Nasog Point
Location - Located at the northwest corner of Panay Island.
Access - 25min south by boat.
Average Depth - Anything.
Maximum Depth - 115ft
Conditions - Calm with a gentle current, but it can become very rough with a strong current with visibility averages 80ft.
The site is a slope from 5m to 35m with boulders and canyons, so that unwary novices may find themselves indulging in saw-tooth diving. The fish life is limited, except when a strong current is running, but there is a good chance of seeing a turtle. But this is a dive to do for its topography - to swim thru the rocks.
Dog Drift
Location - Located south of Nasog Point.
Access - 25min south by boat to the west side of Panay Island.
Average Depth - 65ft
Maximum Depth - 100ft
Conditions - Usually calm, with a medium-strong current. Visibility up to 80ft.
This 200m to 300m wall, running north-to-south, drops from 6m to 30m and abounds with caves, holes and crevices. There are lots more fish here than at Nasog Point.
Buruanga
Location - Offshore from Buruanga village.
Access - 35min south by boat until off Buruanga, on the west side of Panay Island, south of Dog Drift and Nasog Point.
Average Depth - 65ft
Maximum Depth - 130ft
Conditions - Sheltered, though there can be strong currents. Visibility can
reach 30m.
The reef-top is a gentle slope from 5m to 7m covered in good soft, leathery and stony corals. From 7m the drop-off goes down to 40m where there is a cave. A photographers' dive.
Diving Sites: Bel-At Beach, Yapak 1, Yapak 2, Punta Bonga, Baling Hai Beach, Friday's Rock, Lobster Rock, Greenyard, Angol, Crocodile Island, Laurel I, Laurel II, Channel Drift, Unidos Point, Nasog Point, Dog Drift, Buruanga, Black Rock, Carabao Island - Cathedral, Carabao Island - Village Reef, Carabao Island - Village Mountain,
Carabao Island - West Wall, Maniguin Island - North Face, Maniguin Island - South Face
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