Lying on her starboard side, Akitsushima was an ex war seaplane tender and unfortunately was hit by amidships and sank immediately. She attracts giant grouper, shoals of tuna, yellowfin, barracuda and bat fish. Her features include a seaplane crane structure, anti-aircraft guns and conveyor. The vessel takes 20 minutes to access from shore and was 115 meters in length. The Japanese vessel was powered by four diesel engines and carried a Kawanishi flying boat, crane which is now lying on the seabed. Her access is from 26 to 38 meters deep. This is a deep dive and includes metal hazards therefore you can only swim through if you hold a wreck diver certification. These divers can impressively penetrate into the engine room exploring the four engines and machinery.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 38m

The Olympia Maru, formerly Tangat Wreck, was a Japanese Army Auxiliary Supply Ship carrying vital aircraft spare parts.  160 metres in length with a maximum depth of 27m. The Wreck is sitting up right close to Tangat Island in Coron Bay. This visibility is 15m and attracts a wide variety of marine life such as Giant Puffers, Bat fish, crocodile fish, scorpion fish and plenty of tropical fish. The ship was operating in 1930, powered by a steam engine until she sank in September 1944 by an US Air Attack. Still two boilers remain in the engine room. The bomb hit the bridge which is almost completely destroyed. Divers can access the main deck at 18-24m making it a fairly easy and shallow wreck dive. The Olympia Maru offers easy and more complicated penetrations, the cargo is easy and perfect place to start if this is your first wreck dive. Divers can swim through the propeller shaft which is a difficult penetration.

• Dive Type: Shore Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 27m

The Kogyo Maru, a cargo vessel from Osaka, 180 meter in length and built in 1938 powered by oil fueled steam turbines. She was a Japanese freighter carrying construction materials for building a runway for the Japanese war. These materials can still be found in the cargo room, equipment including a bulldozer, tractor, cement sacks and a mixer. Also visible is the anti-aircraft weapons located on the deck. The ship sank on her starboard side 34 meters deep by the US during World War II in 1944. You can swim through the engine room and bridge and six different paths. Visit portside to observe soft coral growing and the expanding fish life living on the artificial coral reef lying at 22meters. Below deck is a variety of hardware made for moving cargo around the ship. Spot the barracuda schools flash past you or the groupers living around the wreck!

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 34m

This is located at the southern end of Lusong Island. The stern breaks the surface at low tide. The conditions are clear, calm and shallow water.

A shallow wreck, lying from the surface to 10 meters (33 feet), this is equally good for snorkelling and wreck photography, and is often used for relaxation between main dives. The wreck has been salvaged, and the entire top is gone. It is nicely covered with sponges and soft corals, and has many copper band butterfly fish, six-banded angelfish, and puffer fish of all sizes, batfish and various sea cucumbers.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 10m

This massive 200-meter Japanese refrigeration vessel, resting upright on the sea bed, is frequently home to Giant Groupers, as well as shoals of Tuna, Yellow Fin, Lion and Scorpion fish. She lays at the mouth of Coron Bay 28-40 meters deep. She weighs 9723 tons and is 19 meters wide. Irako was damaged and sunk in January 1944 by US Submarine, North-west of Truk. The main deck is 34 meters and it is advised that only the advanced divers penetrate the wreck due to the depth. Divers can penetrate the machine shop compartment where you will explore the bench drill and metal production machinery. This wreck usually has the best visibility of all Coron Bay Wrecks. The engine room is for the experienced and well-equipped divers as it offers a deep penetration. The two engines were steam powered geared turbines sourced from boilers.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

Located close to southwest side of Tangat Island. The conditions are shallow calm water.

Believed to be a tugboat or an anti-submarine craft, 40 meters (130 feet) long, 500 gross tons, it lies to its starboard down a sandy slope, with the stern at 22 meters (72 feet) and the top of the bow at 3 meters (10 feet), pointing 320 degrees. This small wreck looks as though it has seen some recent salvage work. The water is mostly shallow enough for snorkellers.

There are no corals on the wreck, but there is some large lettuce coral beside it. There are small angelfish, butterfly fish - particularly copper band butterfly fish - and white sponges.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 22m

This huge 180-meter wreck, Kyokuzan can offer up to 30 meters of visibility and a depth of 40 meters and her deck level of between 22 and 28 meters. She was a Japanese freighter vessel carrying staff cars and trucks in the cargo rooms. She looks intact and stands upright on the seabed. The reason there is so many Japanese wrecks is that they hoped by distributing their ships around the island to avoid American air raids but they were mistaken and Kyokuzan became yet another wreck in the 1944 raids. You can access her through the mask area at 12-14 meters, the wheel house at 22-24 meters, deck level at 26-28 meters and the first level cargo area at 30-33m. The Kyokuzan Maru shelters batfish and barracudas which you’ll be able to see around the wreck.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

Nanshin is sitting upright on the sandy sea bed, she was a 45 meter long fishing vessel and is located in Black Island. Divers can expect up to 30 meters of visibility making her an ideal night dive and great underwater photography with a depth of 21-32 meters. This wreck is perfect for beginnings and offers an adventurous dive with sightings of lion, scorpion and bat fish. She carried specific oils in tanks such as diesel and gasoline for land depots. It is thought to have sunk after the war in a typhoon. The bow is 34 meters and the stern is 20 meters. You can penetrate the wreck at the empty engine room, some parts of the bridge and the empty cargo. The dive site is very remote which attracts pelagic animals including large rays and sharks. You may also spot sea snakes on the sea bed.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 32m

The Shark Ridge is on the eastern side of Apo Reef. This site was named after the many white tip and blacktip sharks you're sure to see. Mantas are common as well. Corals are not so good here, but this is more than made up for by the size of the animals you will encounter.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

The Binangaan drop-off to the southwest is a good wall to explore. There are impressive gorgonians and plenty of soft and hard corals. Marine life is vibrant and you'll see schools of hump head parrotfish, tuna, groupers, snappers and other large pelagics. On the western side, Divers will find plenty of sites to dive, again particularly walls and drop-offs. Mantas are common and the gorgonians are spectacular. There are masses of tuna, turtles, groupers, snappers, wrasses, triggerfish and parrotfish. Mantas are not uncommon.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

The name of the Island was derived from the Spanish term “Gato” meaning cat. This is because the Island is shaped like a sitting cat. The Island is a protected marine sanctuary. It has become famous as a breeding place for the "black & white banded" sea snakes and also for his sleeping sharks. The Island has spectacular caves & rock formations, and steep walls and rocks are covered by beautifully coloured gorgonian sea fans. On the different dive spots around the Island you can find lots of nudibranchs as well as sea horses, shells, shrimps, sea snakes, scorpion fish, frogfish, big cuttlefish, stingrays, whitetip sharks, reef sharks, bamboo sharks, schools of squids, tuna and snappers.

This site is an underwater haven for macro photographers. Besides 3 underwater caves there is a tunnel system, which runs under the northern part of the Island starting at 15ft/5m with a large exit at 42ft/14m. It contains all kinds of interesting sea life like lobsters, crabs and even sleeping white tips. Only the more experienced divers can enter the tunnel and a torch is always needed

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 16m

The Jessie Beazley Reef is situated about 20km North West of North Tubbataha. This small reef is only half a kilometre in diameter yet offers some striking diving. It is not protected as a Marine Park, so fishing is still allowed.

The reef slopes to between 7 and 12 metres finishing at a wall that drops off to over 50m. The shallows are covered with corals that support a huge and diverse population of reef fish. White tip and black tip reef sharks are common as are tuna, groupers, barracuda and mackerel. Hammerhead, mako and thresher sharks also occasionally venture into these waters.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 50m

This site is found on the south side of the north Island. It starts on a gentle slope that is covered in corals and ends with a wall covered in gorgonian fans and whip corals. Here divers will come across a wide variety of large fish, including mackerel, snapper and large groupers. You're also certain to see white tip and gray reef sharks that inhabit these waters in large numbers. Other fish that can be seen include Moorish idols, angelfish, surgeonfish and fusiliers.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 70m

Here divers can see the remains of a Malayian ship that stranded here from the mooring place. The current on the corners can be strong and therefore lots of fish will hang around there. Here you will have the opportunity to see large groups of dogtooth tuna and even an eagle ray, moray eels, angelfishes, butterfly fishes and other smaller reef fish as well as some lobsters, starfish and flatworms.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

The Black Rock is located north east of the south island. The vertical wall is not covered with much corals. Here divers will have the opportunity to see some sharks patrolling, mostly white tip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasses and manta ray on the reef top.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

Measuring about 45 meters long and lying upright, this coastal vessel has a superstructure, which houses a variety of fish. The hull is covered with sponges and hydrozoans. Next to the wreck is a natural reef, which can be visited as well. The Island is called "Black Island" because of its black rocks. The rock formation is very impressive. Plus the white beach and caves make the place a good destination not just for diving. This island and the reef are traditionally used by the Tagbanua, a tribal group in Palawan. Hence, the area belongs to what they call - Ancestral Domain.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

This oil tanker is about 168 meters long and lying almost level. It is well covered with sponges, corals, nudibranchs, slugs and tunicates. Fish life includes snappers, fusiliers, batfish and the ubiquitous lionfish and scorpion fish.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth:

Apo Island offers a number of sites. The whole Northeast side of Apo Reef consists of drop-offs and overhangs where white tip reef and grey reef sharks, turtles, barracuda and shoals of snapper can be found. The reef is covered with table corals, stag horn corals, porites corals, fire corals and a variety of soft corals. The remainder of Apo Reef have steep walls with strong currents that attract pelagic such as hammerhead sharks and manta rays.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30m

Cabilao Island is located to the south west of Pangangan Island in the Bohol Strait and has a great diversity of dive sites that suit divers of different skills and expertise. More than 800 species of underwater life such as corals, shells of different sizes, sea snakes, barracudas, large groupers, napoleon wrasses and snappers inhabit the dive sites. Also it is home to hammerhead sharks in deeper waters more suited for the experienced diver.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 100m

Laying in of water, this wreckage attracts schools of snappers & sweetlips, as well as eagle rays and plenty of sharks. White tips, black tips and grey reef sharks can all be seen feeding here. Turtles are common visitors and there are plenty of molluscs and crustaceans to entertain macro lovers around the wreckage and along the wall. During our trips we often dive here twice as the marine life is simply fantastic.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Once famed for its black coral is where we encounter schools of jacks, meanwhile leaf fish are often seen resting on the rough coral ledges. Turtles are a common sight in the shallow sea grass garden- a perfect place for your safety stop.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 18

Situated in the southeastern part of Cebu Province, is well-known as a site for whale shark watching. Local fishermen started feeding the whale sharks who came to visit the area and as a result many tourists come here specifically to see the whale sharks being fed and to snorkel and dive among them.

• Dive Type: Resort Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

WEST - A classic wall dive that runs the length of the island. This can be split into two or dived as one continuous dive site. The intricate topography, vast rock structures coupled with clear visibility makes this a feast for the eyes. Fish everywhere, stunning shallows and still water makes the west side of the island a favourite for all. NORTH - Generally a drift dive with varying currents depending on the tides. The topography of the site goes from a shallow coral garden down a steep sandy slope with scattered coral lumps. This is often a site that throws a few surprise pelagics into the mixer with sightings of blacktips, whitetips and whale sharks. A wonderful drift. EAST - Think back to when you were young and how you imagined the underwater world to be. This is Sumilon East. No current, set on a shallow slope with an array of mind blowing colors created by a plethora of stunning corals and reef fish of every description. This is a must do dive for any level of diver.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 35m

One of the most popular coral reef wall dives within the Tubbataha park, ‘Wall Street’ is a sheer wall dive plunging deep into the blue of the Sulu Sea. Notable sightings at the ‘Wall Street’ dive include Napoleon Wrasse, and blacksaddle coral grouper. Lucky divers have even spotted a whale shark here.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 40m

Offering relaxed diving, with sandy slopes on which you may meet turtles, dendritic jawfish, leaf scorpionfish, ribbon eel and who knows, may be a dugong! The water around the island is relatively warm, with very little current, offering heavenly photo opportunities!offering relaxed diving, with sandy slopes on which you may meet turtles, dendritic jawfish, leaf scorpionfish, ribbon eel and who knows, may be a dugong! The water around the island is relatively warm, with very little current, offering heavenly photo opportunities!

• Dive Type: Shore Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 50m

You will lose count of the number of green and hawksbill turtles in the area. Look out for marble stingrays in the sand. Eagle rays often cruise by and expect to see large grouper and giant trevally.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30m

You will lose count of the number of green and hawksbill turtles in the area. Look out for marble stingrays in the sand. Eagle rays often cruise by and expect to see large grouper and giant trevally.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 30m

The Okikawa Maru is the largest wreck of the Coron Bay in the Philippines, 168 meters long. Covered in stunning corals and marine-life such as snappers, huge batfish and search for large fish hiding in the deckhouses! The deck is between 10m and 16m making a great wreck dive for beginners. The maximum depth is 26 meters. Experience wreck divers can explore through various penetrations including the propeller shaft and through all the way to the engine room. Most divers take an hour to dive this wreck, there are strong currents. Okikawa was a civilian tanker that like most Coron Wrecks, sank in 1944 during World War II by the US air raid. She was misidentified for years and was thought to be Taiei Maru which sunk in the area but by a submarine rather than the air raid. The section of Okikawa Maru that was blasted by the bomb allows a swim-through at the bow. She can be accessed from the shore and takes about 10 minutes via speed boat from resorts.

• Dive Type: Wreck Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 26m

The Skeleton Gunboat is a 25-meter gunboat wreck, located close to the Island of Coron. The dive is beach accessible and is relatively shallow inclined at an angle of 45 degrees, pointing away from Coron Island and a 7 to 22 meter slope. This site has created colorful coral life. Depth from 22 to 25 meters, divers can swim from the inside and over the coral reef passing through the starboard side at 14 meters. The wreck is sloped along the reef from 5 meters deep at the front of the vessel and 22 meters at the back.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 25m

The Lusong Gunboat wreck is 30m long and was either a gunboat or submarine hunter. She is located on the east of Lusong Island in a reef accessible from the shore. The wreck is covered in hard corals and a variety of marine life. At low tide, you can sometimes see the stern pointing out of the sea. The bow has a maximum depth of just 12 meters. The depth ranges from 3 to 12 meters in total.

• Dive Type: Boat Dive
• Diver Level: Open Water Diver
• Max Depth: 12m