Wall
down to 30 m
Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary
A marine sanctuary with a large colony of blue-spotted stingrays and huge groupers beside impressive table corals.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Advanced≤30 m
Santa Rosa
Dive site in Mactan (Cebu), Philippines
On the edge of the Olango marine sanctuary, this site becomes a drift dive along the reef when the tide is good.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 50 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Feb–May
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A wall and drift dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: bohol-philippines.com
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
Season in Mactan (Cebu)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Feb–May.
Source: dive-the-world.comWhere is Mactan (Cebu)?
The point shows the Mactan (Cebu) area, not the exact dive site.
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Pinnacle
down to 50 m
Kansantik
A pinnacle in the Olango Channel rising to within 30 m, with soft corals, sea whips and enormous sponges.
- Experienced
Wall
down to 40 m
Mabini Point
An Olango drop-off around 35 m where sharks, including hammerheads and the occasional whale shark, can be seen.
- Experienced
- Whale sharks
Wall
down to 73 m
Baring
- Experienced
- Grey reef sharks
Cave
down to 40 m
Marigondon Cave
A large cave at 26 m on a gorgonian-covered wall, home to Flashlight Fish that glow in the darkness.
- Technical
- Flashlight fish
Wall
down to 40 m
San Vicente
A shield reef of hard and soft corals at 3-10 m that tips over a wall dropping beyond 40 m.
- Advanced
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.