Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Sunken Island (Takot Shoal)
Offshore underwater shoal with strong currents that sometimes attracts mantas and eagle rays.
- Experienced
- Manta rays
Open Water≤18 m
Catulayan Sanctuary
Dive site in Siquijor, Philippines
Shallow sandy sanctuary (4-18 m) used for try dives and courses, with stargazers, snake eels and blue-ringed octopus.
- Usual dive
- 18 m
- Deepest point
- 18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Feb–May
The dive
A macro dive. Known for blue-ringed octopus and nudibranchs.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: sea-explorers.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Blue-ringed octopus
- Nudibranchs
Season in Siquijor
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Feb–May.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Siquijor?
The point shows the Siquijor area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Siquijor
Reef
down to 27 m
Tubod Marine Sanctuary
Sanctuary since 1989 off Coco Grove's beach: coral steps from 6 m, mini walls to 15 m, hawksbill turtles, octopus and squid.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Pinnacle
down to 25 m
Daquit Shoal
Shoal topping out at 5 m, known for two 'cathedrals' at 20-25 m and plenty of anthias.
- Advanced
- Anthias
Drift
down to 25 m
West Point
Current-washed wall with sand ledges at 20-25 m and orange-spotted groupers sheltering in small caves.
- Advanced
- Groupers
Macro
down to 28 m
Sea Explorers House Reef (Siquijor)
Shore-entry house reef (4-28 m) for beginners and night dives, where lucky divers find camouflaged frogfish.
- Open Water
- Frogfish
Wall
down to 50 m
Paliton Wall
Wall from 5 m covered in soft corals and gorgonians, rated the island's best place for nudibranchs and flatworms.
- Experienced
- Nudibranchs
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.