Thresher sharks at dawn, sardine shoals off the shore and Second World War wrecks: some of Asia's best diving.
The Philippines sits at the heart of the Coral Triangle, and the diving matches the reputation. Malapascua is one of very few places where thresher sharks are seen regularly, at a cleaning station shortly after dawn. Moalboal has a sardine shoal you can snorkel from the beach. Coron's bays hold a fleet of Japanese wrecks from 1944.
We plan dive trips with the logistics in mind: no flying within 18 to 24 hours of your last dive, realistic transfer times between dive towns, and dive centres matched to your level and certification. Non-divers are covered too: most of these places have very good snorkelling and plenty to do on land.
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A small, car-free island off Cebu's northern tip, known worldwide for early-morning dives with thresher sharks, and for its easy, barefoot pace.
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A small dive town on Cebu's west coast where millions of sardines swirl a few metres from shore and turtles graze on the reef wall.
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Inland lakes inside limestone cliffs, Second World War shipwrecks you can dive or snorkel, and a busy harbour town on Busuanga Island.
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A relaxed university town on Negros with a seafront promenade, very good diving at Apo Island and Dauin, and ferries to Siquijor.
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The Chocolate Hills, tiny tarsiers, a slow green river and the beaches of Panglao, all within an easy two hours of each other.
12 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium
Manila • Coron • El Nido • Port Barton • Puerto Princesa
One island, three speeds: Coron's wrecks and lakes, El Nido's lagoons, then Port Barton, where Palawan still feels like a fishing coast. Joined by sea and road, not airports.
From €2,000per person ·
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Cebu • Malapascua • Moalboal • Bohol
All by road and sea, with no domestic flights: Cebu city's history and food, Malapascua's sharks, Moalboal's sardine run and canyons, then Bohol.
From €1,700per person ·
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17 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium
Manila • Donsol • Bohol • El Nido
Swim with whale sharks in the wild at Donsol, under the Mayon volcano, then Bohol's hills and El Nido's lagoons. Seventeen days of wildlife, volcanoes and islands.
From €2,400per person ·
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Manila • Coron • Malapascua • Moalboal • Dumaguete
Four of the best dive areas in the country: the wrecks of Coron, thresher sharks at Malapascua, the sardine run at Moalboal, and Apo Island and macro diving at Dauin.
From €2,600per person ·
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