Parola/Lighthouse

★★★★☆ (30)

Also called Lighthouse Cove, this site is situated north of San Miguel Island. It is a cavern with half of the formation submerged in water while the other half is above the surface and home to numerous bats and swiftlets.

It has a massive boulder called the “Sentinel” that is filled with critters. Divers may experience moderate to strong currents and find sharks and rays surfing along these currents.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

8 Sightings
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1
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1
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

7 Sightings
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2
Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

6 Sightings
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1
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3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pipefish

Pipefish

5 Sightings
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2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

3 Sightings
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1
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

3 Sightings
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2
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