Siquijor , An Island Renowned For Its Variety of Macro Life, Healthy Reefs, Steep Deep Walls and Coral Gardens.

Siquijor , An Island Renowned For Its Variety of Macro Life, Healthy Reefs, Steep Deep Walls and Coral Gardens.

 

Video Credits to the Owners.

 

Siquijor which becomes more and more popular among diving population is dedicated to it’s marine environment protection what results in well protected and managed more than 20 Marine Sanctuaries all around the island. Island is renowned for its variety of macro life, healthy reefs, steep deep walls and coral gardens.

Divers can explore soft and hard corals, fans, sponges, hydroids. This bountiful reef plays home to many turtles, frogfish, cuttlefish, spanish dancers, nudibranchs, shrimps and more. Big stuff like barracudas and jackfish are also common here.

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Photo credits: Drazan Mimica and Bozidar Bajzelj, Dive Point 

One of the best coral gardens is just in front of Dive Point Siquijor dive center. If you are fan of night diving, take a chance and ask there for a night dive, too.

About The Author

Bozidar Bajzelj, Manager at Dive Point Siquijor, PH. Got a chance to start scuba diving in 1980 in Navy where decided to do it as a life time job when finishing service. After many years of diving in Mediterranean, Red Sea, East Africa, Oman,... finally organized a group of enthusiastic divers and came with them to Philippines for the first time. It was in 2006 what was on a bucket list since many years before. People, nature, easy to travel and underwater world was so impressive that after first visit it was coming next and next and... until decided to stay and set up its own diving centre in 2014. Meeting local friends when volunteering on reefs conversation, great and versatile marine life and easy going island life was a point of decision to stay and settle on Siquijor island.

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