Maite Marine Sanctuary
★★★★★
(761)
Southwest of the island along the beach road of San Juan in Siquijor you will find a cemetery. Maite in the Visayan dialect means cemetery, lending this dive site its name.
Mandarin fish are abundant at Maite making it the most popular night dive spot at Siquijor. Known for muck diving, one can spot nudibranch, pipefish, frogfish, seamoths, and more.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
142 Sightings
J
20
F
14
M
19
A
15
M
16
J
2
J
7
A
3
S
0
O
9
N
20
D
17
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
68 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
10
A
6
M
9
J
0
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
14
D
20
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
4
J
2
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
159 Sightings
J
15
F
21
M
20
A
20
M
14
J
5
J
7
A
3
S
0
O
8
N
24
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
81 Sightings
J
9
F
9
M
8
A
4
M
6
J
2
J
7
A
1
S
0
O
2
N
17
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
76 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
9
A
8
M
8
J
4
J
4
A
2
S
0
O
4
N
18
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
56 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
8
A
9
M
6
J
0
J
4
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
18
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
54 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
8
A
4
M
5
J
0
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
3
N
18
D
7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
50 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
9
A
7
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
44 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
8
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
14
D
6
