Visayas

Masaplod North (★4.3)

Sloping reef combination of Mac diving and reef dive. Reef ball and artificial reef in the shallow. Type: Coral and soft coral reefMax Depth: Approximately 24 meters (80 feet)Skill Level: Open Water Diver and above. Entry: Shore entry. Current: Generally mild; occasional medium currents suitable for drift diving

Aqualung

Basak (★4.2)

The Basak Dive Site, located in the coastal town of Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental, Philippines, is a renowned destination for both novice and seasoned divers.Dive Profile: Type: Macro / Muck Dive, Depth: Up to 20 meters. Entry: Shore entr, Experience Level: Suitable for Open Water divers and above.

French Kiss Divers Malapascua, 6013 Malapascua

Capitancillo Island (★4.4)

THERE IS ONE LARGE OBLONG REEF WITH A CHAIN OF THREE BLOCKS STREATCHING SOUTHWARDS.THE EAST SIDE SHELVES TO 15M. AND CATCHES ENOUGH CURRENT TO BE QUITE COLOURFUL. THE MOORING AREA IS WELL PROTECTED FROM THE SEA, CURRENT IS USUALLY MILD FROM THE NORTH.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

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.

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.

DiveGurus Diving Services Corp., 5608 Manoc Manoc

Camia Wreck (★4.6)

Camia was Boracay’s first artifical reef. It is a former steel-hulled fish processing vessel, sunk on purpose January 2001 by BASS. It is 30 meters long and rests upright on a sandy bottom at 32 meters with the top deck ar around 22 meters depth.

Aqualung

Napantau Marine Protected Area (★4.5)

The first Marine Protected Area in Sogod Bay, Napantau is considered one of the top 10 wall dives in Southeast Asia. A fantastic wall dive awaits you and brings an array of soft & hard coral with all the hues of the rainbow and every color in between.

Hans E. (#3545391)

Dauin Marine Sanctuary (★4.4)

Dauin Marine Santuary in Dauin’s Poblacion district 1. The most visited dive sanctuary with promises of turtles and beautiful coral gardens. Great beach area as well for sunbathers.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Yapak 2 (★4.5)

The jewel of all Boracay dive sites, for all adrenaline junkies: from the choppy surface, fast descent into the blue until you hit the top of the wall at 32 m....dropping down to 65 m. Best on a flood tide, to encounter all the feeding fish and open soft corals.

DiveGurus Diving Services Corp., 5608 Malay

Coral Garden (★4.6)

About 1 kilometer offshore, in the middle of world-famous White Beach is Coral Garden dive site. Training ground for thousands of divers over the years . In clear calm conditions, entry-level student divers will be introduced to open water diving. The terrain is sandy channels and areas around coral bommies.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Crocodile (★4.6)

Small rocky island off the south-east corner of Boracay Island. Coral-encrusted wall on the south side with many small overhangs and caverns. Most colorful night dive site. Currents can be tricky, rising tide best.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Tongo Sanctuary (★4.2)

Tongo Sanctuary is a protected marine area featuring a steep wall dive with depths ranging from 5 to 55 meters and visibility between 15 to 25 meters. The site boasts vibrant hard and soft corals, small caves, and minimal currents, making it suitable for divers of all levels.

Elias P. (#2102022)

Pescador South (★4.3)

The south side of Pescador Island offers calm, safe entry points ideal for both divers and snorkelers. Protected from strong waves, it’s perfect during rough sea conditions. The area allows for east or west drift dives and provides adventure in shallow, manageable depths.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Divers Heaven (★4.6)

Divers Heaven is located in Balicasag Island , on the South side, it is about 30 minutes banka ride from Alona Beach. It a slope going to about 30 meters covered with hard and soft corals starting at ten meters.

Amun Ini Dive, 6311 Anda

Dapdap (★4.5)

Sloping wall to a muck bottom at about 25m/80ft. Great for macro photography along the bottom with plenty of nudibranchs and other small creatures.

KAN J. (#1337003)

Talima (★4.1)

large sandy slope dotted with corals till around 12-17m where the wall starts. There is a memorial for some long gone wooden wrecks at around 12. Nice corals, depth exceeds 40m and currents can be strong on an outbound tide.

Aqualung

San Vicente (★4.0)

An extensive shield reef, 3 -10 m, with corals and soft corals till around 5-7 m, where the wall starts. Nice corals, depth exceeds 40m and currents can be strong on an outbound tide.

Mactan Scuba Dive Centre, 6015 Lapu Lapu City

Nalusuan Island (★4.1)

Located just off the bottom of Olango Island the Nalusuan site takes around 30 minutes to reach from Mactan. It offers a large sflat flat descending to a deep wall with superb corals. Also shallow reefs and walls on the southern end of the marine park.

Mares

Exotic Dive Resort house reef (★4.5)

Exotic’s protected area where the fish are plentiful, this Reef is not to be missed. Starting at 5 meters and gently sloping to 13, it’s a great place to work out the kinks after some time out of the water. Amongst the scattered coral and patches of sea grass, a wide variety of fish and macro life can be found.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Snapper’s Cave (★4.4)

Wall with a cave down to 25m/80ft. Good for macro and wide angle photography. Good place to spot turtles and nudibranchs and frogfish plus the other reef fish.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Coral Garden (★4.4)

Sharp wall down to 130ft/40m with large expanses of hard and soft corals on top. Can be current on the wall which makes a great drift dive along the wall.

Scubapro

Panorama Reef (★4.4)

Sloping wall to sandy bottom at about 25m/80ft. Mix of hard and soft corals with lots of creatures throughout. About a 20 minute boat ride. Could be some current.

Scubapro

Tubod (★4.6)

A marine sanctuary with an area of over seven hectares of coral reef and sea grass. This site starts as a gentle sloping reef and is considered one of the best sites in Siquijor.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Kasai Wall (★4.3)

Kasai Wall offer a shallow end with a beautiful scenery of many hundreds of coal species attracting many critters, reef fish and sea turtles. Over the edge of the reef a wall is formed dropping down to about 40m. At the bottom of the wall you can find the entry to the Kasai Cave that stretches about 140m in.

Aqualung

Kan Oran Reef (★4.5)

Slightly north of the Marine Sanctuary is a gentle wall dive that ‘Kan-Uran Point’ affords divers. Kan-uran means ’from the person,’ in the local Visayan dialect. Newbie fun divers can experience getting inside overhangs & ledges to explore an abundant gentle explosion of colorful soft & hard coral gardens.

Mares

Marigondon Port (★3.8)

Located to either side of Marigondon Port it offers short sandy flats then dropping off to deep sweeping walls. Often very strong currents and down-currents in the area. The constant boat traffic in the area requires good buoyancy control to remain at safe depths in some of the shallower areas.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Hadsan (★4.3)

The Hadsan is a very easy site to dive, where the dive is mainly done along a nice wall covered with different sponges and corals. it’s an easy dive along a wall covered with vibrant colors of soft corals, as well as many different species of colorful hard corals.

Peter S. (#417559)

Monad Shoal (★4.3)

Monad Shoal is considered the best dive site in the world to see the rare and timid Thresher Sharks. These sharks normally live in the deep but regularly come here early in the morning for the cleaning station.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Tingo (★3.8)

giant sand flats leading to deep walls and cleaning stations. The site is exposed and is susceptible to winds and currents, with strong tidal flows often experienced.

Mactan Scuba Dive Centre, 6015 Lapu Lapu City

Marigondon Beach (★4.2)

An easy shore entry takes you to 3-8m/ 6 to 25 ft shallow reef ending in a vertical wall, descending to 40m+ depths. Ideal for all levels of divers, however care should be taken on outbound tides as the currents can be very strong.

DiveGurus Diving Services Corp., 5608 Manoc Manoc

Angol Point (★4.6)

This is an excellent dive site for beginners and training dives. The reef is covered with stony corals, leather corals, anemones, sea stars and sea cucumbers.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Gato Island (★4.5)

Gato Island is a well preserved marine reserve and sea snake sanctuary. This is one of the five famous dive sites on the Island. The site is a tunnel where you take a tour underneath the island. This site is best for more experienced divers/

Peter S. (#417559)

Kimud Shoal (★4.8)

After the tresher sharks disappeared from Monad Shoal for unknown reasons and moved to the Kimud Shoal, this is now one of the best dive sites in the world to see the rare and elusive tresher sharks. These sharks normally live in the deep but regularly come here for the cleaning stations at shallower depths.

DiveGurus Diving Services Corp., 5608 Malay

Fridays Rock (★4.4)

A dive at Fridays covers two divespots: Fridays Rock which is up to 18 meters deep and Fridays Reef which reaches 12 meters of depth. Its a very well visited divesite.

Mares

Alona Reef (★4.5)

Wreck dive locally called the Hagabat Wreck or Bohol Divers Wreck. Usually starts with a descent down a line close to a wall and then down the slope to the wreck. The top of the wreck is at 28M and the bow of the wreck is at 37M.

Stephane C. (#3858207)

Coconut Point (★4.5)

A virtual washing machine experience awaits you at Coconut Point, an exciting dive site on the northern tip of Apo Island. The current can come at you literally from any side left, right, up, down & center. A sloping reef edging towards a rock wall. This site is best for experienced divers.

Dive Point Siquijor, 6227 Maite, San Juan

Republika Coral Ridge (★4.8)

Just in front of Republika Beach Bar is an area with abundance of corals which slowly goes down. Diving directions SWW you come to a ridge, with the deepest depth of 24m at the SWW end. Top of the ridge is 10m below the surface.

BLUE MONSTAR, 6015 Lapu-lapu City

Abaca House Reef (★4.4)

Blue Monsta Houseleaf is a five-minute drive from Maktan Newtown and you can see a variety of marine life, especially turtles, trigger fish, grouper, crown fish, trumpet fish, sardines, fan coral and seahorses.

Scubapro

Apo Scuba House Reef (★4.6)

One of the best spots for macro diving—ideal for spotting fascinating and tiny critters. Dauin is a paradise for underwater photographers and macro enthusiasts, offering black sand dive sites teeming with rare and exotic marine life. The area’s nutrient-filled waters create the perfect habitat for muck diving.

E&Z Diving Center, 6015 Lapu-lapu City

E&Z DIVE CENTER (★4.8)

EZDC House reef is a white sand beach good for swimming, snorkeling and confined Open Water Diver training. It is a slight slope from shallow 3m/9.6feet upto 18m/59feet. A place rich for macro and wideangle photography.

Cebu J Dive Center, 6015 Lapu-Lapu City

Gilutungan Coral Plateau (★4.1)

Hilutongan is 30mins. away from Jpark Marineboy Dive Center via Speedboat, and it is under the Municipal of Cordova, it is a small island close to Nalusuan

E&Z Diving Center, 6015 Lapu-lapu City

Gilutungan Marine Sanctuary (★4.3)

Gilutongan Island, also called Hilutungan Island, Hilotongan Island or Lutungan Island, lies 30 minutes by banka boat from Mactan Island. The island is home to numerous coral reefs and sea grass meadows.

Aqualung

LIGHT HOUSE (★4.5)

This lighthouse is found on the southern tip of Cebu and is an amazing dive spot for beginners. You can get there easily from Santander, Liloan, or Oslob.

Aqualung

La Tortue House Reef (★4.8)

Located at the southern end of the Dauin Poblacion District 1 Sanctuary, it offers amazing diving for beginners, advanced and expert divers with both muck and a big, healthy reef. There’s also a mini reef at 30m for Advanced Divers to enjoy.

Hans E. (#3545391)

El Dorado (★4.7)

This is a favorite dive site for divers looking for dense fish. It is a coral recovery and conservation site that features different types of Artificial Reef designed to encourage coral growth. It is now home to a wide variety of fish species and coral species.

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