Wall
down to 44 m
Medicare
A steep wall that local divers call the best bet to see the elusive frogfish.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Advanced≤30 m
Napantao Marine Sanctuary (Napantao Wall)
Dive site in Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay), Philippines
The area's first marine protected area across the bay from Padre Burgos: a wall of huge gorgonians and anthias that pelagics and whale sharks visit.
- Max depth
- 60 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–May, Oct
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A wall and drift dive. Known for whale sharks, manta rays and sharks.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: starfish.ch
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Drift
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whale sharks
- Manta rays
- Sharks
- Turtles
- Barracuda
- Frogfish
- Nudibranchs
- Anthias
Season in Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–May, Oct.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay)?
The point shows the Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay) area, not the exact dive site.
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Wall
down to 50 m
Adrian's Cove (Limasawa)
A deep wall on the east side of Limasawa with soft and hard corals, black coral blocks and gorgonian fans.
- Experienced
- Whale sharks
Wall
down to 45 m
Max Climax
- Advanced
- Pygmy seahorses
Muck
down to 8 m
Padre Burgos Pier
- Open Water
- Frogfish
Macro
down to 40 m
Voltaire's Rock
Just outside the dive centre: a 2-10 m shallow area, then a slope of soft and hard corals with big fish when the current moves.
- Advanced
Wall
down to 50 m
Zach's Cove (Limasawa)
A Limasawa wall dive home to numerous gorgonians, groupers and trumpetfish.
- Advanced
- Groupers
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.