| Boracay in the Philippines along with nearby | | | | 25m(80ft) in depth at its bottom. This diving |
| Indonesia's Bali are consistently voted by scuba | | | | destination is so rich in marine life that many |
| diving magazines and publications as amongst the | | | | species of fish and corals make its residence here. |
| top 10 scuba diving destinations and resorts in the | | | | There are even a few poisonous banded sea |
| world. | | | | snakes here and some are as long as two |
| There are quite a few diving operators offer dive | | | | meters (6.4ft) long. Do be careful because all sea |
| safaris to hard to reach locations in Boracay such | | | | snakes are poisonous and their bites can be fatal. |
| as Sibuyan Sea, Tablas, Romblon and Semirara. | | | | Another excellent dive site nearby is the Laurel |
| Closer to Boracay are also some world class dive | | | | Island. This dive site is for the more experienced |
| sites catering to divers of varying diving skills. If | | | | scuba divers as the undercurrent here can get |
| you are not a scuba diver, you will find snorkeling | | | | quite strong. Because of this fact, drift diving can |
| in Boracay just as exhilarating because of its rich | | | | be a pleasure here. It is also these strong |
| marine life. | | | | currents that encourage corals to open up their |
| For example, Friday's Rock which lies close to the | | | | beautiful yellow and orange polyps to feed on |
| island's west shore you can find a variety of | | | | microscopic planktons and marine creatures, |
| brilliant colored soft and hard corals, butterfly | | | | festooning the walls of an 8m (25ft) tunnel at the |
| fishes, wrasses, damsel fishes, blue tangs, | | | | tip of the island. You can also find big sponges and |
| stingrays and snappers, often along with big | | | | handsome gorgonian sea fans here. |
| scorpion fishes and lion fishes hiding in rocks and | | | | At northern Boracay is Yapak, which is a deep |
| crevices. | | | | wall diving starting at around 30m(95ft) and |
| There are 2 dive sites nearby called Punta1 and | | | | descending the depth of 60m (190 ft). Again, the |
| Punta2. Punta 1 is shallower dive which is a drop | | | | undercurrent here can be rather tricky. This area |
| off to about 24m (80ft) Punta 2 starts at 30m | | | | is the domain of larger pelagic fishes such as |
| and goes down to 50m (170ft). Groupas, trigger | | | | barracudas and various species of sharks. |
| fishes, angel fishes as well as sweetlips, tuna, | | | | Occasionally, a hammerhead shark will swim by |
| barracuda and the occasional reef shark populate | | | | and giant manta rays are also frequently sighted. |
| these two interesting dive locations. | | | | Other interesting dive spots in the Boracay are |
| Just southeast of Boracay lies the Crocodile Island | | | | Carabao (buffalo), Cathedral Cave, Buruanga, |
| (so named because of shape of the island and not | | | | Black Rock and Dog Drift. So if you are going to |
| after the scaly reptile) which is a very popular | | | | the Phillipines for a scuba diving vacation, why not |
| scuba diving site. It is wall diving here of about | | | | try scuba diving in beautiful Boracay. |