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
Santa Sofia MPA
Dive site in Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay), Philippines
A gentle hard-coral slope to a 25 m sandy bottom, patrolled by hawksbill turtles and home to pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs.
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–May, Oct
The dive
A reef and macro dive. Known for turtles, nudibranchs and pygmy seahorses.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: uwphotographyguide.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Nudibranchs
- Pygmy seahorses
- Scorpionfish
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.
More dives in Southern Leyte (Sogod Bay)
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
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
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.