| Boracay in the Philippines along with nearby Indonesia's | | | | its bottom. This diving destination is so rich in marine life |
| Bali are consistently voted by scuba diving magazines | | | | that many species of fish and corals make its |
| and publications as amongst the top 10 scuba diving | | | | residence here. There are even a few poisonous |
| destinations and resorts in the world. | | | | banded sea snakes here and some are as long as |
| There are quite a few diving operators offer dive | | | | two meters (6.4ft) long. Do be careful because all sea |
| safaris to hard to reach locations in Boracay such as | | | | snakes are poisonous and their bites can be fatal. |
| Sibuyan Sea, Tablas, Romblon and Semirara. Closer to | | | | Another excellent dive site nearby is the Laurel Island. |
| Boracay are also some world class dive sites catering | | | | This dive site is for the more experienced scuba |
| to divers of varying diving skills. If you are not a scuba | | | | divers as the undercurrent here can get quite strong. |
| diver, you will find snorkeling in Boracay just as | | | | Because of this fact, drift diving can be a pleasure |
| exhilarating because of its rich marine life. | | | | here. It is also these strong currents that encourage |
| For example, Friday's Rock which lies close to the | | | | corals to open up their beautiful yellow and orange |
| island's west shore you can find a variety of brilliant | | | | polyps to feed on microscopic planktons and marine |
| colored soft and hard corals, butterfly fishes, wrasses, | | | | creatures, festooning the walls of an 8m (25ft) tunnel |
| damsel fishes, blue tangs, stingrays and snappers, | | | | at the tip of the island. You can also find big sponges |
| often along with big scorpion fishes and lion fishes | | | | and handsome gorgonian sea fans here. |
| hiding in rocks and crevices. | | | | At northern Boracay is Yapak, which is a deep wall |
| There are 2 dive sites nearby called Punta1 and | | | | diving starting at around 30m(95ft) and descending the |
| Punta2. Punta 1 is shallower dive which is a drop off to | | | | depth of 60m (190 ft). Again, the undercurrent here can |
| about 24m (80ft) Punta 2 starts at 30m and goes | | | | be rather tricky. This area is the domain of larger |
| down to 50m (170ft). Groupas, trigger fishes, angel | | | | pelagic fishes such as barracudas and various species |
| fishes as well as sweetlips, tuna, barracuda and the | | | | of sharks. Occasionally, a hammerhead shark will swim |
| occasional reef shark populate these two interesting | | | | by and giant manta rays are also frequently sighted. |
| dive locations. | | | | Other interesting dive spots in the Boracay are |
| Just southeast of Boracay lies the Crocodile Island (so | | | | Carabao (buffalo), Cathedral Cave, Buruanga, Black |
| named because of shape of the island and not after | | | | Rock and Dog Drift. So if you are going to the |
| the scaly reptile) which is a very popular scuba diving | | | | Phillipines for a scuba diving vacation, why not try |
| site. It is wall diving here of about 25m(80ft) in depth at | | | | scuba diving in beautiful Boracay. |