Dauin in the Philippines

Diving in Dauin

• Excellent destination for both divers and non-divers

• Apo Island offers wall diving, whole healthy corals and turtles

• Snorkel with whale sharks near Cebu Island

The diving in the area is mainly known for its macro diving and strange wildlife. With shorter car trips or boat trips you can reach places and several nice reefs along the coast. There are also places for wide angle such as coral reefs, shoals of tuna and groupers. Of course also the whale sharks off southern Cebu.

The dive sites along the coast of Dauin are generally sandy slopes that offer easy diving for divers of all levels. The sites can be reached either by boat or beach diving. Here you can see triggerfish, parrotfish, moray eels, surgeonfish, snappers, groupers, gobies, batfish, dragonfish, trumpetfish, blowfish, filefish, wrasse and tuna. The area also has several artificial reefs that attract a large number of marine animals and fry.

Beautiful Apo Island

Apo Island nearby offers nice diving. Here you have the chance to see turtles, sea snakes, shoals of tuna and lots of clownfish. The diving around Apo Island is quite different compared to the diving along the coast. Chapel Point, Cogon and The Sanctuary are popular spots that have steep walls with healthy hard corals. Here there are large moray eels, clownfish and lots of gobies and plenty of prawns in the sand. You can also see blue ribbon eel, various nudibranchs and sea snakes. At Cogon there is a large shoal of tuna that sometimes let you swim in the middle of them. A truly unique and magical experience.

The water temperature is generally around 27,5°C. In January and February it can drop to 24-25°C. We recommend that you dive in a 3 mm full wetsuit with boots or 5 mm if you are frozen. Many divers choose to wear a hood after several days of repeated diving. Be sure to bring a light windbreaker and plenty of sun protection.

Term: Normally around 10-15 meters at Dauin and 18-25 meters at Apo Island.

Weather: Dumaguete has a dry and wet season. The average maximum temperature is 34,3°C and the average minimum temperature is 22,9°C. October to early June is the main diving season. The period July to September can have strong monsoon rains. However, this particular part of the Philippines and the province normally has very stable and good weather. Dauin is a destination you can go to all year round. The rich marine life is good and there is always good diving all year round.