Black Rock
Location - Located south of Buruanga.
Access - 35min south by boat to the west face of Panay Island.
Average Depth - 80ft
Maximum Depth - 130ft
Conditions - Usually calm, but it can get rough with a strong current. Visibility can reach 25m.
Black Rock sticks out of the water and offers very good diving. The west side is a wall with caves at the bottom, good pelagic fish life and occasionally you may see Hammerhead Sharks. The east side is shallow and sheltered, with canyons, caves and crevices. There are plenty of fishes as well as pelagic species.
Carabao Island - Cathedral Cave
Location - Located the northern end of Carabao Island.
Access - 1hr 20min north by boat.
Average Depth - 115ft
Maximum Depth - 130ft
Conditions - Make this journey in good conditions, but there can be a strong current with visibility up to 80ft.
This is a very big cave with a large entrance, so apart from the depth, it is safe for novice divers. At the back of the cave there are many cracks and fissures which often contain sleeping big fish. There is good fish life, and there is the chance you will see some large pelagic species.
Carabao Island - Village Reef
Location - The center if the east face of Carabao Island.
Access - 1hr 10min north by boat.
Average Depth - 50ft
Maximum Depth - 80ft
Conditions - Calm, with occasionally a slight current with visibility can reach 25m.
A rich coral garden on a gentle slope followed by a drop-off down to sand at 24m. The coral garden has profuse soft, leathery and table corals, and there are good stony corals down the drop-off.
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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