You don't need to fly to Palawan or Boracay to find a good diving spot. Just a drive to a dive resort in Anilao, Mabini, Batangas -- a couple of hours away from Manila -- is all you need to see wonderful marine life before your very eyes.
Aside from saving a significant amount of time and money, you can easily choose from a wide range of diving sites that Batangas offers. Here are 7 of the best places to take on that activity:
1. Ligpo Island
Ligpo presents reef fish and invertebrate sightings during calm tides. But on high tide, especially during evenings, you'll get to see flat worms, eels, catfish, and squid. This place is more suitable for experienced divers, as the current here changes very quickly.
2. The Cathedral
This marine park sanctuary is best enjoyed during high tide. The maximum depth is 100 ft with a visibility of 80 ft. There are lots of sponges, sea squirts, feather duster worms, and algae here, but the strong current makes it hard for taking underwater photographs. It is located just 5 minutes along the west coast of the Calumpan Peninsula via boat.
3. Sombrero Island
Sombrero is another excellent spot located north of Sepok Point near the northern end of Maricaban Island. It is generally calm with a strong current, and it can get rough on the surface. Visibility can reach up to 80 ft while the depth is around 33 to 60 ft. It has a lot of marine life but not as prolific as other sites.
4. Beatrice Rock
Do not leave your underwater camera at your resort in Anilao, Mabini, Batangas when going to Beatrice Rock because it has some of the richest marine life in the area. Just a couple minutes from Sombrero, this site features barrel sponges, gorgonians, clown fish, and starfish. The site is densely inhabited by schools of trigger fish, snappers, and surgeon fish; and offers occasional sightings of turtles and octopuses.
5. Mainit Point
Mainit Point is another place with plenty of marine life. There are porcupine puffer fish, snappers, powder blue surgeon fish, jacks, scorpion fish, angelfish, and butterfly fish. If you're feeling extra adventurous, there's a 23-ft cave where whitetip reef sharks might be found. If you like to take photos, you must hide behind the boulders to avoid the current from ruining your shot.
6. Kirby's Rock
Kirby's Rock offers up to 100 ft of visibility, with generally calm to strong currents. This side of the rock and the reef to the shore has good coral cover and fish life. These include soft and leathery corals, feather duster worms, Christmas tree worms, blue sea squirts, starfish, and Bohadschia sea cucumbers.
7. Mapating Rock
Ask the assistance of seasoned boatmen so you won't miss this very special dive site. This submerged rock offers teeming marine life with several pelagic species, and sometimes whitetip reef sharks and grey reef sharks. This is probably the best diving site in the region, but it's only advisable for very experienced divers. Kids and novice divers are better off staying on the boat or at their dive resort in Anilao, Batangas [http://www.scubabro.com.ph].
Aside from saving a significant amount of time and money, you can easily choose from a wide range of diving sites that Batangas offers. Here are 7 of the best places to take on that activity:
1. Ligpo Island
Ligpo presents reef fish and invertebrate sightings during calm tides. But on high tide, especially during evenings, you'll get to see flat worms, eels, catfish, and squid. This place is more suitable for experienced divers, as the current here changes very quickly.
2. The Cathedral
This marine park sanctuary is best enjoyed during high tide. The maximum depth is 100 ft with a visibility of 80 ft. There are lots of sponges, sea squirts, feather duster worms, and algae here, but the strong current makes it hard for taking underwater photographs. It is located just 5 minutes along the west coast of the Calumpan Peninsula via boat.
3. Sombrero Island
Sombrero is another excellent spot located north of Sepok Point near the northern end of Maricaban Island. It is generally calm with a strong current, and it can get rough on the surface. Visibility can reach up to 80 ft while the depth is around 33 to 60 ft. It has a lot of marine life but not as prolific as other sites.
4. Beatrice Rock
Do not leave your underwater camera at your resort in Anilao, Mabini, Batangas when going to Beatrice Rock because it has some of the richest marine life in the area. Just a couple minutes from Sombrero, this site features barrel sponges, gorgonians, clown fish, and starfish. The site is densely inhabited by schools of trigger fish, snappers, and surgeon fish; and offers occasional sightings of turtles and octopuses.
5. Mainit Point
Mainit Point is another place with plenty of marine life. There are porcupine puffer fish, snappers, powder blue surgeon fish, jacks, scorpion fish, angelfish, and butterfly fish. If you're feeling extra adventurous, there's a 23-ft cave where whitetip reef sharks might be found. If you like to take photos, you must hide behind the boulders to avoid the current from ruining your shot.
6. Kirby's Rock
Kirby's Rock offers up to 100 ft of visibility, with generally calm to strong currents. This side of the rock and the reef to the shore has good coral cover and fish life. These include soft and leathery corals, feather duster worms, Christmas tree worms, blue sea squirts, starfish, and Bohadschia sea cucumbers.
7. Mapating Rock
Ask the assistance of seasoned boatmen so you won't miss this very special dive site. This submerged rock offers teeming marine life with several pelagic species, and sometimes whitetip reef sharks and grey reef sharks. This is probably the best diving site in the region, but it's only advisable for very experienced divers. Kids and novice divers are better off staying on the boat or at their dive resort in Anilao, Batangas [http://www.scubabro.com.ph].
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