ANILAO in Batangas has outstanding corals and reef life with one of the highest diversity of small marine creatures.
APO ISLAND in Negros Oriental the most populous and diverse aquatic ecosystem in the world will be recreated at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on a 27,000 sg ft costing US$47 million.
PUERTO GALERA in Minidoro is situated on a beautiful nature harbor with many fine beaches, sheltered covers and lush green hills.
Scuba diving in warm crystal clear waters with underwater visibility of up to 60 meters, shipwrecks, drop-offs, over 2,000 species of fish and more than 800 species of soft and hard corals are making the Philippines a year around divers haven.
Diving with the big guys: exiting one on one meeting with mantas and sharks at the Apo Reef, whale sharks in Sorsogon, dugongs (sea cows) in Palawan or Puerto Galera with his vast fields of coral and rare species of fish. One of the major destinations when it comes to wreck diving, is Coron, worldwide known for its sunken Japanese fleet from World War II as well as commercial shipwrecks.
All dive sites offer unending fascination: cliffs covered with sponges, colorful corals, gorgonians, turtles, sharks, rays and even the very rarely seen exotic fishes like Spanish dancer, harlequin ghost-pipefish, camouflaged frogfish, fire gobies and various species of Seahorses...
The Philippines, with its 40,000 square kilometers of coral reefs and its wide variety of marine life, remains to be Asia's underwater paradise.
