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Balicasag Bohol Diving at Bohol Dive Sites Bohol Philippines



Balicasag Island is in the southern tip of Bohol Island.This island is about 5 hours from Mactan Island Cebu, Philippines.The Area of this island is about 25 hectares and can be roam for about less than an hour.This is one of the most visited island for diving by divers from Mactan Island and neighboring islands.Because of its beautiful corals and fishes,like the school of Jackfish. The dive sites in this island is very good for underwater photography.Nearby are also dive sites of divers from bohol islands but here in Balicasag islands the dives are considered as one of the best in the world.The famous sites are The Fish Sanctuary,Rico's wall at the Southwest part,Rudy's Rock at the Southeast corner and the Black Forest at the Northeast part of the island.

The Fish Sanctuary

The fish Sanctuary is the site that is protected by the Department of Tourism.It is in the western part of the island .The shoal of Jackfish in here is very amazing, this is the main attraction of this site.The corals are very beautiful too,there are gorgonian sea fans,black corals,soft corals and coral heads.Fusiliers are found here and so as the rainbow runners, damsels , clown fish snappers and yellow-finned trevally .Sharks are found here often and during night dives.

Rico's wall (Southwest Wall)

Rico's Wall is at the southwest point of Balicasag good coral garden from 8 meters to 12 meters.The coral garden drops off down to 35 meters and more.Nudibranches, sea stars , variety of tropical reef fish, anemones with clownfish and soft corals are all around the area.Fusiliers, jacks, snappers, bannerfish, moorish idols and anthias are hanging around the cliff edge. Small caves and overhangs can be seen below 25 meters . Gorgonian sea fans, basket sponges and elephant ear sponges are scattered.Often spotted are gray reef shark and whitetip reef shark.

Rudy's Rock ( southeast point )

Rudy's rock is much similar to Rico's wall .An easy dive site for novice divers Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder going in the direction of exit point from Black Forest, large green turtles are occasional visitor of this site Huge shoal of big eye trevally are having amazing movements like having an aircraft flight formation show in the sky.This shoal of huge trevally will stay with the divers for at least 20 minutes or even stay along until the end of the dive.Soft and hard corals, small caverns and crevices are also present in this site. A bit distance from the wall are the midnight snapper swimming among the sweetlips and fusiliers.

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