1. Bohol

2. Basic Facts
 Located in the Northwest corner of Bohol
 Depth: 20-50m
 Viz: up to 40m
 Currents: can be fierce
 Best months: Nov-May.

3. Cabilao Island

4. Dive spots in Cabilao

5. Dive spots in Cabilao
 Sharks-Point
 This plateau covered with broccoli and some fan corals is
an excellent place to observe the marine life. Situated in
the northwest of the island, it is the home of the Pygmy-
and the Thorny seahorse. Occasionally some big fish
like the white and black tipped reef shark, napoleons,
schools of barracudas and jackfish show up
 Housereef (Gorgonia Wall)
 The wall is completely covered with beautiful hard and
soft coral. This reef offers a diversity of species, like
scorpion fish, tunas, jackfish, barracudas, frogfish,
nudibranchs of all kinds and pygmy seahorses.

6. Dive spots in Cabilao
 Lighthouse
 The Lighthouse is an ideal place for a safety stop and to
extend your dive time. A slope covered with sea grass and
corals expects you there. Divers and photographers have been
inspired because of its unique and rare diversity of species.
Pegasus, seahorse, ghost pipefish, harlequin ghost
pipefish, stone fish, devil fish, leaf fish were already
discovered at this place.
 Fallen Tree
 The wall is richly covered with gorgonian sea fans and black
corals. Also home to schools of barracudas, turtles, frogfishes
and nudibranchs.

7. Dive spots in Cabilao
 Looc
 The wall ends into this sandy plateau with a tremendous variety of
hard and soft corals. It is also the habitat of innumerable
microorganisms like shrimps, snails and numerous fish schools.
 Cambaquiz Wall
 This place offers everything you need. An adrenaline pumping and
adventurous dive. Impressive wall, a large overhang and many caves
which are favorite resting places for baby sharks during the day.
 Cambaquiz Slope
 This wall can be found on the east side of Cabilao Island. Dropping
down this place borders on a big sandy slope. The exceptional dive
demands a trained eye to find the camouflage masters like sea
needles, ghost pipefish, harlequin ghost pipefish, shrimps and
snails.

8. Dive spots in Cabilao
 Talisay and Talisay Pier
 These dive sites are very interesting becuase of their changing
underwater scenery. Starting at Talisay with a drop off changing to a
sandy slope in the middle of the dive and finally ending at Talisay
Pier again with a drop off. The sandy shallow area covered with coral
blocks is an ideal home to camouflage masters.
 South Point
 A hard coral garden with formations of enormous table corals can
be found here. South-Point is also close to the protected underwater
area thereby offers fish schools in all variations and sizes.
 Chapel Point
 Some of the interesting things that can be seen in Chapel Point are
hard corals, caves, overhangs, and lots of reef fish.

9. Dive spots in Cabilao
 3-Coco
 Major attractions to be found in this dive spot are large
table corals. Like the Lighthouse, the depth for 3-Coco is
at five to 50 meters. Even though the corals take center
stage in this dive site, other marine life also abound here
as well.
 Sanctuary
 Sanctuary is a protected underwater area and its
environment with several caves, incisions and overhangs
offers a fascinating view. Sea snakes, barracudas, large
groupers, napoleon wrasses and snappers are often seen.

10. How to get there
From Tagbilaran, Bohol:
 Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines offer domestic flights to Tagbilaran City
from Manila daily
 From Tagbilaran, take a bus or taxi going to Mocpoc on Sandingan Island
 The resort can arrange a boat to pick you up in Mocpoc or you can ask one of
the outrigger boats there to bring you to Cabilao Island
From Cebu:
 Take a direct flight to Cebu International Airport or a domestic flight from
Manila
 From Cebu, take a ferry to Tagbilaran, Bohol
 You can also reach the island directly from Cebu island. Go to the town of
Argao by bus from Cebu City
 In Argao, there are public outrigger boats that bring you directly to Cabilao
Island (Tuesdays and Saturdays only)

11. Places to stay
 Polaris Beach and Dive Resort
 Website: www.polaris-dive.com
 La Estrella Beach Resort
 Website: www.laestrella.ph
 Cabilao Beach Club
 Website: www.cabilao.com

12. References
 http://www.bohol.ph/article114.html
 www.polaris-dive.com
 www.asiadivesite.com/philippines-dive-
sites/bohol/cabilao-island.php
 www.cabilao.com
 http://www.diveworldwide.com/holiday/cabilao_islan
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