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choose your own adventure! |
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| Cabilao Island Adventure Dive |
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Come and dive in one of the best dive sites in the Philippines.
Two hours by fast banca (local style dive boat) away from Scotty's Dive Centre, near southern Bohol lies Cabilao Island. The relative remoteness of this island has left us a legacy of dive sites a shade richer in fauna than the Mactan area sites, all through the spectrum from coral and other invertebrates to reef "tropicals", pelagics and sharks.
Schedule:
8:30 a.m. - Boat Departs from the resort for Cabilao Island
10:30 a.m. - First dive of the day
12:00 noon - Lunch on a beautiful tropical beach
1:30 p.m. - Second dive of the day
3:00 p.m. - Boat departs Cabilao Island for the resort
5:30 p.m. - Arrival at the resort
Prices Includes:
- 2 Boat Dives
- Tanks
- Weights and Weight Belt
- PADI Divesmaster as Guide
Remarks:
* This trip does not include lunch, please provide your own pack Lunch.
* Resorts and Hotels will provide you with this service from In room dining. |
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| Cabilao Dive Sites |
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Lighthouse Point - The western point of Cabilao boasts a mid 20th century lighthouse to warn
mariners of the shallows, which marks for divers, the location of one of the most exciting dive sites anywhere! On the southern side of the lighthouse the reef turns into a sheer wall starting at 6 metres with a maximum depth of 50 metres plus. This area is rich with sea fans, soft corals, small “tropicals” and schooling pelagics.
Talisay Point - Further around the corner, east of the lighthouse, the wall continues along the area known to the locals as Talisay. The entire fauna described in the lighthouse section is available here with a high probability of seeing large schools of jacks and napoleon wrasse. This is another world class site suitable for all levels of divers.
South Wall - This section of the Island is geographically positioned to be protected from the relatively open sea of the Cebu straits thereby having fewer waves, weaker current & generally better visibility. This is another wall dive, with the added attraction of schooling tuna sightings. |
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| Balicasag Island Adventure Dive |
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Located off Panglao Island in Bohol, is an island called Balicasag. 1.5 hectares out of its total 25 hectares have been developed into a resort. The island's crystal blue waters provide a clear, vivid view of its corals, fishes and other marine life. Idyllic both on land and underwater. Spectacular submarine cliffs surround the island with some mysterious over-hangs and swim-throughs. |
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Schedule:
6:30 a.m. - Boat departs from the resort to Balicasag Island
9:30 a.m. - First dive of the day
11:30 a.m. - Second dive of the day
12:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - Third dive of the day
3:00 p.m. - Departure from Balicasag Island to the resort.
6:00 p.m. - Arrival at the resort
Prices Includes:
- 3 Boat Dives
- Tanks
- Weights and Weight Belt
- PADI Divemaster as Guide
Remarks:
* This trip does not include lunch, please provide your own pack Lunch.
* Resorts and Hotels will provide you with this service from In room dining.
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| Balicasag Dive Sites |
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Resort Wall - The wall right in front of the resort has excellent diving. There are slightly stronger currents here than at other spots around the island, which means there’s a lot of nutrient mixing in the water. The result is reef life that's particularly active and colorful. The wall starts about 30-50 meters(90-150 feet) off the beach, in approximately 2-3 meters (6-9 feet) of water.
Black Coral Forest - The rare opportunity to swim through a forest of black coral makes this dive an experience not to be missed. Although this form of coral is usually found only below 50 meters (150 feet), there's an area on the northern tip of the island where it grows at a surprisingly shallow 30 meters (90 feet). Biologists have speculated that the shadow of the island combined with the coolness and nutrients provided by currents and upwellings "deceive" the coral into thinking its at greater depth.
Cathedral Wall - Situated on the southwest side of the island close to the resort, this craggy section of wall has many caves and recesses which are great fun to explore. You'll need to carry a torch to bring out the relief in the walls and illuminate the activitions of the caves.
Turtle Point - This dive takes you down the drop-off on the eastern side of the island, and gets its name from the turtles which hide in caves about 20-25 meters (60-75 feet) down. The key word is "hide". Don't be surprised if turtles do not materialize immediately: be patient, and if you're lucky you'll soon see what one diver described as a "B-52 sized" turtle swim out of its lair.
The Cavern - Just a few hundred meters northeast of the resort there are several small caves about 20-25 meters(60-75 feet) down the drop-off wall. While these caves and adjoining walls are interesting in themselves, the recommended procedure is to sit inside the cave relax and wait for big fish to pass by.
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| Camotes Island Adventure Dive |
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Schedule:
8:30 a.m. - Boat departs from the resort to Camotes Island
10:30 a.m. - First dive of the day
12:00 a.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - Second dive of the day
3:00 p.m. - Departure from Camotes Island to the resort
5:30 p.m. - Arrival at the resort
Prices Includes:
- 2 Boat Dives
- Tanks
- Weights and Weight Belt
- PADI Divemaster as Guide
Remarks:
* This trip does not include lunch, please provide your own pack Lunch.
* Resorts and Hotels will provide you with this service from In room dining. |
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| Camotes Dive Sites |
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Four islands comprise the Camotes group: Pacijan (San Francisco town), Poro (Poro and Tudela towns), Ponson (Pilar town) and Tulang (an island barangay of San Francisco).
In prehistoric Philippines, the coastal settlements in these islands were at the crossroads of civilization: vibrant trading communities and important ports of call for artists and artisans. Southeast Asians and Chinese merchants have come to do business with local traders, mostly fishermen and farmers, as evidenced by a whole pre-Hispanic village excavated in Poro town in the 70s.
In 1521, a few days after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines for Spain, history dawned over Camotes islands. After the historic Mass in Mazaua (Limasawa) Leyte, the expedition’s official chronicler Pigafetta wrote on his journal that the flotilla of five ships dropped anchor on the coast of Polo (Poro), near Pozon (Ponson) and Ticobon (Pacijan) islands, to wait for Kolambu, the chieftain of Mazaua. The group then proceeded to Zubu (Cebu) where Magellan erected a wooden Cross to symbolize Spain’s Christianization in the Far East.
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