Max Climax

★★★★☆ (81)

Along Padre Burgos a few dive centers have lined up facing the east coast on the western side of Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte. ‘Max Climax’ is part of a wall more than a kilometer long that connects a few house reefs.

In the shallow lionfish, parrotfish, scorpionfish, pygmy seahorse, spiny devilfish, pipefish, frogfish, and flamboyant cuttlefish.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Leatherback Turtle
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 30

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Stonefish
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Total number of species: 50

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Frogfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 8

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Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Panther Moray Eel (Dragon Eel)
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Total number of species: 7

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Pygmy Seahorse
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Banded Sea Krait
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Common Seahorse
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Garibaldi Damselfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 2

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Tarpon
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 120

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Flounder
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Total number of species: 120

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Cuttlefish
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Total number of species: 180

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Sole
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Total number of species: 7

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Seamoth
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Dive Sites Nearby

Mares

Gunter's Wall (★4.5)

Gunter’s Wall is named after the German owner of a dive shop at Southern Leyte. It is a reef wall extension heading south, begining at Adrien’s Cove.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Adrian's Cove (★4.4)

A few kilometers south of Tangkaan peninsula is Limasawa Island. On its eastern side, Adrien’s Cove lures divers as part of the largest marine sanctuary in southern Leyte.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Tangka-an Point (★4.5)

A peninsular dive spot on the southern tip of Padre Burgos. Exposed to a 3 sided waterfront from the south, east, and west make for a good drift dive when the currents pick up.
Mares

Turtle Rock (★4.1)

Divers plunge to the deepest depth of the wall at 20 meters & follow a bearing to the sandy slope westward to check out 4 massive rock boulder outcroppings.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

The Hole (★4.3)

A bit north of Turtle Rock on the Tangkaan Peninsula, ‘The Hole’ makes for special night dives and a great place to get certified. The reef top is at 3 – 5 meters. You descend to the bottom of the wall at 20 – 25 meters & gradually make your way up.
Aqualung

Medicare (★4.5)

Right in front of the Medicare facility on land. A mild current allows you to cover both dive sites. A steep rocky slope descends to 20 meters on Medicare South moving deeper to 25 – 30 meters towards Medicare North.
Mares

Padre Burgos Jetty (★4.5)

Some call it a jetty & some call it a pier, but still others call them concrete pylons or concrete pillars. ‘Padre Burgos Pier’ is one of the best diving locations in the world to check off macro critters in your diving lifetime.
Ursula J. (#3365624)

Voltaires rock (★4.1)

Nice divesite just outside Sogodbay divecenter. nice shallow area between 2-10 meters and from there a slope down to 32 and more. Plenty of big fish action when current is moving. Diverse soft and hard corals.