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