MIMAROPA

Oriental Mindoro

Philippines

Muck dive site; many interresting critters. Take care of the boat traffic.

In front of the Dalaruan village.

Boat Yard is also known as Dalaruan.

Puerto Galera

Boat Yard

The Hill is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Philippines, Mindoro, Puerto Galera which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

The Hill

Immature white-tip reef sharks, surgeonfish, triggerfish and moray eels.

Off Mindoro Island's Sabang Beach

Coral Garden Philippines

The site is known for its giand clams; but it is a pseudo "muck dive" site with many critters.



Giant clams

Batangas Channel is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Philippines, Mindoro, Puerto Galera which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Batangas Channel



Just between Big Lalaguna beach & Small Lalaguna.

Lalaguna Point

Dry Dock is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Philippines, Mindoro, Puerto Galera which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Dry Dock

The only interest was the gorgonian and the pygmy seahorse; we've been there for it and found it! At only 15m deep; this is a great opportunity to photograph it (generally, they are close to 30m deep!).

Just 100-150m NE from the El Galeon jetty.

Fantasea Reef

Sunk in 1995

Just off the El Galleon Pier.

Saint Christopher Wreck is also known as St. Christopher Wreck.

Saint Christopher Wreck

This wreck was sunk in March 2003 by the PGDA (Puerto Galera Dive Association) and sits upright in 30m of seawater. She was an inter-island freighter that was prepared especially to make a dive site and reef habitat. There have been several large holes cut into the deck and any hazardous items removed from the inside to make it ideal for penetration.

The hull was originally constructed from plate steel and there are many bulkheads inside to hide Moray Eels and thousands of tiny Commensal and Cleaner Shrimps. The upper decks were constructed from structural steel and timber but over the years all the timber has rotted away leaving the skeletal beams in place as a reminder of her deck lines.

The helm of the vessel can be found lying on the deck but the ships wheel is long gone. Towards the bow a mast stands proud and is clad now in Oyster Clams and hard corals. The beams of the main decks are also clad in hard and soft corals with several small Gorgonian Fans and Sea Whips swaying in the current. At the stern a large cleat has a line buoyed to the surface.

A myriad of fish gather here at the wreck and call her their home, Trumpet Fish, Fusiliers, Rabbit Fish, Sweetlips, Snappers and Batfish are all here in abundance. Strong surface currents are sometimes prevalent at this dive site; always descend with the buoy rope in sight whenever possible. Great for wide angle photography, this site is one of the signature dives of Puerto Galera and not to be missed.


This dive site is 2 minutes boat ride from Big Apple Dive Resort.

M-V Alma Jane Wreck is also known as Alma Jane.

M-V Alma Jane Wreck

Sabang Beach is the site directly in front of the Sabang resorts in Puerto Galera. The entry is complicated by boat mooring and traffic and there is lots of debris in the water, but once you get out to the wrecks, the dive is quite worthwhile. Between the wrecks are many isolated coral bommies and small stretches of reefs. An hour underwater here will deliver most of the usual Pacific marine life and dozens of macro subjects worth photographing. I recommend hiring a guide the first time out to find the highlights of the dive.

Rather than driving, taking a boat from the Luzon mainland at Batangas harbor to Puerto Galera is the usual route. There are streets and cars in Puerto Galera and a thriving, if somewhat seamy, nightlife but neither is a necessary part of the adventure.

Boat Yard

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Boat Yard