Day Trip Diving Balicasag Island Bohol, Scotty's Dive Centre Mactan, Cebu and Boracay Island Philippines

Day Trip Diving Balicasag Island, Bohol

The diving at Balicasag is similar to Cabilao, but even better. Balicasag Island is considered one of the best dive sites in the Philippines- which has one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world! Your transportation and surface interval will be enjoyed aboard our luxury banca boat- the traditional Filipino outrigger boat. Come and dive Balicasag Island for yourself and see what all the hype is about!.

How do we get to Balicasag?

Balicasag Island is in the southern Bohol Sea, near the Island of Panglao. Our diving day trip to Balicasag gets and early start by departing our dive centre at 7am. Under normal weather conditions, you should be diving at Balicasag by 10am. For transportation, you'll take our luxury banca boat with onborad toilet, dry cabin, and sun deck.

What is a Balicasag Day Trip?

Our Balicasag Day trip is 2-dives at one of the most pristine dive sites in the world. After your morning dive at Balicasag, you will reboard our custom-made diving banca for your lunch* and a relaxing surface interval. After lunch, we will move to a different site at Balicasag Island. After our second and final dive, we'll once again board the boat and head back to Cebu. The trip home is an excellent to time to take in the gorgeous tropical scenery of the Philippines, relax, and reminisce over your two great dives.

What are the dive sites of Balicasag?

Balicasag Island has four main dive sites that we visit. That means you can go on two different day trips and not dive the same site twice! Please have a look at the dive sites of Balicasag Island:

Black Forest - The Black Forest isconsidered by many experienced divers to be the best Balicasag Island has to offer. With green sea turtles and schools of barracuda and jacks, the Black Forest is one of the most biodiverse and vibrant sites in the Philippines. The Black Forest is a hard coral slope down to 40m where you can find a colony of garden eels. Meduim to strong currents make the Black Forest of Balicasag make is a great site for a drift dive.
Divers' Heaven - Divers' Heaven may be the most aptly named dive site we know of. The vertical drop from 6m to 40m make Divers' Heaven a great wall dive- one of many to be found while diving at Balicasag Island. Like most of Balicasag Island, hard corals dominate the shallow areas. You can commonly encounter such spectacular species as Napoleon wrasse, scorpionfish, anglerfish, and angelfish.
Balicasag Cathedral - The Cathedral at Balicasag is truly divine. You may encounter turtles, triggerfish, pufferfish, and many others. The Balicasag Cathedral wall has many whip corals, soft corals, and sea fans. The 8m shallow area is dominated with copious hard coral cover and reef fish. This makes the Cathedral a great place for snorkelers and divers alike.
Balicasag Sanctuary - The Baliscasag Sanctuary is the protected area of Balicasag Island. This is where you can expect to find hatchlings and many juvenlie species. The drop at this site runs from 4m to to 60m, so you're diving over the deep blue, making it a true wall dive. There are a few small caverns and at least one great swim-through. There's also a school of big-eye jacks numbering in the thousands.

What do we need to bring to Balicasag?

*Lunch is pretty a important item to bring along when heading out to Balicasag Island. Please contact roomservice of your hotel and they can arrange lunch by the time we are scheduled to meet, just be sure to order it the night before.

Sunscreen is also important to remember when you are going on a Balicasag Day trip. While our luxury banca boat does have a bimini for protection from the sun, the tropical Philippine sun can burn during even limited exposure.

Also, go ahead and bring a hat, snacks, or anything else that will make your Balicasag diving day trip more enjoyable!

We will bring drinking water, towels, and friendly professional dive staff to make your Balicasag dive trip the memorygo ahead andlife-time!

For prices and information, please simply contact us today!

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