Mactan Cebu Diving at Cebu Dive Sites Cebu Philippines
1.
Shangrila Fish Feeding Station
Cebu Diving at Mactan Island Cebu Dive Sites.A certain Coral Recovery Program from Shangri-la's
Mactan Island Resort and Spa few years ago, made this site one of the best
fish feeding area around Mactan Island Cebu Philippines in Cebu Diving.It
is a gradual slope from 3 meters to 15 meters,where wide variety of wrasse,sergeant
majors, damselfishes and some more tropical fishes swimming around while
scuba divers are feeding them.A half meter lone barracuda is often spotted
on top of the table corals.Yellow colored frogfishes are found around yellow
elephant ear sponges, they are found mostly at 13 to 15 meters depth.Non-licenced
divers are not allowed to go down to this depth.Suitable for novice Divers.
2. Tambuli Fish Feeding Station
The first famous
fish feeding area in Cebu dive at Mactan Island Cebu Philippines.Located
in front of Tambuli Beach Resort.A great dive site for beginners and for
novice open water divers.An easy dive from 3 to 5 meters sloping down to
24 meters and even more.Feeding the sergeant majors at 5 meters and so many
others like damselfish,parrotfish different kind of wrasse is so enjoyable
.A chartered aircraft was intensionally place at sloping sandy area for
additional attraction.
Often sighted are groupers, barracudas, squids,cuttlefish,3 kinds of frogfishes,blue
ribbons eels and even eagle rays and whale sharks in between December
to June. There are staghorn corals,fire corals,table corals,tube sponges
as well where the frogfishes mostly hanging around.Lionfishes and scorpionfishes
are scattered along the area.Be careful with current sometimes but always
be careful with the watercrafts traffic while ascending.Also very good
site for night diving for it's numerous variety of crabs.Slipper lobster
was also sighted at night dives.
3. Marine Station / Sanctuary
A good dive site for beginners
very close to Kontiki Resort at Maribago Mactan is., Cebu Phils.This is
the site where the Marine Biologist of University of San Carlos made their
marine biology research.That is why it is called Marine Research Station
and later was concised to Marine Station.It has a gradual slope from 5 meters
down to 30 meters more.Shallow dive here is best because of the marine life
here bountiful in shallows. Corals are beautiful like the staghorn corals
and fire corals.Tube sponges are also found here together with the barrel
sponges.Fusiliers,rainbow runners,moorish idols, bannerfish,lionfishes and
sergeant majors are very common here and brittlestar as well.Often visited
by small manta rays.Watercraft traffic has to be paid more attention during
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