{"id":774,"date":"2018-07-17T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T08:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2018-07-17T08:42:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T08:42:07","slug":"most-stunning-locations-to-go-scuba-diving-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/most-stunning-locations-to-go-scuba-diving-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Stunning Locations to go Scuba Diving in the Philippines."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On your <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Philippine Holidays<\/span><\/a>, there\u2019s no lack of topnotch dive locations amid the Philippines 7,107 islands. Divers would get a heartfelt greeting in this island recognized for its aquatic variety, marvellous beaches and music-loving natives. Most retreats have their personal house reefs, and from nearly any island, an extraordinary dive is just a boat ride away. Found below are the most stunning locations to go scuba diving in the Philippines, over and beneath the top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Coron.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A portion of Palawan\u2019s beautiful Calamines set of islands, Coron has taken numerous diver\u2019s heart with its fiery sunsets and limitless underwater trips. Coron is frequently recorded as one of the world\u2019s leading locations for wreck divers: 11 gunboats, cargo and stock boats were destroyed in a single critical day of WWII. For skilled divers, the Taiei Maru is a memorable insightful dive, made more stunning by schools of snappers and batfish, and also the irregular eagle ray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-777 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Malapascua.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A short distance, or a bus and a boat trip, from the international airport in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/flights\/cebu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Cebu<\/span><\/a>, you\u2019ll discover on your Philippines travel Malapascua Island. Tiny and with barely any growth, it\u2019s a peaceful site for a beach holiday, but it gets even better below the water. Monad Shoal is a hollow island and washing station for the elegant thresher sharks. Divers travel to Malapascua mainly to view the sharks\u2019 everyday presence in the washing stations, and to watch them drive and chase their kill. While the threshers are the superstars of the show, you\u2019ll meet a solid assistant cast of lionfish, tunas, pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-778 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bohol. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perhaps the Philippines\u2019 top island for nature fans, Bohol is fortunate to have wonderful beaches, luxurious scenery and more than a couple of fascinating dive locations. Dive boats depart from Alona Beach on Panglao, travelling for the coral engulfed slopes and intense reefs encircling Balicasag. To escape from the groups, attempt a day of diving off Pamilacan Island, where whales and dolphins are frequently seen, and turtles, wrasses, and bumphead parrotfish are frequent visitors. Equally, pleasant diving could also be located on Cabilao Island, on the peaceful western part of Bohol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-779 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dauin and Apo Island. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On your Philippine Holidays visit The Negros Island in the Visayas district which is still one of the Philippines\u2019 less-toured destinations. But those who do visit normally visit for the diving. Just 20 minutes from <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/flights\/dumaguete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dumaguete City<\/a><\/span>, Dauin attracts underwater photojournalists with its occasional creatures. Around 20 dive locations and aquatic reserves are in simple entree just off the coast of Dauin. Apo Island, with its schools of trevally, green turtles, and beautiful hard coral turfs, is a small boat ride away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-780 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Puerto Galera. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There\u2019s something for all amid Puerto Galera\u2019s 40-plus dive locations. Sabang in Puerto Galera is the jump-off site. Here the skilled divers congregate to tour the region\u2019s riches, plus the Canyons, a preferred drift dive location that transports you past three spectacular canyons engulfed in sponges and mushy corals. Huge schools of fish and rare shark spotting are added to the magnificence of the section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-781 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tubbataha. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is one of the leading dive locations in the Philippines that you would come across on your Philippine Holiday and it\u2019s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located right in the center of the Sulu Ocean and the Coral Triangle, this state marine reserve stretches to about 1,300 square kilometres, plus two amazing coral reefs and massive bays. Almost half of all the coral types located all over the world could be discovered in Tubbataha. But the main reason why divers visit this site is for the huge fish: white-tip and black-tip reef sharks, tiger sharks, whale sharks and hammerheads, amongst others. The only method to dive Tubbataha is on a habitable boat amid the months of March as well as June. Definitely one location for your travel list.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-782 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mabuhaytravel.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On your Philippine Holidays, there\u2019s no lack of topnotch dive locations amid the Philippines 7,107 islands. Divers would get a heartfelt greeting in this island recognized for its aquatic variety, marvellous beaches and music-loving natives. 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