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Scuba Diving Cabilao Island |
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| Sun, sea and palm fringed beaches - an ideal area for divers who want to explore the fascinating underwater world of the Philippines. Scuba Diving is one of the most popular water sport activity in the Philippines. A great diversity of more than 800 species colourful corals, small to giant fishes, various-sized and textured shells, and other marine life that exist under its deep blue waters. The archipelago possesses a wide variety of major diving sites which made it famous to divers. Without doubt Cabilao Island belongs to it. | | | | Polaris Dive Center |  Directly at the fine sand beach of Cabilao the Diving Center has an excellent, modern infrastructure with
 12 complete dive equipments (Beuchat and Mares)
32 Tanks/air with 10 or 12 liters (INT- and DIN-valve)
2 BAUER-Compressors 250 and 100 liters/min.
2 Bankas (native outrigger boats) with lengths of 30 and 18 meters
2 Speed boats for the dives around Cabilao
Enriched Air / Nitrox (up to 40% oxygen)
 Oxygen and Medic First Aid Kit
Polaris Dive Center offers the following services
Daily dives around Cabilao Island
Day trips to Balicasag- and Olango Island
Dive Safaris in the Visayas
Introductory Dives
PADI Dive Courses from Beginner to Professional
| | | Cabilao Island Dive Sites
Cabilao is a marvelous place for scuba diving and snorkeling. The area is the perfect dive spot for beginners and experienced divers. Scuba Diving is possible all the year round. The water temperatures in the dive areas of the Visayas vary between 26 and 30 degrees Celsius. Therefore a 3 to 5 millimeter neoprene wet suit is normally sufficient. The visibility can range from 20 to 40 meters. | | |  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.
Sharks-Point
This plateau covered with broccoli and some fan corals is a 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.
Lighthouse
Located next to the Sharks-Point, 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. Because of its unique and rare diversity of species so many divers and underwater photographers has been inspired. Pegasus, seahorse, ghost pipefish, harlequin ghost pipefish, stone fish, devil fish, leaf fish were already discovered at this place. Be ready for the night dive of your life...
Fallen Tree
The wall is richly covered with gorgonian sea fans and black corals. Also home to schools of barracudas, turtles, frogfishes and nudibranchs.
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. A dive not to be missed...
Cambaquiz Wall
This place offers everything you need. A adrenaline pumping and adventurous dive. Impressive wall, a large overhang and many caves which is sometimes favorite for baby sharks to rest during the day. But there is still more to see.
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.
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
In the flat area fascinating hard coral garden with formations of enormous table corals. South-Point is close to the protected underwater area and offers thereby 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.
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
Last but not least Sanctuary which is a protected underwater area and its environment with several caves, incisions and overhangs offers an fascinating view. Sea snakes, barracudas, large groupers, napoleon wrasses and snappers are often seen. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 11 December 2008 09:40 |
Polaris Cabilao Island 
