Wall
down to 44 m
Medicare
A steep wall that local divers call the best bet to see the elusive frogfish.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Open Water≤18 m
Padre Burgos Pier
Dive site in Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay), Philippines
- Usual dive
- 5 m
- Deepest point
- 8 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Apr–May, Oct
- Entry
- From shore
The dive
A jetty / pier and muck dive from the shore. Known for frogfish, ghost pipefish and nudibranchs.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: bluewaterdivetravel.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Jetty / pier, Muck, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Frogfish
- Ghost pipefish
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus
- Seahorses
- Stargazers
- Lionfish
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
Drift
down to 60 m
Napantao Marine Sanctuary (Napantao Wall)
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.
- Advanced
- Whale sharks
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.