Diving Guide to the Philippines 2015

elegant sand divers and lots more. Look for sponges and sea fans and a small cave that sometimes holds a giant frogfish, lionfis ...

Malapascua’s Threshers T he thresher shark cleaning stations at Monad Shoal have become world famous. First seen by Malapascua f ...

Monad Shoal Icons: Location: East of Malapascua Depth: 50 -130 ft. (15-40 m) A new series of cleaning stations have been found ...

disturb the sharks natural cleaning rhythm. And divers should stay low to the reef, kneeling in the sand to keep a low profile. ...

Malapascua’s Shipwrecks T he combination of attractions at Malapascua includes reef, dropoffs, pelagics, great muck dives and bo ...

Thorny-back cowfish ...

I t is hard to believe that such a densely populated small island like Mactan is a dive Mecca, but it has a huge number of dive ...

Tambuli Fish Feeding Station Icons: Location: Off Tambuli Beach Club Depth: Surface to 100 ft. (0-30 m) T ambuli has always be ...

along the coast. The owners have guarded the reef, which starts right off the seawall (there is no beach here). Kon Tiki House R ...

Lionfish in black coral ...

M oalboal means “bubbling water,” referring to the area’s freshwater springs. To get there from Cebu City cross the mountainous ...

local sites, Moalboal dive centers organize dive safaris to parts of the Visayas, including nearby Apo Island. Copton Point Ico ...

Pescador Island Icons: Location: West of Panagsama Beach Depth: Surface to 130 ft. (0-40 m) P escador is considered one of the ...

Tongo Point Icons: Location: South Copton Peninsula Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m) T ongo Point is a good site year- round, though ...

W hen divers say they are going to Dumaguette they are most likely referring to a week or two of diving in Dauin. Only 30-60 min ...

Giant frogfish blending with sponges ...

unmolested around Dauin and Dumaguette. Marine life is easier to approach, observe and photograph. The dive sites vary and each ...

Mainit Icons: Location: North of Dumaguette Depth: 20-65 ft. (6-1m) Mainit is located north of Dauin near Dumaguette and it is ...

bobtail squid and pygmy cuttlefish. Most of the diving around the corals and sandy areas is in the 30 to 60 foot range. The sand ...

dive center crew member, Bonnet’s corner is a dive site only for the macro enthusiasts. The site consists of a broad sand plain. ...