buffs as well. The vertical wall
reaches about 80 ft. (24m)
and starts at 18 ft. (5m).
Divers will see an abundance
of beautiful soft corals and sea
fans along this pleasant wall.
There are giant frogfish, tiny
clown frogfish, bannerfish
schools and a lot of other
macro life.
- Tawala Sanctuary
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Location: East Panglao Island
Depth: 18-70 ft. (5-22m)
The relatively new Tawala
sanctuary has a varied reef
formation with short wall
sections starting in shallow
water. There are also some
beautiful submarine terraces which
have lots of corals and nice fish life.
This is often used for newer divers
as it is not a deep site and there is
plenty to see.
Look for lots of schools of fish
including the feeding mackerels,
large yellowtail barracudas and
ubiquitous surgeonfish. Schooling
bigeye jacks also come by in large
schools. The site also has a nice
selection of macro critters like
nudibranchs, shrimp and crabs. Sea
anemones are also well-represented
at the sanctuary. Make this a nice
slow and easy dive to take in the
diverse marine life.
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