft with a lot of macro life. It has a friendly safe diving atmosphere.
| Facts about divecal- It is in Philippines
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Marine Divers SAC - BSAC Special Branch 2292, runs regular trips to this
resort from Hong Kong.
The resort is on the other side of the channel to Puerto Galera ,
offering dives as good if not better with more chance of pelagics, and best of
all LESS DIVERS!!!. Diving is conducted the BSAC way!
| Facts about Maricaban Island Resort- It is in Philippines
- Maricaban Island Resort is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.
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