Dive site
Apo Reef
Mindoro, Philippines
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Type
- Reef
- Level
- Intermediate
Marine life
- Rays
- manta ray, eagle ray
- Corals
- hard coral plateau, sea fans, soft corals
- Sharks
- whitetip reef shark, blacktip reef shark, occasional grey reef
- Turtles
- hawksbill, green
- Pelagics
- giant trevally, barracuda, tuna
- Reef fish
- snapper, sweetlips, napoleon wrasse, schooling jacks
Site features
- Offshore Reef
- Wall
- Drift
- Marine Park
- Liveaboard Typical
- Permit Required
When to dive
- Best
- Nov–May
- Avoid
- Jun–Sep
Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro) is the second-largest contiguous coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef. Best in the dry season (Nov–May); SW monsoon (Jun–Oct) brings rough seas. Liveaboard or long day-boat from Sablayan; ranger permits required.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 20–40 m
- Water temp
- 26–30 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Permit required
- Min cert
- Open Water; Advanced recommended for the wall and current
Location
12.6667° N, 120.4500° E
Dive clubs that visit this site
8 operators list this site on their website
- Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards (Atlantis Azores)Puerto Galera / Dumaguete (liveaboard), Philippines · Liveaboard[source]
- DC Diving ResortSablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines · Dive centre[source]
- DeLuna DivingPuerto Galera (Mindoro), Philippines · Dive centre[source]
- Gustav's Place Beach & Diving ResortSablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines · Dive centre[source]
- Marco Vincent DiversPuerto Galera (Mindoro), Philippines · Dive centre[source]
- Pandan Island Dive ResortSablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines · Dive centre[source]
- Sablayan Adventure Camp Beach ResortSablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines · Dive centre[source]
- Sablayan DiversSablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines · Dive centre[source]
Sources
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