Pamilacan Island

Pamilacan island, 45 minutes far away from Alona Beach, bigger than Balicasag, is known because in the past, big mantas use to stay around. As the name says in the native language, Pamilacan is "The place where the mantas are living". Also, we can find whale sharks and dolphins swimming not far away from the beach. Not as well-known like Balicasag, Pamilacan is a dive place you can't miss.

Spanish tower

District: Baclayon, Pamilacan Island

Distance: 15Km. from Alona

Travel time + -: 45m

Baring: From Alona 

GPS Coordinates: N.09.29.451 E.123.56.038

Composition: Wall dive

Snorkeling: Good for snorkeling

Experience: Dive site for good Open Water Divers or higher

Visibility + -: 10-25m.

Deep: 8-35m

Current: 1-3, can be strong

Interest: Most interesting at 10-20m. Not interesting below 35m.

Dive direction: Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder, going north to south-west.

Description: The wall starts in 5m and the dive is interesting to 35m. from 5 to 10m there is a beautiful garden of soft and hard corals and below the caves and grutes invite you to bring a light and explore inside looking for the small creatures. You start the dive in fron of the spanish tower in the Pamilacan Island and continue in the direction of the sactuary.

Marine life: Hard and soft corals everywhere in really good condition. Unicorn fish, Batfish and Groupers are easy to find swimming close to the wall. With a good dive-master easy to find also the good hidden Frogfish, Banded Pipefish and a lot of diferents kinds of Nudibranchs. Good chance to see Manta Ray and Whale Shark. Sometimes dolphins swimming close to the wall can be seen.

Dakit Dakit

District: Baclayon, Pamilacan Island

Distance: 15,5k from Alona Beach

Travel time + -: 50m

Baring: From Alona beach

GPS Coordinates: N.09.29.451 E.123.56.038

Composition: Steep slope dive

Snorkeling: Deep for snorkeling

Experience: Dive site for advance divers or higher

Visibility + -: 10 to 30m

Deep: 8 to 40 m

Current: 1 - 3, some times really strong

Interest: Most interesting at 10-30m. Not interesting below 35m.

Dive direction: Start the dive with the slope on the right shoulder, going south to south-west.

Description: Start the dive at 25m. come up to 10-15m. Great drift dive good for two dives. First dive in front of the small rocky island starting in front of the small rocky island with a tree in Pamilacan Island. The second dive before your exit point from the first time in the sanctuary direction, take good care do not dive inside the Sactuary because is not allowed.

Marine life: Reef slopes with many coral heads and soft coral. Also very special on this dive site are the coral strings. Delicate sea whip (Juceela fragilis), School of Napoleon Wrasse (Cheinilus undulatus). This fish is also called Double-headed Maori Wrasse, Barracudas and Batfish and Manta Ray (Manta birostris) are seen ocasionally. Also the big Whale Shark swim in this waters.)

Snake Island

District: Libaong

Distance: 10k from Alona Beach

Travel time + -: 35m

Baring: From Alona beach

GPS Coordinates: N.09.29.371 E.123.50.756

Composition: Shoal dive, not for snorkeling.

Snorkeling: No good for snorkeling. Deep and strong currents.

Experience: Dive site for advance divers or higher.

Visibility + -: 15 to 30m

Deep: 12 to 35m

Current: 1-3, Strong current mostly of the days.

Interest: Most interesting 15-35m. Not interesting below 35m.

Dive direction: Start the dive with the slope on the right shoulder.

Description: Often a strong drift dive. Monitor your NDL, average deep is deeper than normal. Its underwater shoal woth the top at 8m. that means you have to make a safety stop in free water, make use of a marker buoy to drift at 5m. 3 min. for your safety stop. There used to be some dynamite fishing, the reef is however slowly recovering. Often this dive site is the second dive in combination with Pamilacan Island.

Marine life: Many Black-White Banded Sea Snakes (Luticauda Colubrina), Turtle-Head Sea snake, Moray's like the White-eyed (Siderea thyrsoidea), Starry moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) and Nudibranchs. Small reef fish. Some corals and Bucket sponges. The top is teeming with sea urchins, be careful with your bouyancy.Many Black-White Banded Sea Snakes (Luticauda Colubrina), Turtle-Head Sea snake, Moray's like the White-eyed (Siderea thyrsoidea), Starry moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) and Nudibranchs. Small reef fish. Some corals and Bucket sponges. The top is teeming with sea urchins, be careful with your bouyancy.