Dive Sites in Sipalay
Wreck Diving
MS Jojo
Lying on its side, this 80 meters long two-mast freighter is the home of countless batfish and big lionfish. You will see hundreds of them while diving through the cargo hatch. MS Jojo sunk in the eighties and lies now between 22 and 33 meters deep on a sandbank.
Juliens Wreck
A commissioned American ammunitions ship carrying supplies to the Philippine guerrillas, the SS Panay played a crucial role in the war against the Japanese Imperial Forces. In March 1942 it was spotted and torpedoed by two Japanese planes and laid to rest on the bottom of Campomanes Bay. The approx. 90 meters long warship lies perfectly upright in 33 – 41 meters depth and still has hundreds of gas masks on board.
Depth: 33-41 meters
SS Panay
This beautifully overgrown freighter lies scattered in approx. 7 meters depth. Lots of vivacious fishes and manifold colourful corals as well as Ribbon eels live here in this luminous wreck area. Juliens Wreck is the perfect divespot for beginners and also qualifies for snorkeling.
Depth: 7 meters
Cave Diving
Langub Caves
Explore two caves and one grotto in one dive! Stingrays frequently hide on the caves’ sandy ground while the ceilings are decked out with cute dangling bats. Langub Caves is an exiting dive in 5 meters depth which even suits for novices.
Depth: 5 meters
Drop Offs
Eva’s Point
A marvelous densely overgrown wall right at the entry to Campomanes Bay.
Depth: 2-28 meters
E.P. Extension I
Another beautiful wall dive towards Campomanes Bay. Lots of table corals.
Depth: max. 26 meters
Mystery Wall
A beautiful drop off. For advanced divers only.
Depth: 35-70 meters
Anajaua West
This is a fantastic drop off on the western side of “Turtle Island”. The wall roof is heavily overgrown with various colorful corals in 3 meters depth, dropping vertically to 15 meters.
Depth: 3 meters
Slopes
Dante’s Peak
A wonderful slope with lots of corals and fish.
Depth: 5–38 meters
Manta Drop
A mesmerizing slope with fishes and corals in abundance. You may even come across a turtle now and then.
Depth: 5-31 meters
Bulisan
An exciting slope in the vicinity of Takatuka Lodge with white sandy canyons running through. Superb for night dives.
Depth: 8-16 meters
Obon Point
A slanting coral garden near “Obon Caves” crisscrossed with canyons.
Depth: 6-28 meters
Friday the 13th
This vivid coral reef is smoothly sloping from 5 – 36 meters and is teeming with fishes and all kinds of corals.
Depth: 5-36 meters
MA Asin south I
Beautiful slope south of Campomanes bay.
Depth: 5–20 meters
MA Asin south II
A lot of soft- and hardcorals at this coral garden.
Depth: 5-27 meters
Turtle Head Point
This slopy dive spot near “Turtle Island” is the habitat of various small and bigger fishes, too.
Depth: 3-35 meters
Reef Diving
Cartagena Bay
A region rich in corals, canyons, rocks and fishes.
Depth: 5-22 meters
Kentschikan north
Dive through luxuriant canyons, territory of thousands of fishes.
Depth: 3-20 meters
Kentschikan south
This continuation of Kentschikan north is a fabulous spot for night diving.
Depth: 3-15 meters
Habok Habok
This multicolored reef plateau is fascinatingly split up by clefts in 3 – 12 meters depth.
Depth: 3-12 meters
Hidden Sea
Countless anemones are gently waving in the soft current of the entrance to “Hidden Sea”.
Depth: 5-20 meters
Hidden Sea south
A spectacular dive site where densly overgrown coral rocks are scattered all over the sandy bottom.
Depth: 5-15 meters
West
A free plunge down to 33 – 45 meters to visit an exciting reef where various big fishes meet. Tuna, baracudas and sharks frequent this coral-rock sprewn, sandy region.
Depth: 33-45 meters
Romantico
Another reef dive down to 26 meters. There is a shark cave and a very romantic wall you can enjoy.
Depth: 26 meters
Marco Polo
You reach this fantastic coral reef by direct descent at 27m. Always good visibility. Only for experienced divers. Here can see hundreds of big fish.
Depth: 27 meters
Ballo Garden
The underwater scenery here is magnificent. It is a particularly varied coral garden crisscrossed with canyons.
Depth: 3-25 meters
Turtle’s Back
You will marvel at the immense diversity of corals and fishes you can observe here in 5 to 20 meters depth.
Depth: 5-20 meters
Ayers Rock
The beautiful sunken island reminds at the Ayers rock of Australia. Fantastic corals and lots of fish.
Depth: 18-35 meters
Sunken Island
Another fantastic sunken island with lots of fish and corals. A very popular divesite.
Depth: 8-25 meters
Disneyland
A very nice spot with coral rocks on white sandy bottom.
Depth: 6-15 meters
Unique dive sites
Mad Max
You will dive right under an old dock through a breathtaking steel landscape scattered with gigantic, colorfully overgrown tires as well as an enormous, chained anchor. Mad Max is the home of pipefish, lobsters, stonefish, morays and lionfish in hundreds. An extraordinary dive site in 5 – 28 meters depth.
Depth: 5-28 meters
Danjugan Island
Danjugan Island is a nature reserve patronized by the “Philippine Reef and Rainforest Projects”. Its unique dive spots can only be visited having the
specific permit and being led by one of their own guides. Moreover, because the dives are limited, it is not necessarily possible to dive any time.