Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Bohol

Black forest is the main attraction of Balicasag island. A nice slope full of small fishes, and deeper, the black forest. Except the black coral, you also can see large schools of silver jacks / surgeon fish, and turtles. SW of Balicasag island. S from the school. Black forest is also known as Northeast slope.

N side of Panglao island.

S of Balicasag Island.

Libaong. 4km E from Alona Beach.

W of Balicasag Island.

Impressive wall ! There is a larger cave at about 30m... Gentle slope with sandy channels on the E side of the dive site. Just in front of the village of Cambakis, NE of Cabilao island.Start on the S side of Cambaquiz beach. Cambaquiz is also known as Cambakis Point.

This is a protected marine site, with large jack shoals. W part of Balicasag island, starting just S of the BIDR resort. Fish Sanctuary is also known as Marine Sanctuary.

NNE of Balicasag island.

Great wall with big Gorgonians. Small caves and overhangings. NW of Cabilao island, just S of shark point view.

Nice wall and sandy plateau. Numerous varieties of hard and soft corals, invertebrates... In front of Looc village, N of Cabilao island. Looc is also known as Talisay Wall.

Rock point borders a protected underwater area. W side of Cabilao island.

Nice sandy slope. Many small invertebrates to look for. E side of Cabilao island

Don't miss the large schools of barracudas! SW side of Cabilao island

Nicely populated steep wall with a panoramic view into the open water. 29 min from Flower Beach Resort

Danao. SW of Panglao Island.

NW side of Panglao Island. 15km from Alona Beach.

Biton Resort Housereef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Philippines, Visayas, Bohol, Anda which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Perfect place for dive training. Wall starts at about 5 meters debt. 100m out from Alona Beach Alona Beach is also known as House Reef.

This is a Wall Dive with e cave at 24m. Severa divers can enter it. There is a huge gorgon on the entrance of the cave. Schools of fishes can be seen around.

This dive must be done at dusk. There are plenty of mandarin fishes going out of the reef just before night. Take your time as they are not easy to spot.

This is wall dive with a strong current. The wall goes down to 60m. This is a nice dive with many coral species. Difficult to take pictures...

This is a wall dive very similar to Snaper Cave. Many corals to watch.

This is a drift dive along the eastern part of Anda's reef. This dive is great for the numerous Pygmee Seahorses that can be found in gorgons at 20m and lower.

This is a drift dive along the house reef of the Flower Beach Resort.

Just detected, suitable for beginners. Normally the boat will stay and carries tanks for the second dive. Between the titanic rocks there is a lot of life to detect, also an interesting cave in only 14m depth. Boat dive, about 30 min (from Flower Beach dive center).

Relatively shallow dive, suitable as second dive of the day. Best suitable for beginners or as introduction. Nicely populated steep wall. Occasionally barracudas, but more the tiny things. Many tiny naked snails and sea spiders, some schools of hump head parrot fishes. Boat dive, about 6 min., 1.5 km.

The best snorkeling spot of all. fantastically populated wall from 3 to 30 m. Suitable for beginners. Here you can follow the typical V profile, or perform a more than 2 hours shallow (about 8 m) dive. Beautiful coral landscape. Some big fish. Wide lens area for underwater photographing. Boat dive, about 18 min., 4.5 km

Simple site, nicely populated steep wall. Giant shells, Sergeant Majors, Naked snails, Spanish dancing snails, etc. 20 min by boat from Flower Beach Resort.

Much suitable for beginners. Sometimes wall, sometimes slope. Many nice impressions. Many young fish and plenty naked snails. Boat dive, about 15 min., 2.5 km.

Steep wall is densely populated by corals. MAybe not suitable for beginners, because of the depths and currents. On the other side this spot is full of life. Some turtles. Boat dive, about 8 min., 2 km, similar dive site Virgen East House reef and Virgen-South House reef.

Nicely populated steep wall. Giant shells, Sergeant Majors, Naked snails, Spanish dancing snails, barracudas etc. 20min by boat from Flower Beach Resort. Coco White South is also known as Coco White South.

Simple site, nice steep wall and many grottos. Many different fish, chance to meet "Bruno" - a giant octopus. 24 min from Flower Beach Resort.

Simple dive site, nice steep wall and grottos. A small wreck and fresh water source at 27m. 25 min from Flower Beach Resort

Shallow (max. 12m). More than 90 min dive. 29 min from Flower Beach Resort

Shallow (max. 14m) dive. Large area of stone coral forest with small channels to pass. 25 min from Flower Beach Reesort

We found plenty of nudies and eligator fish here. Take your time and look for macro life. Sanctuary is in front of Panglao Bluewater Resort. Enter by shore or a small ride from Alona beach. Bluewater Reef is also known as Sanctuary Reef.

Virgin Mary statue was undertaken Sept 8, 2010. Danajon Bank (Double Barrier Reef) Virgin Mary is also known as Mama Mary Grotto.

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W side of Panglao Island. Dive site is in front of a fishing hut on pillars in the water. 30min from Alona Beach.

There are two jeepney car wreck between 8 and 10m deep. Also look for pygmy seahorses on large gorgonians (mainly near 30m deep). Dive site is just in front of the Bohol Beach Club. Bohol Beach Club is also known as House Reef.

The plateau is 30m deep. In this area, there is always a little bit current. This IS the place to see hammerheads and white-tipped reefsharks (in winter). You may also find Pygmy and Thorny seahorses. NW tip of the island. Shark view point is also known as Hammerhead Point.

A very overfished site, that has no fishlife over 20 cm. Many divecenters dont go there anymore because of the lack of fish. Not a very interesting dive anymore. Pamilacan Island is located 20km S of Alona Beach (about 1h by banca).

Great coral garden with giant table corals (between 5 and 15m). Large fish shoals. Lots of caves and overhangings with sometime White Tip Sharks. S point of Cabilao island South point is also known as Southtip, Shark cave.

Slope covered with seagras and corals, going down to 25m depth, then a plateau at 30m, and another wall deeper. Special species: Hammerheads and white-tipped reefsharks (In winter: December to April), pegasus, pygme seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti), leaf fish, harlequin ghost pipefish... An outstanding place for underwater photographers ! NW side of Cabilao island, next to Shark view point dive site.

Nice wall with gorgonian sea fans and black corals. Sometime you can see turtles here... If your lucky you will see the school of Big eye jacks and Barracuda in one dive. If the current picke up, you wil see Tunas, Mackerel and lots of snappers. N of Cabilao island, NW of Looc. Fallen tree is also known as Talisay Wall.

See fallen tree. It's the same kind of dive. NE of Looc village. N of Cabilao island.

Steep wall from 5 to 40m deep. Nice coral structures and cathedral-caves. N of Balicasag island. Divers heaven is also known as Diver's heaven, Heaven, Cathedral.

S of Panglao Island, Danao. W side of Alona Beach (approx 100m).

The surface current can be brutal, but it usually mellows a bit deeper. Fishtraps on the bottom and generally overfished. Allways lots of fishing boats on the site. The site has lots of banded seasnakes, nudis and other critters, that makes the dive worth doing. Snake island is located 10km S of Alona Beach (30min by banca). Cervera Shoal is also known as Snake Island.

Habagat wreck is S from the great wall, at 36m deep. This banca was sunk by the Seaquest Dive Center in 2000. SW of Panglao Island.