- Padre Burgos Pier
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Location: Padre Burgos
Town Pier
Depth: 15-20 ft. (4-5m)
T
he Padre Burgos Pier
is a popular night
dive in shallow water
and local operators bill
it as “the ultimate night
dive”. Photographers
will love it as there are
seahorses, frogfish,
nudibranchs, eels,
octopi, stargazers,
razorfish and many
types of crabs calling the
pier home.
Padre Burgos jetty or
pier is one of the best
night dives in the
Philippines but day
dives can also be
productive. Located in the town of
Padre Burgos, divers can use the
pier on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday nights and by day when not
in use by larger ships.
Three dive operators in the area
dive this site on a regular basis.
Maximum depth is around 15 to 20
ft. (5m) and visibility is good and
50-70 ft. (15-22m). Things to see
include stargazers by night and the
tiny blue-ringed octopus to flying
gurnards scurrying along the
bottom. It is a good site for
nudibranch lovers as well. A true
muck dive, the pier has its share of
junk and trash but these seem to go
hand-in-hand with the habitat for
the odd and unusual.
Macro is the key here but the
many pillars under the jetty let light
in for wide angle work for the
creative shooter. They are covered
in soft corals and ascidians. The
sandy area around the jetty has
sand dwellers like stargazers and
snake eels and ubiquitous lionfish.Chromodoris nudibranch