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meimei

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Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« on: May 11, 2013, 03:50:36 pm »
hey sisses! what are the best snorkeling sites you've been to in the Philippines? please share so we can explore them, too! please only share actual experiences. :)

i decided to start this thread because it was the first time i went snorkeling during a trip to Puerto Princesa. i fell in love with Helen's Garden - the snorkeling site that is very close to Dos Palmas.

the day before that, we went to Pambato Reef, but it was not impressive. so when we went to Helen's Garden the following day, oh my! it was soooooo beautiful. there was diverse marine life - fish of different colors (may sinundan pa nga akong purple fish sa sobrang tuwa ko, hehe), corals of different colors, merong portion na sobrang daming green corals and i figured baka kaya tinawag na Helen's "Garden". :)

and because of this great experience, i am now so interested in exploring other snorkeling sites. :) snorkeling ha, hindi scuba diving, i can't do scuba diving, i'm afraid of deep water. hanggang snorkeling lang ako kasi may life vest. :)
« Last Edit: May 11, 2013, 04:00:23 pm by meimei »

shegothim

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2013, 11:38:41 pm »
sa anilao at bauan batangas. magaganda ang mga sanctuary doon. ok din sana sa magalawa island kaya lang konti lang ang fish. though malapit lang na languyan may mga corals na. sa coron din, iyong mga shipwreck doon maganda ring magsnorkeling doon. sa puerto galera din pag nag-island hopping kayo may sanctuary rin kayong dadaanan kaya lang magrent ka ulit ng maliit na boat papalapit sa sanctuary. and bago ko makalimutan sa balicasag sa bohol.

riandrew

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2013, 09:36:11 pm »
coron and balicasag!

matetreyes

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2013, 10:29:25 pm »
Simizu Island, Antonia Beach in Islas de Gigantes, shipwreck in coron and balicasag.

@jen, inggit much sa Binukbok!!!

shegothim

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2013, 12:31:18 pm »
^baka bumalik kaming binukbok this coming june. sama ka?

apo reef din magandang magsnorkeling pero mukhang mas maganda magdive doon. though nung unang day namin sa apo reef may pinuntahan kami na magandang magsnorkeling kasi mababaw lang.sayang nga at nagmoist iyong case ng cam ko kaya di ko napicturan. ayun may reason ulit ako para bumalik doon. ;D

meimei

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2013, 08:31:25 pm »
to those here who recommended Balicasag, may question lang ako... kasi may ilan akong nabasa sa Bohol thread (see quotes below) na medyo maliit lang daw yung area for snorkeling? and patay naman yung corals? pero baka di lang maganda yung area na pinagdalhan sa kanila nung boatman nila... or baka masyadong maraming boats of tourists kaya di maka-roam around masyado sa snorkeling area... kasi may mga nababasa nga din ako sa blogs na maganda daw ang snorkeling sa Balicasag.

Ang hindi ko lang ma-gets sa island tour ay yung snorkeling sa Balicasag marine sanctuary. Yun na ba talaga yun? Kasi nung dinala kami nung maliit na bangka sa area, patay naman din ang corals pero marami namang isda. Inisip ko nga baka naman hindi talaga kami sa marine sanctuary dinala.

Ako, nagustuhan ko yung dolphin watching and snorkeling sa marine sanctuary balicasag island but si husband normal reaction lang, hindi ganong tuwa compared to me. There were also a lot of people snorkeling and its just a relatively small area. So yung mga naka-snorkel sa mas malawak at deep na dagat, baka hindi na ganong magandahan sa balicasag island.

matetreyes

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2013, 09:43:57 pm »
sis baka nga dahil sa madaming masyadong bangka/tourists kaya nagdidivide ang attention ng mga isda. when we went there, hindi kami nag-avail nung small boat. kasi naman ang hirap kaya umakyat dun after kapag galing ka sa tubig. mas ginusto pa namin magpahatak sa guide habang naka-lifevest kami. yung pinuntahan namin hindi naman patay mga corals saka madami namang isda. ang pinaka-waley na  snorkeling na naexperience namin ay sa Boracay. as in deads na corals, konting fish, malabong tubig. isang malaking waley!

gummy bear

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 09:32:44 am »
Malcapuya Island and Siete Pecados, Coron, Palawan.

aNgelofThEMorning

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2013, 06:37:00 pm »
Here's the places I've been to...been snorkeling since 2004 ata  :)


1. Siete Picados - Coron - daming malalaking isda dito
2. Calumbuyan - Coron - the best
3. Coral Garden - Coron - the best
4. Balicasag - Bohol - dito ko nakakita ng school of fishes na nakaikot na parang tornado, amazing
5. Cagbalinad  - Caramoan - ganda din

yan na lang muna, in any order...so far yan yung mga may best na corals and fishes

jasta01

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2013, 06:47:47 pm »
Coron All the Way .. . Specially sa Malcapuya sa bandang gitna wherein you can see hundreds of fishes including NEMO  ;) and if you are lucky enough, you'll see the black tip shark ..

*not sure kung black tip dko na matandaan sinabi smin ni manong because my wife's cousin saw it we ask manong kung totoo may shark OO daw .. . pero hindi naman daw yun nananakit.. so nothing to worry about  8)

hun_nie08

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2013, 02:42:03 am »
LOL try ko nga yan sa Malcapuya pag bumalik ako. AGree with Siete Picados pero mas bet ko pa rin ang Balicasag. Mas madami kasing fish na makikita dito e, sa Coron kasi malalaki na e.. Sa Boracay 1 or 2 klase lang ata e

cloudzy_09

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2013, 05:04:29 am »
Puerto gallera coral garden

gulaysk

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2013, 11:09:40 am »
Apo Island, definitely.

cloudzy_09

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2013, 11:31:55 am »
Apo island nakita ko sa tv muka ngamaganda mag snorkling my mga turtles pero hindinba siya nasira sa typhoon? Madali lang ba maka punta dito kahit may kids ka 1-2 y/o pero syempre hindi namin sila isasama sa snorkling sa resort lang sila.

Advisable ba siya sa matatakutin na katulad ko ;D
Ayoko kasi ng masyado malalim feeling ko may pating
Ayoko ng may sobrang lalaki isda ( sa palawan noong nag snorkling ako my school of fish talakitok ata yun sinasalubong mga nag snorkling at nangangagat sila)
And may guide ba na susundan ka habang nag snorkling?

det060403

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2013, 01:38:59 pm »
Puerto Princesa, maganda talaga! actually anywhere in Palawan!!!! Oh my I suddenly miss the waters! :)
Apo Island too! Dapat scuba kami when we went there, kaya lang i had an episode of asthma, ayaw paawat sa tubig so nagsnorkling na lang kami ng ate ko! (Cant dive without a buddy! LOL!) I saw turtles!!! Ang ganda!!! Isa to sa mga places na gusto kong balikan!

gulaysk

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2013, 02:15:28 pm »
^^You can try the tour package from Harold's Mansion. We availed ours from them. It's 1k/person. Yung marine sanctuary ay sira raw talaga. It'll take years to rehabilitate it. Pero marami pa ring magagandang snorkeling spots sa Apo Island. And syempre you get to swim with the ninja turtles. Hehe. If you get the package from Harold's, usually ang kasama sa tour ay divers kaya sa malalalim talaga kayo na parts pupunta. Pero dun din talaga magaganda ang corals. Divers lang ang may kasamang guides. Kapag snorkeling, wala. Kanya-kanyang diskarte.

Your toddler can stay in the boat. Maganda ang boat na ginagamit ng Harold's.
« Last Edit: August 07, 2013, 02:17:16 pm by gulaysk »

aNgelofThEMorning

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2013, 01:30:43 pm »
update ko lang list ko mga sis...been to 2 new places for the last 2 months :)

6. Apo Island/Reef sa Mindoro - definitely! was able to Scuba dive also, but snorkeling lang solve na solve na.
7. Antonia Islands at Isla Gigantes - ang lapit ng corals! ilang hakbang lang kita mo na yung mgandang corals at madaming isda, to think malabo pa yung dagat nung nag-snorkel kami. Sana hinde masira tong lugar na to kase ang ganda talaga...
« Last Edit: September 17, 2013, 09:21:15 am by aNgelofThEMorning »

josievee

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2013, 11:38:39 pm »
Apo reef!

Shiecg

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2013, 12:30:40 pm »

Coron -Coral Garden
Balicasag, Bohol
Antonia Beach - gigantes Island, Iloilo
Moalboal, Cebu
Apo Island

theshopaholicprincess

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Re: Best Snorkeling Sites in the Philippines
« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2013, 03:24:23 pm »
Agree ako sa Coron! Twin Lagoon and Malcapuya Island ang linis ng tubig at kahit walang snorkeling gear kita mo na yung corals sa baba. Dami rin colorful fishes


 

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