Diving Guide to the Philippines 2015

I n the 1970s days of the Ferdinand Marcos presidency, the president was friendly with Kenya and was gifted with a number of Afr ...

Kyokuzan Maru Icons: Location: East of Busuanga Depth: 35-130 ft. (10-40m) This is one of the best wreck dives in the Coron ar ...

O ne of the most popular and isolated protected marine areas of the Philippines, Apo Reef is said to be the second-largest coral ...

Area dive shops do make the visit as a day trip and try to squeeze in three dives. With a fast boat it is not so bad. With a slo ...

I f flying into Busuanga, one takes a left for a scenic drive through cattle country past plains and down winding hills and jung ...

I n September 1944, United States Navy Admiral “Bull” Halsey’s fleet was heading north toward Luzon. Having no accurate charts o ...

Okikawa Maru Icons: Location: SW of Concepcion Depth: 33-85 ft. (10-26m) The Okikawa Maru, (sometimes called the Concepcion Wr ...

Akitsushima (Seaplane tender ship) Icons: Location: SE of Pompion Caye Depth: 60-125 ft. (18-37m) Although this is one of the ...

ship actually breaks the surface. This is a perfect introductory wreck dive because of its shallow depth. Its also a good choice ...

ship and you can see the cooling pipes in the holds. For those with excellent buoyancy due to the heavy siltation on the wreck, ...

wreck, but some lettuce sponges and a few small reef fish including harlequin ghost pipefish and striped pipefish call this home ...

B lessed with extraordinary natural scenery, El Nido is one of the country’s main natural attractions and has been hosting touri ...

Dilumacad Icons: Location: N. Dilumacad Island Depth: 33-82 ft. (10-25m) This popular site has one feature that makes it very ...

D esignated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, one of three in the Philippines, this is a superb destination for diving. Despite ...

this is usually included in the liveaboard fee. This revenue is used to manage, maintain and improve the park. This is an import ...

undercuts with soft corals and sea fans along the wall areas. Huge barrel sponges start shallow from about 40 ft. (12m) to the d ...

habitat for red-speckled blennies. Also, there is a resident and large crocodilefish lurking. This is also the site of a blue wa ...

Baby sea turtle swimming for open sea ...

A Accommodations, 6, 19, 39, 88, 106, 110, 145 AFP Medical Center, 180 Agnay Marine Sanctuary, 87 Alad Marine Sanctuary, 82 Alma ...

Malatapay, 116 Manila Bay, 41 Maolboal, 144 Masaplod, 122, 123, 125 Medical, 21, 29, 180 Mindoro, 6, 7, 23, 62, 72, 157, 162 Mon ...