Maite Marine Sanctuary
★★★★★
(810)
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
148 Sightings
J
20
F
14
M
19
A
21
M
16
J
2
J
7
A
3
S
0
O
9
N
20
D
17
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
70 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
10
A
8
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
26 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
0
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 approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
167 Sightings
J
15
F
21
M
20
A
27
M
14
J
5
J
7
A
3
S
0
O
8
N
25
D
22
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
78 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
9
A
9
M
8
J
4
J
4
A
2
S
0
O
4
N
19
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
78 Sightings
J
9
F
9
M
8
A
0
M
6
J
2
J
7
A
1
S
0
O
2
N
18
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
57 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
8
A
10
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 approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
52 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
9
A
9
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 approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
50 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
8
A
0
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 approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
44 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
17
D
8
