Reef
down to 18 m
Katipanan
Gentle Apo Island slope that rarely exceeds 18 m, where green sea turtles graze constantly.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Open Water≤18 m
Masaplod Norte
Dive site in Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island, Philippines
At dusk mandarinfish perform their courtship dance above the sand, while hundreds of spotted garden eels wave from their burrows by day.
- Max depth
- 15 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Jan–May
- Entry
- From shore
The dive
A muck and macro dive from the shore. Known for mandarinfish.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: dive-the-world.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Muck, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Mandarinfish
- Garden eels
Season in Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jan–May.
Source: dive-the-world.comWhere is Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island?
The point shows the Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island
Reef
down to 25 m
Apo Island Marine Sanctuary
Gentle slope of hard corals and anemones in the protected sanctuary, where a turtle, banded sea krait or school of jacks is rarely far off.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Drift
down to 35 m
Coconut Point
Apo Island's classic drift dive over a reef dense with soft corals and barrel sponges, with large schools of jacks and fusiliers.
- Experienced
- Trevally
Artificial reef
down to 18 m
Dauin South
Shore-accessible muck slope to 18 m with seagrass patches and artificial reef modules, hiding critters such as blue-ringed octopus.
- Open Water
- Blue-ringed octopus
Muck
down to 21 m
San Miguel
A black sand slope with seagrass in the shallows, where guides find painted frogfish among other muck critters.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Muck
down to 25 m
Secret Corner
Dauin octopus slope where mimic octopus, wonderpus, poison ocellate and blue-ringed octopus all turn up regularly.
- Advanced
- Blue-ringed octopus
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.