Philippines Diving Destinations

Although the Philippines offers a year round season, the best diving is between October and June when it is not as hot and humid. Here you will discover beautiful corals, dolphins, colourful tropical fish, turtles and several species of sharks.

Here you can choose between shore diving, liveaboards, or a diving safari.

Shore Diving

Choose from reef diving looking for cryptic nudibranchs in a photographer’s paradise, the wrecks of Coron or the adventure of a pre-dawn dive looking for thresher sharks at Malapascua.

Bohol is surrounded by a large number of small islands. One of them is Cabilao Island, which lies on the West of the main island of Bohol, facing Cebu island, in the Visayan Sea. Cabilao Island covers an area of approximately 8 square kilometers and is one of the smaller Philippine Islands.

The municipality of Moalboal is located approximately 90 kilometers on southwest side of Cebu City. Despite its proximity to Cebu City Moalboal has retained a unique charm and relaxed atmosphere that has endeared to local and foreign tourists especially those who love nature, resorts, dive spots and orchid farms abound the area, making Moalboal the ideal getaway from the busy city life.

Puerto Galera is a soothing vision of shimmering seas surrounded by lush mountains. It is considered one of the most beautiful and developed beach resort communities in the country.

Dumaguete City is the capital of Negros Oriental and is located at the south-eastern coast of the island. Negros, splits into Occidental and Oriental. It is mountainous, very fertile and famous as a sugar island, because more than half of the agricultural land is used for sugar cane plantations.

You’ll find the Coron Islands in the Calamian Archipelago. The Island is considered to be the most beautiful Island in Palawan. Offering a distinct blend of international glamour and tropical ease, it is surrounded by sea and green forest. This place offers ultimate peace and isolation from the rush of the city life.

Malapascua is the perfect destination if you want to dive. The Island has a cool and relaxed atmosphere and offers hotels with high standards. Malapascua has recently become a favorite destination for diving enthusiasts worldwide.