Marigondon Cave

Continuing southwest along Mactan from Agus, the wall continues, with more brightly colored and less shadow, until reaching the 10 plus metres wide entrance to the Marigondon Cave at 30 meters. Upon entering, a large school of cardinal fish may be seen, a careful look at the ceiling will likely reveal lionfish just below the hanging soft corals. The cave continues inward for about 40 meters with several small branches to be explored. At a penetration of approximately 25 metres the light from the opening diminishes to practically nothing, making torch use essential. Turning the light off at this point will reveal a number of flashlight fish, performing an unforgettable luminescent light show. The mouth of the cave bottoms out at 35 meters, but the dive can easily be completed with a maximum depth of 33 meters. Outside the cave along the wall the diver might encounter midnight snappers, surgeon fish and related unicorn fish, schools of fusiliers, silver jacks and small pelagics. This site often has a strong current and is reserved for advanced divers with night diving experience.

Crevice is located about 250 meters south of the Marigondon Cave entrance. A small swim through, at a depth of 27 meters, the mouth is large enough for 6 to 7 divers to enter. Swimming 7 meters in, and ascending 4 meters in depth, it narrows allowing for a single file egress through a coral fringed, porthole shaped exit. Outside are a number of large gorgonians with perching lionfish. A look around the nearby rocks reveals scorpion fish, sponges, and soft corals. The reef drop-off is at 18 meters and above that depth is a rich coral plateau. Along the wall, the fish life is similar to that which you will find outside the Marigondon Cave with schools of unicorn fish. Because of the depth, this dive is suitable for intermediate to advanced divers.