ANILAO
Anilao,
located in Mabini (Batangas), is considered as one of the
best diving areas in Luzon. Anilao possesses both the infrastructure
to fully satisfy divers [comfortable accommodation, equipment
and boat transfer] and the most intricate and complex marino
eco-system in the region due to the total collaboration
of the local townspeople protecting/preserving their rich
reef environment.
Consult
Tide Tables and Charts as sea currents in certain areas
in Anilao can be dangerously strong. DIVE
SITES
TUBBATAHA
Tubbataha
Reef is located in the Southeast Asian Region (the Philippines,
Malaysia and Indonesia), the Sulu Sea, and is known as the
Coral Triangle. The Sulu Sea, covering about 260,000 Sq.
Kms. with its deepest spot at a depth of 5,580 meters, and
the Sulawesi or Celebes Sea is considered as one of the
world's 49 largest marine ecosystems as studies and research
claim that it is the home of more than 30% of the world’s
total coral reefs. Declared by UNESCO as a World Natural
Heritage site on December 1993, it is actually under the
protective management of the Department of National Defense.
Data
from
renowned research groups indicate that the Sulu-Sulawesi
Seas alone comprise over 450 species of the world's corals.
Reports from marine biologists who visit and monitor the
area indicate that the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas are responsible
for coral genetic richness with their diversity of: 16 species
of sea grass, 400 species of marine algae, 6 species of
marine turtles and 222 species of marine mammals most of
which are actually considered endangered species.
DIVE
SITES
BOHOL
Bohol
is the tenth largest island of the Philippine archipelago
and lies at the very heart of the Visayas islands. Famous
for its crystal-clear springs, white-sand beaches, ancestral
homes and ancient churches, Bohol also offers some excellent
diving spots.
Balicasag,
known worldwide for its exotic seashells and its cascading
coral walls, is definitely one of the best dive spots in
the country. The waters off Pamilacan Island offers an excellent
viewing of spectacular schools of tuna, snappers, groupers,
mackerel and surgeon fish. At a distance, dolphins and pilot
whales can also be viewed. DIVE
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