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D ive Sit e s in Pu e r t o Ga le r a
Puerto Galera features a reef system that is home to a remarkable
assortment of ocean life. The variety of corals, anemones and
underwater fauna is worldclass.
Visibility averages 70 to 100 feet (20 to 30 meters) all year. Water
temperature ranges from 80° to 90° F (25° to 29° C). The area
offers beautiful beaches and excellent snorkeling as well, with lush
coral gardens and abundant marine life close to shore.
1 - Manila Channel : Excellent for
beginners, this dive follows beautiful coral
along the edge of a shallow drop off. There
are several different types of anemones
with Clownfish, Lion fish, Sea Stars,
Christmas Tree Worms and lot's of small
colorful reef fish.
2 - Coral Garden : Another good dive for novices also offers superb
snorkeling. The terrain shelves out from the beach to 10m (32ft). Lot's
of corals, both stony and soft with larger coral heads in deeper water.
Plenty of crevices with Moray eels and occasional immature Whitetip
reef sharks.
3 - Batangas Channel : A great drift dive on
a flood, there are shoals of Jacks, Sweetlips,
Snappers and Fusiliers. There are several
small reef fish, Stingrays and the occasional
Whitetip or Gray Reef shark.
4 - Sweetlip Cave : An unforgettable dive for the very experienced
diver. Sweetlip Cave is actually a cavern that has a tunnel branching
out from it, bringing you back to the reef. A school of Sweetlips is
always there to greet you at the end of the tunnel.
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5 - Lalaguna Point : Depth 8- 16m (25- 50ft). A short wall with lots of
beautiful coral, teaming with small reef fish, Nudibranchs, anemones
and colorful Crinoids
6 - St- Christopher Wreck : Depth: 15- 22m
(48- 70ft). An old wooden cargo boat used
to haul San Miguel beer from Manila to Puerto
Galera, it sits upright on a sandy bottom.
Plenty of Lion fish, Snapper and assorted reef
fish call the St- Chris home.
7 - Sabang Wreck and Chuck's Wreck : Depth: 14- 22m (45- 70ft)
Within a one minute swim of each other these two wrecks lie on a white
sand bottom. A school of Batfish and Surgeon fish hang around waiting
for handouts - bananas being their desired cuisine. Lion fish, Morays
and smaller reef fish are in abundance. Also nearby are the remains of a
Japanese fighter plane (Zero), a good spot to find Frog fish.
8 - Sabang Point : Depth: 5- 24m (16- 76ft). A beautiful wall dropping
to 24m (76ft) with stony corals, soft corals and heaps of fish and
invertebrates. A ridge coming up from the wall is covered with even
more corals and colorful Crinoids.night dive.
9 - Monkey Wreck : Depth: 35- 40m (115130ft) This is a great deep dive for the
advanced diver. A 20m (65ft) island transport
(pig boat) sank in 1993. It has plenty of soft
corals and is home to Batfish, Snapper,
Sweetlips and Rays.
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10 - Monkey Beach : Depth: 5- 22m (1770ft) A magnificent coral slope down to 22m
(70ft) makes for a nice leisurely dive. It's
covered in small coral heads which are home
to Crinoids, Nudibranchs, a couple of turtles
and plenty of colorful reef fish.
11 - Dungeon Wall : Depth: 10- 30m (33- 100ft) Makes for a
spectacular drift dive. Fish life is in abundance, with shoals of Surgeon
fish, Unicorn fish, Fusiliers and Jacks as well as smaller reef fish.
Plenty of coral, sponges and small Gorgonian sea fans.
12- Sky Dive : Depth: 5- 27m (17- 90ft) Makes for an absolutely
spectacular drift dive. Completely covered with corals which include very
large Table coral, Boulder coral and Christmas- Tree worms, blue and
yellow sponges, large Barrel sponges, Nudibranchs and colorful
Crinoids. You can see Groupers, Puffer fish and Trumpet fish, shoals of
Snapper, Jacks, Fusilliers, Sweetlips, Moorish Idols and Lion fish.
13 - Hole in the Wall : Depth: 10- 20m (3365ft) Allowing for currents, you drop into
fields of Table corals as good as anywhere in
the world, eventually reaching the Hole in
the Wall which is a large swim through. The
area teams with assorted reef fish, Angel
fish and Butterfly fish. There are Moray eels,
shoals of Parrot fish, Pennant fish, Moorish
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Idols, Sweetlips, Trumpet fish, Lion fish and
Jacks, plus some Tuna and Groupers.
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14 - The Canyons : Depth: 24- 35m (80- 120ft) You drift past the Hole
in the Wall and find yourself in a series of canyons. A high voltage dive
teaming with just about every type of coral and fish life imaginable.
Hold on and watch the show... This is a world class dive.
15 - The Fish Bowl : Depth:40- 45m (130- 145ft) Another dive site for
the experienced. This is a bowl- shaped depression with just about
everything - in quantity. The main reason for this dive however, is to
see bigger fish and shoals. Sharks, occasionally Hammerheads, large
Tuna, Barracuda, Jacks and groupers are common.
16 - Shark Cave : Depth: 25- 30m (80- 95ft)This is an overhang where
Whitetip Reef sharks rest up for the day. Nearby is an Atoll- shaped rock
where Hammerheads and the occasional Whale Shark have been
spotted.
17 - Kilima Drift : Depth: 10- 30m (33- 95ft) This is an exhilarating 1.5
km drift dive done when the tide is ebbing. You'll sail past canyons and
walls covered in coral, through schools of Barracuda, Jacks, Tuna and
small reef fish.
18 - Verde Island Drop Off : Depth: 565m (15- 200ft) Located about a 30 minute
boat ride away. Verde is a spectacular wall
with large soft corals, Gorgonian sea fans and
all the fish life you expect in such a situation.
World class.
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South Sea Divers is your flexible and friendly diveshop in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
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beautiful coral reefs.
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