Scuba diving in Fish Sanctuary

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Access
From Shore, From Boat
Diver level
Novice
Depth
Average: 3 m
Maximum: 50 m
Current
Slight
Visibility
Average: 10 m
Maximum: 30 m
Situated on the west part of the island, this site is the protected area of Balicasag Island. It is a steep coral wall, that goes down to 50m/164ft. Coming here divers can explore small caverns, holes and at least one big swim-through.

When to go

Scuba diving can be done year-round. The average water temperature ranges from 25C/77F to 29C/84F.

What to see

This site is well-known for the cleaning station of big-eye jack fish (numbering in the thousands), groupers and other large fish. Also frog fish, scorpion fish, different nudibranchs, eels and many other fish can be seen here.

Reachable from

Dumaguete, Alcoy, Panglao, Balicasag, Dalaguete

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