Balicasag Diving Sites - Bohol Package Tour

The Cathedral Wall
Situated on the southwest side of the island close to the resort, this craggy section of wall has many caves and recesses which are great fun to explore. You'll need to carry a torch to bring out the relief in the walls and illuminate the activity of the caves. The reward is a kaleidoscope of marine life, including brilliant reef fish which dart around among flourished corals and sponges, and schools of big jacks which idle along in the current.

The Royal Garden
At the north side of the island has the thickest soft and hard coral cover,colorful reefs fishes hover over the corals which divers can watch or play with.

The Black Coral Forest
The rare opportunity to swim through a "forest" of black coral makes this dive an experience not to be missed. Although this form or coral is usually found below 50 meters (150 feet), there's an area on the northern tip of the island where it grows at a suprisingly shallow 30 meters (90 feet). Biologists have speculated that the shadow of the island combined with the coolness and nutrients provided by currents and upwellings "deceived" the coral into thinking it's at greater depth. The forest of bush-like coral has taken room on a portion of the reef where ledges and rock faces are interspersed with patches of sloping sand. The coral trees are set wide enough apart for you to be able to fin gently among them, although you must take great care not to damage any of them. Apart from the black coral, you'll also see schools of tropical fish - such as morrfish idols, batfish and lionfish - ailing with assorted nudibranches, including Spanish dancers. It's best to time your dive here for a slack tide, or else make sure you have a boat ready to pick up if the currents are strong.

Diver's Haven
A drop-off point with so many individual holes herein divers can stay and watch all sorts of beautiful fish swimming by. Shangri-la for divers because of the many features and creatures of the dive site.

Turtle Point
This dive takes you down the drop-off on the eastern side of the island, and gets its name from the turtles which hide in caves about 20-25 meters (60-75 feet) down. The key word is "hide". Don't be suprised if turtles do not materialize immediately: be patient, and if you're lucky you'll soon see what one diver described as a "B-52 sized" turtle swim out of its lair. While you wait, you can enjoy the scenery on the wall outside the caves: cushion starts, a profusion of feather stars, and a vast variety of reef fish, including lionfish and triggerfish. Mackerel are also common. In the shallower water here anemones, always with ther resident clownfish, are abundant.

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