Philippines

Bantigue (★4.2)

A lovely sandy bottom patches and soft coral reefs with a healthy reef fishes colonies with a depth from shore outwards to 10-13 meters perfect for the open water sessions and Try Scuba / Try Mermaiding / Try Freediving sessions with minimal boat traffic to interfere the practice sessions.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Baring (★4.1)

Located just off the top of Olango Island the Baring site takes around 30 minutes to reach from Mactan. It offers a large sloping sand flat descending to a deep wall with superb corals.

Mares

Shangri-La Marine Sanctuary (★4.2)

The impressive formations of different species of coral are a must-see. Shoaling fish cover the reef in color. This is a shallow reef, perfect for both diving and snorkeling.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Tambuli (★4.1)

This point is located in front of Tambly Resort on Mactan Island, Cebu. You can move to the point by beach diving or by boat diving. You can reach the point by moving about 5 minutes from Contigi, and it is a point that can be reached within 5 to 10 minutes from the resort in Mactan Island.

Aqualung

Black Forest (★4.5)

A steep slope that is considered one of the must see dive sites in the area. The huge forest of black coral is practically unseen in other places around the world.

Mares

Paradise (★4.3)

Paradise is a calm site suitable for training. It has a sandy bottom and usually “pool like“ conditions. The maximum depth is six meters and access is with boat.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Twin Rocks, El Nido (★4.4)

Twin Rocks is located on the North Side of Miniloc Island, near the famous El Nido Small Lagoon. The dive site slopes from 10 to 21 meters and has a rich sandy bottom.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Helicopter Island (★4.4)

Divers can explore a wide variety of marine life and coral formations. During the summer, sea grass attracts green sea turtles for feeding, and all seven species of anemone fish found in Bacuit Bay can be spotted here.

Scubapro

South Miniloc (★4.6)

South Miniloc is about 10 minutes by speeedboat from El Nido, 20 minutes by bangka from El Nido. Gentle slope going down to 21 meters but with the best corals at between 14-16 meters.

Aqualung

Angel's Cove (★4.2)

This is a fantastic area for training, photography, or just a fun dive. Easily accessed through boat and with a fairly confined area. All training can be done there including deep diver as it connects to a wall.

Mares

Coral Gardens Reef (★4.3)

Located at the south-west side of Talikud Island this site offers a little bit of everything. Drift diving is a favorite here, but there is also a Marine protected area nearby so there is normally a lot to see. Good training area for beginners as well.

Scubapro

Mansud Wall (★4.4)

Mansud Wall in Talikud Island, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines is a stunning wall dive site that features a sheer vertical drop with a depth ranging from 10 to 40 meters...

Mares

Lapus I (★4.0)

Lapus Shallow Dive site is an ideal dive training site. It is a sandy slope with some rock formations. Most of the time there is a light current except for slack hight tide.

Scubapro

Paliton Sanctuary (★4.5)

Paliton Sanctuary is a wall dive starting from a depth of 5 m, going all the way to 50m. This makes it an ideal dive site for every level. Beautiful and intact coral gardens are found with lots of little macro critters.

Scubapro

White Island Black Forrest (★4.6)

Black Forrest is about a kilometer northwest of Camiguin Island. A spectacular black coral garden is found on a gently sloping reef starting at 6 meters and maxing out at 25 meters.

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