Sipalay
Sipalay
Sipalay in the Philippines is located on the west side of the large island of Negros and belongs to the Eastern Visayas. Unlike the more famous Dauin, the west side has white sand and beautiful sunsets. You can get here either via Dumaguete on the east side of the island or from the north via the provincial capital Bacolod. Regardless of which way you fly in, it takes about three hours by car to get here. Here you will find varied diving. In addition to beautiful sandy beaches, you can also visit caves, markets, fruit plantations, rice fields, kayak, try archery. Why not be a little daredevil and try Carabao riding. Carabao is like a small water buffalo with big horns but hold on or you will fall into the mud.
The diving here is good and the cool rock formations and canyons combined with coral gardens, wall diving, stream diving, wrecks and sandy bottoms with beautiful coral blocks make this a fantastic destination. Sipalay is very good for those of you traveling with children as the nice beaches are excellent for children's games. Sipalay is not yet well known in diving circles. However, those who have been here are happy to return and the area is getting more and more attention precisely for its beautiful environments. Also for the great diving, nice relaxation and the opportunities to really have a vacation. Possibility to go on liveaboard in combination with Sipalay in the Philippines is of course available and it is easy to combine with other locations in the Philippines for a more varied diving trip and holiday.
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diving around Sipalay
The diving in this area is generally easy and is often relatively shallow, but there are also deeper dives with steep walls and wrecks at +30 meters depth. There are over 30 dive sites here and most are within a 5-10 minute boat ride from the resort. The dive sites are varied and you can do up to four dives per day on site. They have several boats and some are also used as safari boats where you dive in more remote areas for a number of days but live on land. The dive guides are skilled and will be able to show you strange invertebrates and fish. There are also plenty of turtles here. In several places you can see different species of sharks and rays and often large schools of tuna or barracuda.
The water temperature is generally 27-28°C, but in January and February this can drop to around 24-25°C. We recommend that you dive in a 3 mm full wetsuit with boots. 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 15-30 meters depending on the dive site.
Weather: Sipalay has two seasons, a dry and a wet season. July to November is often more rainy but it usually rains mostly in the afternoons and nights. The weather is generally good here all year round and a destination that you can go to all year round. Feel free to combine with Dauin which is located on the other side of the island, or a safari to experience something different or why not fly out to magical Cagayancillo.
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