PARADISE

TRAVELLER
Top 13 diving sites
OUR REGION
PICTURE: MARCELO KRAUSE, WALINDI RESORT
bounced back and is once again a
mecca for divers. Where else could
you see in a single day a wall of
barracuda, a stampede of bump
head parrotfish and a dozen turtles
and hammerhead sharks?
Visibility: +30m
Depth: +25m
Ability level: Advanced Open
Water.
Stay: Scuba-Junky is a resort on
Mabul Island – about 30 minutes
by boat from Sipadan. They will
organise the Sipadan permit and
provide plenty of great diving
around the natural and artificial
reefs of Mabul while you wait
for your day to take the trip to
Sipadan.
See scuba-junkie.com.
PHILIPPINES
Island,
Moalboal, Cebu
The Philippines is
12Pescador
well-known for the muck
diving sites around Batangas and
Puerto Galera – just a few hours’
drive from Manila. In the centre,
around Cebu, Negros and Bohol,
there are some special places
where you can dive with thresher
sharks and snorkel with whale
sharks, but along most of the
coastlines there are walls and reefs
perfect for diving. Pescador Island
has both steep walls and coral
reefs and has a good selection of
what you might find anywhere
in the Philippines. The walls are
covered with soft corals, home
In the garden … PNG’s Kimbe Bay is home to lush coral gardens and
a myriad of fish.
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