Diving points

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List of diving points

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    Odie's Wall

    Maximum depth: 30 metersOdie's Wall is a beautiful vertical reef wall that drops to about 30 meters. Many types of coral, including hard corals, soft corals, and fan corals, grow abundantly, creating a colorful landscape. Nudibranchs, lionfish, and scorpionfish are often seen, and crayfish, shrimp, and pygmy seahorses hide in the gaps in the wall. As there can be strong currents depending on the season and time of day, this dive site is recommended for intermediate to advanced divers.

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    Coral Garden

    Maximum depth: 15 metres. Coral Gardens is a popular dive site with a colorful shallow coral reef. At a depth of 5-15 metres, it is perfect for beginners, snorkelers and photography enthusiasts. The area is lush with hard and soft corals and is home to schools of damselfish, angelfish (family Anthentidae) and butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). Turtles and rays can occasionally be spotted among the corals. The calm environment and easy access make this an attractive spot for divers of all levels.

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    Manila Channel

    Maximum depth: 20 metersManila Channel is a gentle drift dive, drifting slowly through a sandy channel. With depths ranging from 5 to 20 meters, it is perfect for beginners and divers who prefer macro photography. Frogfish, pipefish and reef scorpionfish hide among the corals, while gobies and shrimps live in the sand. Gentle currents and good visibility make this a relaxing dive spot.

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    Secret bay

    Secret Bay, with a maximum depth of 20 meters, is located in an area of ​​the inland sea where many yachts are moored in Puerto Galera. Due to the inland sea environment, the sea is usually calm and the currents are relatively gentle. The seabed is basically sandy, making it ideal for macro photography. On the sand, you can see razorfish, mantis shrimp, sea tentacles, cuttlefish, seahorses, and more. This is a site that even beginners can enjoy.

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    The Hill

    Maximum depth: 25 metres. The Hill is rich in corals and sponges with unique structures rising from the seabed. Depths range from 10 to 25 metres and are suitable for beginners to intermediates. Located at the edge of the reef, schools of snappers and other fish are often seen. Garden eels can be seen around the sand area, and moray eels and colourful nudibranchs live among the coral structures.

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    Giant Clam

    Maximum depth: 15 metersGiant Clams is a dive site that, as its name suggests, features giant bivalves (tridacna) embedded in the shallow reef. The depth is 5 to 15 meters, making it ideal for beginners and macro enthusiasts. The reef is home to clownfish, damselfish fish, seahorses, frogfish, and small wrasses, and various other creatures hide in the sand. In particular, the colorful giant clams are eye-catching and perfect for macro photography. You'll be especially lucky if you spot a blue-ringed octopus.

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    Montani

    Montagni is a site located on the coast of San Antonio Island, and is home to many macro creatures. In particular, seahorses live in this area. If you carefully observe the small depressions in the sand and the areas where aquatic plants grow, you can encounter various creatures. It is a spot that can be enjoyed by beginners and advanced divers alike.

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    Batangas Channel

    Maximum depth: 25 meters Batangas Channel offers a unique dive experience with shallow coral gardens and deep rock formations. With depths ranging from 5 to 25 meters, it is suitable for beginners to advanced divers. The shallow areas offer hard and soft coral fields, while the deeper areas feature coral-covered rocks. A diverse range of creatures including reef fish, nudibranchs, octopuses and moray eels are found here, with nocturnal creatures especially active during night dives.

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    Big LaLaguna

    Maximum depth: 20 meters Big Lagoon is a gentle reef with a mix of coral and sand, making it a good spot for training and relaxing diving. The maximum depth is 20 meters, and there are areas where the entire area is a coral field, as well as soft corals and sponges. Night diving allows you to observe a different ecosystem, with nocturnal creatures such as crabs, shrimps and cuttlefish active.

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    Dry Dock

    Max depth: 26 meters Dry Dock is a large steel structure used to pull up boats that was sunk in 1998 and now functions as an artificial reef. Triggerfish, batfish, snappers and groupers gather here. Octopus, pygmy seahorses and schools of anthuria can be seen on the surrounding reef. Another fun thing to do is to look for the Dry Dock, which is a sandy area with few visible landmarks. The current can be strong so this dive is recommended for experienced intermediate to advanced divers.

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    LaLaguna Point

    Max Depth: 20 metersLaguna Point has a small wall starting at 5 meters, then drops down to 15 meters, then a coral slope continues for another 20 meters. The wall has several cracks and crevices that are home to colonies of scorpion fish, banner fish and clown fish. The mix of shallow and deep waters makes it fun for beginners and advanced divers.

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    Small LaLaguna

    Maximum depth: 15 meters Small Lagoon is an ideal spot for training and night dives, with a shallow coral reef. During the day, reef fish, nudibranchs and crustaceans can be seen, and at night, nocturnal creatures such as crabs, shrimps and moray eels are active. It is a calm place, suitable for beginners and divers looking for a quiet environment.

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    Alma Jane

    Maximum depth: 30 meters The Aroma Jane is a 30 meter cargo ship that was sunk in 2003 to create an artificial reef. Located at a depth of 27-30 meters, it is covered with corals and sponges and is home to large fish such as batfish, snappers and barracudas. The interior structure can also be explored, making it a dive site for advanced divers.

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    Fantasy

    Maximum depth: 18 meters The Fantasy Area is one of the popular areas where coral spreads out from around 10 meters. Soft corals and table corals grow in colonies, and it is home to a wide variety of creatures. Many creatures live in the relatively shallow areas, so even beginners can enjoy diving here. It is a site that can be fully enjoyed by trial dives before obtaining a diving license, and can also be enjoyed by advanced divers. Sea turtles also live here.

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    Sabang Wreck

    Maximum depth: 20 meters Sabang Wreck is home to a wooden Chinese fishing boat and two small iron boats, located at a depth of 12 to 20 meters. Lionfish, scorpionfish, and batfish gather here, and at night you can see crabs, shrimp, and moray eels. This spot can be enjoyed by beginners and advanced divers alike, and is loved by local divers for its large number of living creatures and beautiful corals. This is one of the sites that we recommend for first-time visitors to Puerto Galera and Sabang.

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    Sabang Bay

    Maximum depth: 30 meters Sabang Bay offers a variety of dive experiences, from shallow coral gardens to deep wrecks. Depths range from 5 to 30 meters, and reef fish, nudibranchs and turtles can be seen. It is also ideal for training and night dives, and is suitable for divers of all levels.

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    Sabang Point

    Maximum depth: 20 meters Sabang Point is a spot with coral-covered walls and sandy slopes. You can see large fish such as reef fish, nudibranchs, and trevally, and it can be enjoyed by beginners and advanced divers alike.

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    Monkey Beach

    Maximum depth: 23 meters. Monkey Beach is a dive site with a very colorful coral garden, suitable for beginners and snorkelers. You can also see turtles and octopuses, and enjoy a relaxing dive in a calm environment. You can also enjoy drift dives on days with strong currents. There is a wreck at 22-23 meters, making it one of the most popular dive sites in Puerto Galela.

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    Ernie's Point

    Maximum depth: 30 meters. Arness Point is a spot where you can enjoy a wall dive covered with colorful corals and sponges, with a maximum depth of 30 meters. There is also a cave at this site, which is also called Arness Cave. You can see angle fish, butterfly fish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae), moray eels, etc., and the current can be strong, so it is suitable for intermediate and above divers. Please bring a light and peer into the cave to see fish and shells. You may encounter creatures over 2 meters long.

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    Dungon Wall

    Maximum depth: 25 meters Dong Gong Wall is a vertical coral wall that stretches from 5 to 25 meters, and is home to colorful reef fish, parrot fish, and clownfish colonies. This is a site that many of our dive shop's repeat customers visit to see fan corals and other creatures. It is suitable for intermediate divers and is also ideal for macro photography.

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    West Escarceo

    Maximum depth: 30 meters West Escasio is a beautiful shallow coral slope and reef with large fish such as jackfish and trevally. It is a good drift dive spot and is suitable for intermediate to advanced divers.

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    Hole in the Wall

    Maximum depth: 18 meters The Hole-in-the-Wall is a tunnel that you can walk through at a depth of about 13 meters, covered with colorful corals. It is home to a diverse range of creatures from nudibranchs to large fish, and the limited space inside the tunnel makes it suitable for intermediate divers. Finding the tunnel is also part of the fun. Once you pass through the tunnel, you will enjoy the path to the wide canyon.

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    The Canyons

    Maximum depth: 30 meters. The Canyon features three canyons ranging from 18 to 30 meters deep, and is home to schools of snappers, trevally and barracuda. ​​It has very strong currents, so it is recommended for experienced divers. It is one of the most popular dive sites in Sabang, offering thrilling action diving.

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    Fish Bowl

    Maximum depth: 30 meters The Fishbowl is a large depression that stretches to a depth of about 35 meters, where schools of jackfish and snappers can often be seen. It is a beautiful spot with a diverse range of marine life gathering around the sand and coral. As the name suggests, it is also famous for the fish ball (a spherical school-like phenomenon) where more than 1,000 fish can be seen in the area at once.

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    Horse Head

    Horsehead is characterised by coral slopes and boulders, with depths ranging from 10 to 25 metres. Reef fish, nudibranchs and large trevally can be seen, making it a great spot for divers of all levels to enjoy the diverse marine life.

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    Shark Cave

    Maximum depth: 30 metres. Shark Cave is known for being the home of white tip reef sharks, which rest at a depth of around 30 metres. You can also see moray eels, lobsters and groupers, making it a good spot for advanced divers.

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    Atoll

    Maximum depth: 30 meters. The atoll offers a relaxing dive with a circular reef and shallow coral gardens. At a depth of 5 to 15 meters, there are plenty of reef fish and healthy corals, making it an ideal spot for beginners and photographers. There is also a large spherical rock formation with a top of 10 meters and a bottom of 27 meters. The view of the rock formation from the bottom is spectacular. Recently, there have been many reports of fish balls occurring in this area, and many large creatures such as humpback snappers have been spotted.

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    Kilima Steps

    Maximum depth: 40 meters Kilima Steps is a coral-covered step formation with a depth of 5 to 40 meters. Reef fish, turtles and rays can be seen, and diving is suitable for divers of all levels. Thresher sharks appear occasionally throughout the year, and when they do appear, it becomes a hot topic in the savannah, and many divers go out to search for them.

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    Kilima Drift

    Maximum depth: 25 meters. Kilima Drift is a drift dive where you can drift with the current along the coral slope. At depths of 10 to 25 meters, you can see schools of fusiliers and large pelagic fish, and it is perfect for intermediate divers who want to enjoy drifting.

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    Sinandigan Wall

    Max Depth: 30 meters. Sinandigan Wall is a steep reef wall ranging from 5 to 30 meters, rich in hard and soft corals. You can see angle fish, parrot fish and occasionally reef sharks. Suitable for intermediate divers.

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    Turtle Rock

    Maximum depth: 20 metersTurtle Rock is known as a habitat for turtles and is a spot with beautiful coral formations. The depth is 10 to 20 meters, and you can observe reef fish and macro creatures, making it a fun spot for beginners to advanced divers.

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    Coral Cove

    Maximum depth: 25 meters Coral Cove is a spot where shallow reefs and deep coral slopes spread out, and you can see schools of lionfish, moray eels, and fusiliers. You can also see seahorses. At the edge of the site, there is a wooden sunken ship that has become a fish reef. The diverse marine environment is attractive and can be enjoyed by beginners and advanced divers alike.

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    Boulders

    Maximum depth: 25 meters Boulders is a spot characterized by large rocks and coral slopes, where snappers and sweetlips gather. The topography is unique, with many strange rock formations underwater. Suitable for intermediate divers.

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    Japanese Wreck

    Maximum depth: 40 meters Japanese Wreck is the remains of a small Japanese ship from World War II, covered with corals and sponges. Batfish, lionfish, and groupers can also be seen, and it is located at a depth of over 30 meters, so it is suitable for advanced divers. The ship's original shape is almost gone now. VERDE ISLAND area Verde Island is a very popular area that can be reached by boat from Sabang area in about an hour. As the name suggests, the island is covered with trees and is a true tropical island. Due to the time of the boat ride, it will be a tour dive. If you wish to dive, please make a reservation in advance. In addition, as a dive site, intermediate or higher skills are required. The transparency of the water and the abundance of fish make it a very popular site.

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    Drop Off

    Maximum depth: 30 meters. The drop-off features steep walls that range from 10 to 40 meters, and is rich in soft corals and sponges. The dive is a vertical dive along the side of the large wall, proceeding along the wall at a depth of about 20 meters. There are sometimes strong currents, and the visibility is excellent. There are many reef fish and nudibranchs, making this a popular intermediate dive site for photography enthusiasts.

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    Washing Machine

    Maximum depth: 20 meters The Washing Machine is a spot with a strong current and a "rotation" effect at a depth of 10 to 20 meters. Corals and schools of fish can be seen floating with the current, and it is recommended for advanced divers.

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    Coral Garden

    Maximum depth: 15 metres. Coral Gardens is a popular dive site with a colorful shallow coral reef. At a depth of 5-15 metres, it is perfect for beginners, snorkelers and photography enthusiasts. The area is lush with hard and soft corals and is home to schools of damselfish, angelfish (family Anthentidae) and butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). Turtles and rays can occasionally be spotted among the corals. The calm environment and easy access make this an attractive spot for divers of all levels.

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    Hot Spring

    Maximum depth: 12 meters Hot Spring is a unique spot where warm water bubbles up from the ocean floor. Water bubbles emerge from between the corals and rocks on the ocean floor, creating a fantastic landscape. At a depth of 5 to 12 meters, you can see reef fish and nudibranchs, making it perfect for beginners.

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    East Side

    Maximum depth: 20 meters The East Side is a place with calm diving conditions and coral gardens, with a maximum depth of 20 meters. It is a fun spot even for beginners, with an abundance of reef fish, crustaceans and soft corals.