Santa Rosa is a dive site at Olango Island.
The Santa Rosa dive site is at the south end of the Talima diving spot, both situated in Olango Island.
The Santa Rosa dive site is at the south end of the Talima diving spot, both situated in Olango Island.
Santa Rosa is 4 kilometers (around 2 nautical miles) heading to the 139°, which is at 10 minutes by boat from our Scotty's Dive Center headquarters in Mactan, Cebu region.
The dive spot is composed of a sloped plateau starting around 5 meters (15 feet) and going down to 18 meters (60 feet) is a beautiful wall down to 50 meters (165 feet).
The top of the wall is sandy with scattered corals where the reef fishes are shoaling around them. It's a fishes nursery as you will see many schools of larvae and fish fry.
The diving spot is well known for underwater macro photography as it has all the critters, fingerling, and schools of juvenile fishes living around these scattered corals on top of the wall where the bigger predators are ready to ambush.
Diving at the Santa Rosa dive site in Olango.
The Santa Rosa dive site is well-suited for all levels of divers.
From the open water diver who will dive on the slope before the wall and the wall itself, to the more experienced diver who might prefer to dive with the bigger fishes, Santa Rosa in Olango Island is one of the best diving sites around Mactan.
The sandy seabed with its scattered block of hard and soft corals are inhabited by juvenile fishes which are shoaling around or hiding inside the holes.
With all these critters and nudibranchs, the Santa Rosa dive site is perfect for macro photography.
Our thoughts about diving at Santa Rosa in Olango
At just 10 minutes by boat from Scotty's dive Center and with our free regular morning boat to Olango, the Santa Rosa diving site is a not-to-miss when in Cebu for your vacations.
Our recommendations are to dive nitrox, and most importantly, do not forget your underwater camera as there is a lot to photograph at the Santa Rosa dive site.
Scuba Diving Santa Rosa Dive Site Rates
For Cebu, Mactan:
Prices include our regular scheduled diving boats.
On our scuba-diving boats, you should always find:
- O2 tank (oxygen cylinder) and its kit plus a first aid kit
- We always carry a spare dive equipment and a diving gear toolbox
- We do have a communication device in case of emergency
- Towels and dinking water are included
- Total Duration: The detail might not be applicable, please contact us.
- Boat Schedule: The detail might not be applicable, please contact us.
- Price per person: 3696 PHP
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Optional Boat Rental (for personal schedules)
- Exclusive Boat: 3080 PHP
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Our yacht for rent The Rainbow Runner
- Maximum of 8 scuba divers, persons
- Yacht for rent, price (without the fuel): Price or Fare might not be applicable, please contact us.
