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