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It’s a great escape, and the island can be explored on foot or if you prefer, you can simply enjoy life from your hammock! Located to the west of Bohol, the small island of Cabilao is renowned for the rich biodiversity of marine life found on its fringing reef. Excellent for : Resort based diving, Luxury diving, Reef diving.Ideal for viewing : green turtle, western clownfish, banded sea krait, giant frogfish, barracuda.Land attractions include the resident tarsiers and the world-famous Chocolate Hills. Excellent for : Liveaboard diving, Resort based diving, Reef divingĪcross the channel from Cebu is the beautiful island of Bohol, a tropical haven of natural beauty, with pristine beaches and colourful coral dive sites for both divers and snorkellers to enjoy.Ideal for viewing : green turtle, spotted eagle ray, white-tip reef shark, grey reef shark, barracuda.Located in the Mindoro Strait, in the west of the Philippines, is the World Heritage Site of Apo Reef, a 34 kilometre long reef featuring magnificent drop-offs and overhangs with resident turtles, barracuda, snapper, white-tip and grey reef sharks. Excellent for : Liveaboard diving, Luxury diving.Ideal for viewing : spotted eagle ray, scalloped hammerhead shark, white-tip reef shark, black-tip reef shark, reef manta ray.The sheer walls are covered in huge seafans and sponges, while barracuda, tuna and reef sharks, mantas, eagle rays and hammerheads patrol its waters. Excellent for : Resort based diving, Singles diving, Luxury diving, Reef diving, Snorkelling, Underwater photographyĪ UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tubbataha Reef is home to some of the best big fish diving in the Philippines.Ideal for viewing : green turtle, pelagic thresher shark, giant frogfish, black-tip reef shark, banded sea krait.Cebu City is the international gateway and provides links to the most exciting dive spots including Malapascua, Moalboal, Dumaguete and Bohol. This central region of islands is deservedly famous for beautiful beaches, relaxed lifestyle and stunning dive sites. Excellent for : Resort based diving, Group diving.Ideal for viewing : giant frogfish, green turtle, white-tip reef shark, pygmy seahorse, black-tip reef shark.A year round destination, the area is blessed with exceptional coral reefs teeming with marine life, and great beaches. Located three hours south of Manila, Puerto Galera’s marine park has some of the most accessible diving in the Philippines. Excellent for : Resort based diving, Singles diving, Group diving, Shark diving.Ideal for viewing : pelagic thresher shark, mobula ray, mandarin fish, giant frogfish, banded sea krait.Numerous other sharks are also seen, as well as mantas. Surrounded by white sand beaches, the little island of Malapascua has gained a reputation as one of the best places in the world for thresher shark sightings, encountered each morning at Monad Shoal. Excellent for : Resort based diving, Group diving, Wreck diving.Ideal for viewing : green turtle, dugong, hawksbill turtle.An entire Japanese fleet was sunk here by American forces in 1944, attracting divers from far and wide to discover these fascinating pieces of history. Coron Bay, just north of Palawan, is one of the world’s finest wreck diving destinations.