The gentle slope of Monkey Beach hosts to a diverse marine ecosystem, with hard and soft corals providing a home to thousands of crinoids and nudibranches, while above them the waters teem with reef fish and turtles often swim by.
Come with us for a very special journey to the crown jewel of Puerto Galera’s dive sites in the Verde Island Passage Verde Island itself. This is a special trip, with multiple dives and incredible sights including three-metre wide coral fans, bubbling volcanic vents, and triggerfish so abundant they block out the light.
Once upon a time a charismatic grouper nicknamed Ernie chose a small cave this beautiful reef wall to call home. Ernie has moved on but the site has kept his name, and features thousands of bright yellow sea cucumbers in addition to larger and more mobile delights
You want wreck diving? This site has four sunken vessels. You want sea turtles? You’ll probably spot several here. Like tropical fish? You can swim through shoals of them. Only a beginner? That’s okay this is only 18m deep. Don’t like long journeys? Sabang Wrecks is two minutes by speedboat from our front door. Some dive sites just have it all.
One of Puerto Galera’s hidden dive gems, the Montani site is a treat for macro photography and muck divers, with flamboyant cuttlefish, cleaner shrimp, nudibranches, octopus and seahorses aplenty
Gracing the bottom of the aptly-named dive site Giant Clams you’ll find a precious handful of an endangered species: the largest bivalve mollusks on the planet