Gato Island

★★★★☆ (12,720)

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/

You can see whitetip sharks, nudibranchs, seahorses, pipefish, scorpionfish, sea snakes, pufferfish, and schools of big-mouth mackerel.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
640 Sightings
J
66
F
67
M
72
A
69
M
35
J
37
J
24
A
38
S
42
O
39
N
92
D
59
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
3.4k Sightings
J
333
F
434
M
540
A
409
M
270
J
141
J
119
A
171
S
146
O
154
N
329
D
359
Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
2.5k Sightings
J
230
F
252
M
325
A
306
M
212
J
114
J
101
A
165
S
127
O
134
N
273
D
228
Alamy-WaterFrame

Common Seahorse
2.3k Sightings
J
181
F
281
M
306
A
318
M
261
J
110
J
78
A
141
S
114
O
80
N
221
D
221
iStock-atese

Pygmy Seahorse
1.5k Sightings
J
137
F
164
M
215
A
251
M
208
J
103
J
101
A
100
S
45
O
55
N
80
D
72
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Pipefish
1.2k Sightings
J
112
F
107
M
163
A
152
M
139
J
70
J
54
A
79
S
60
O
43
N
96
D
95
SSI-Peter-Schinck

Nudibranch
1.1k Sightings
J
111
F
132
M
97
A
138
M
97
J
59
J
29
A
69
S
64
O
61
N
148
D
130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
759 Sightings
J
73
F
85
M
79
A
98
M
57
J
38
J
21
A
59
S
45
O
46
N
92
D
66
iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
720 Sightings
J
72
F
69
M
63
A
84
M
54
J
45
J
27
A
51
S
56
O
44
N
90
D
65
Shutterstock-Shane Gross

Shrimp
640 Sightings
J
73
F
74
M
70
A
68
M
57
J
39
J
16
A
43
S
42
O
25
N
70
D
63

Dive Centers Show on map

Divergems Diving Center

Malapascua Island
6013 Daanbantayan
Cebu - PHL

Blue Dream

punta Engan~o Rd
6015 Lapu-lapu PHILIPPINES
Cebu - PHL

DIVE NATION

Malapascua Island, Brgy Logon
6013 Daan Bantayan
Cebu - PHL

Little Mermaid Dive Resort

Malapascua Island
6013 Cebu
Cebu - PHL

Jaime Dive Center

After Marigbao Elem. School,
6015 Lapu-lapu City
Cebu - PHL

MONTENOVA DIVE RESORT

Logon
6013 Daanbantayan
Cebu - PHL

DIVESTORY

PALM BEACH RESORT
6015 LAPU - LAPU
Cebu - PHL

ZHANG RESORT AND DIVE CENTER OPC

Malapascua Island, Barangay Logon
6013 Daanbantayan
Cebu - PHL

Kokay’s Maldito Dive Resort

Malapascua Island, Barrio North
6013 Daanbantayan
Cebu - PHL

RK DIVE

Marigondon
6015 Lapu Lapu City,
Cebu - PHL

Malapascua Kairos Diver

Sitio Barrio
6013 Daanbantayan, Cebu
Cebu - PHL

SSI Service Center Philippines

Unit 2i, BF Mactan Strip II, M.L. Quezon Avenue,
6015 Lapu-Lapu City
Cebu - PHL

French Kiss Divers Malapascua

Malapascua Island, Legend, Bounty Beach,
6013 Daanbantayan
Cebu - PHL