Diving Guide to the Philippines 2015

nudibranchs, shrimp, crabs and lots of other small critters. This can be a good macro dive and it is shallow enough to allow for ...

Donsol’s Whale Sharks W hale sharks are the biggest shark and also the biggest fish found in the sea. And Donsol’s big claim to ...

Puerto Galera T his very popular diving, holiday and nightlife destination offers great diving by day and lots of partying by ni ...

La Laguna and Small La Laguna. The coastal waters of Puerto Galera were declared a marine sanctuary several decades ago. As a re ...

24) Clam City Icons: Location: Puerto Galera Harbor Depth: 10 to 80 ft. (3 to 24m) A fun site for macro that has its own local g ...

stingrays and bulldozer shrimp doing their thing as the sentinel goby watches warily. Deeper in the channel look for roaming sch ...

Alma Jane Icons: Location: Off Asia Divers pier Depth: 40 to 100 ft. (12 to 30m) Almost directly off the Asia Divers’ pier in ...

There is usually a buoy aft and divers can descend all the way to the back prop area. The sand is at about 100 ft. (30m), the de ...

action and can be either a wide angle or a macro dive. This can be a walk-in from the sea grasses in the shallows, but its easie ...

themselves well in the aft ribs. Now comes the critter and macro search. Start heading into the shallow part of the south bay wh ...

Hole in the Wall Icons: Location: Off Escarceo Point Depth: 30 to 60 ft. (9 to 18m) Range: Novice The table corals below at th ...

sponges, you’ll find yourself in an area with several crevasses (the canyons) that are cleft into the wall. These afford some re ...

Washing Machine Icons: Location: Verde Island’s West Tip Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15m) Verde Island is a small island across from P ...

Batfish school off Alma Jane ...

Southern Leyte S ogod Bay is a large bay in the southern part of Leyte Island and an extension of the Bohol Sea. It is fully sur ...

interesting wide angle spots. D ivers get to this area a couple of ways and there is some driving and flying involved. Internati ...

Napantao MPA Icons: Location: Near San Francisco town Depth: 10-140+ ft. (3-40+m) N apantao is the oldest marine protected are ...

Padre Burgos Pier Icons: Location: Padre Burgos Town Pier Depth: 15-20 ft. (4-5m) T he Padre Burgos Pier is a popular night di ...

Tangkaan MPA Icons: Location: South of Padre Burgos Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30m) T angkaan is situated on a peninsula south of Pa ...

Turtle Rock Icons: Location: South of Padre Burgos Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-27m) Turtle rock is a spectacular dive site. Situated ...