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