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Macajalar Bay

Cagayan de Oro · Misamis Oriental · Philippines

An emerging dive destination off Mindanao's northern coast where fringing reefs, WWII wrecks, and whale shark encounters offer surprisingly diverse diving within minutes of a major Philippine city.

Depth25m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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muck

Atmosphere House Reef

Dumaguete · Negros Oriental · Philippines

A BBC Planet Earth III-featured coastal sanctuary in Dauin, world-renowned for muck diving with frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, and ghost pipefish.

Depth35m
Levelall-levels
Entryshore
Currentnone
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Dauin Masasa Beach

Dumaguete · Negros Oriental · Philippines

A volcanic sand slope off Masasa Beach in Dauin where the Philippines' finest muck diving reveals blue-ringed octopus, mimic octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, and a rotating gallery of cryptic critters that draw macro photographers worldwide.

Depth22m
Levelintermediate
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Sahara

Dumaguete · Negros Oriental · Philippines

A legendary black sand muck site south of Dauin village where an expanse of volcanic rubble and sand supports one of the highest critter densities in the Philippines, named for its barren desert-like appearance hiding extraordinary life.

Depth28m
Levelintermediate
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Sunken Cemetery

Catarman · Northern Mindanao · Philippines

A hauntingly beautiful volcanic dive site where a 19th-century cemetery lies submerged after a massive eruption, now colonized by corals and reef fish around sunken tombstones and a giant cross memorial.

Depth15m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Apo Reef Natural Park

Sablayan · Occidental Mindoro · Philippines

The largest contiguous coral reef system in the Philippines and second-largest in the world, an isolated atoll in the Mindoro Strait offering pristine wall diving, shark encounters, and manta sightings far from the crowds.

Depth40m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Apo Reef South Wall

Sablayan · Occidental Mindoro · Philippines

The southern face of the Philippines' largest coral reef system, where a sheer wall drops into the Mindoro Strait and powerful currents attract hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and dense schools of pelagic fish.

Depth45m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Barracuda Lake

Coron · Palawan · Philippines

Enclosed volcanic lake with thermoclines. Crystal-clear freshwater to hot saltwater layers. Otherworldly landscape.

Depth35m
Levelintermediate
Entryshore
Currentnone
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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.

Depth14m
Levelintermediate
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Dimakya Island Coral Garden

Coron · Palawan · Philippines

A protected coral garden off Dimakya Island in the Calamian Group where a private marine sanctuary nurtures dense hard coral formations and diverse reef fish in crystal-clear water.

Depth22m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentmild
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El Nido Dilumacad

El Nido · Palawan · Philippines

Stunning reef beneath towering limestone karst cliffs with reef sharks, turtles, and vibrant coral in emerald waters.

Depth20m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentnone
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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.

Depth18m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Linapacan Island

El Nido · Palawan · Philippines

An archipelago between El Nido and Coron renowned for the clearest water in the Philippines, pristine coral reefs, and underwater seascapes of staggering beauty in near-total isolation.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Diver gliding over colorful reef slope at Nacpan Beach Reef, Palawan, Philippines
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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.

Depth18m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentmild
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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.

Depth22m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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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.

Depth35m
Leveladvanced
Entryliveaboard
Currentstrong
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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.

Depth40m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Twin Peaks Coron

Coron · Palawan · Philippines

WWII Japanese supply ship resting upright in clear water, with intact structure and prolific coral growth covering the hull.

Depth25m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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