Diving in Apo Island

Fed up with small stuffs on the sand? Miss colorful corals and plenty of tropical fish? It's not a problem. Aside from muck dive, many divers also go for boat dive in Apo Island depart from Dauin Coast.

I joined Apo Island diving day trip on my third day in Dumaguete. We departed from Liquid Dumaguete at 8AM. On the way going to Apo Island, we saw some dolphins cruising ahead of our boat. It's kind of additional surprise for us. It takes around 40 minutes to reach the island by pumpboat.

We had three dives in Apo Island. It's shame that I forgot to record the specific names of the dive site. Anyway, they are all near the "Rock" which is in front of the small village on the eastern side of the island. Apart from divers, many tourists go there for snorkeling.

The sea bed is covered by healthy corals, and the divers are surrounded by fish. The colorful scenery here is totally different from Dauin Coast. Like I mentioned before, go diving in Apo Island if you miss corals and fish.

  

We had a simple lunch on the boat after the second dive. This meal fee is included in their day trip package.

Aside from beautiful corals and fish, divers can see Jackfish ball on the east side of the island. We didn't dive there because it's drift dive and there were some beginner divers on the boat. If you are an experienced diver and want to see the school of Jackfish, why not try it!