Best palawan Dive Sites in the World
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8Honda Bay
Puerto Princesa · Mimaropa · Philippines
A sheltered island-dotted bay near Puerto Princesa offering easy coral reef diving, abundant marine life on shallow house reefs, and access to multiple island snorkel sites in one day.
Shark Fin Bay
El Nido · Mimaropa · Philippines
A sheltered bay near El Nido named for its distinctive fin-shaped karst rock, offering pristine coral gardens, resident reef sharks, and reliable turtle sightings amid dramatic limestone scenery.
Coron Twin Lagoons
Coron Town · Palawan · Philippines
Two connected limestone lagoons on Coron Island where divers pass through a narrow underwater passage between towering karst walls, experiencing dramatic thermoclines and haloclines in crystal-clear water of shifting blues and greens.
Honda Bay Starfish Reef
Puerto Princesa · Palawan · Philippines
A shallow coral garden in Honda Bay where enormous populations of blue sea stars carpet the white sand between coral patches, creating one of Palawan's most photogenic and beginner-friendly dive experiences just minutes from Puerto Princesa.
Nacpan Beach Reef
El Nido · Palawan · Philippines
A pristine fringing reef off El Nido's famous Nacpan Beach offering shallow coral gardens with sea turtles, reef sharks, and vibrant hard coral coverage accessible directly from the white sand shore.
Puerto Princesa Underground River Reef
Puerto Princesa · Palawan · Philippines
The coastal reef system fronting the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, where limestone karst geology continues underwater as coral-encrusted walls, overhangs, and swim-throughs fed by freshwater seepage from the world-famous cave system.
Tubbataha North Atoll Approach
Puerto Princesa · Palawan · Philippines
The northern approach to Tubbataha's North Atoll where an immense coral slope meets open Sulu Sea, creating a pelagic highway of hammerheads, mantas, and tiger sharks against a backdrop of pristine reef.
Tubbataha South Atoll
Puerto Princesa · Palawan · Philippines
The southern half of the Philippines' most iconic marine park, a remote oceanic atoll in the Sulu Sea where sheer coral walls plunge into abyssal depths and large pelagics, sharks, and mantas patrol in numbers rarely seen elsewhere in the country.