Diving Guide to the Philippines 2015

and pegasus sea moths are seen on the slope. At the end of the dive, in the shallows, are the beautiful pyjama cardinalfish and ...

in front of Pura Vida Cabilao Resort and Spa dive center and goes from 35 ft. (10m) down to very deep. In some of the many caves ...

T his marine protected area is popular with every dive operator in the area. Day boats galore show up from Panglao and also Cabi ...

be long and relaxed at 20-45 ft. (6- 13m), although many divers go down to the currenty depths to see the black corals and the l ...

P anglao Island is a favorite haunt of divers and has a number of dive sites around it. It is also a jumping off point for dive ...

Napaling Icons: Location: NW Panglao Island Depth: 10-65 ft. (3-19m) This is shallower dive with lots going on and some great ...

at around 10 ft. (3m) and slopes down to a wall at 40 ft. (12m), with many table corals on it. The vertical wall goes down to pa ...

buffs as well. The vertical wall reaches about 80 ft. (24m) and starts at 18 ft. (5m). Divers will see an abundance of beautiful ...

C amiguin is charming and small in both area and population. It is just 14 miles (23 km) at its longest and just a bit more than ...

that will give you a unique massage! In contrast, there’s Ardent Hot Springs’ 104F/40C waters heated by Mt. Hibok-Hibok, still a ...

drops away and divers can have a leisurely and fairly shallow dive going along the reeftop and see nudibranchs, anemones, angelf ...

manta rays. Sunken Cemetery Icons: Location: NW Camiguin Depth: 25 -70 ft. (5-20 m) This is a former land cemetery site that w ...

T his destination has suffered some bad press over the years due to its association with extreme insurgent groups in the south a ...

Ligid Caves Icons: Location: NE Samal Island Depth: 26-115 ft. (8-34m) Located at the extreme northeast of Samal Island in the ...

Cave dive site shows interesting deep sea life all the way down to the cave entrance areas. The current is normally relatively c ...

Depth: 60-130 ft. (18-40m) These wrecks are only about 130 ft. (40m) apart, allowing divers to visit two wrecks on the same dive ...

O f the 7,000-plus isles in the Philippines, it is said Palawan has 1,768 of them. Many are idyllic sandy beaches with coco palm ...

O ne of the most interesting dive areas in Palawan, and at times overlooked due to the fame of the Coronshipwrecks, is the Calam ...

volunteers has assured dynamiters and poachers have not had a presence here. It’s a special area in this vast country of islands ...

attraction is the constant parade of sea turtles who like the same grasses. A couple of beautiful green turtles with unblemished ...