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Down to the Dive Site: West Escarceo

Down to the Dive Site: West Escarceo

A classic Puerto Galera dive site, West Escarceo has a split personality depending on the moon and the tides. Will you be whipped along weightlessly, flying past boulders, critters, and schools of fish, or will you enjoy a sedate and gentle exploration of the minutiae of the Verde Island Passage’s incredible underwater life? Only the current will tell…

Shark! Everybody *into* the water!

Shark! Everybody *into* the water!

Our beautiful Verde Island Passage waters are home to some very special visitors right now – 14ft long, graceful (and entirely harmless) thresher sharks are being spotted on morning dives almost every day

Marine life of Puerto Galera: Starfish

Marine life of Puerto Galera: Starfish

One of the greatest joys of scuba diving is the opportunity to visit what seems to be another world teeming with alien life. Not only do the seas of Puerto Galera abound with reef fish and sea turtles, sharks and rays, but a vast ecosystem of invertebrate life including many species of starfish, including, in this one photo, a blue sea star, a necklace starfish and a granulated sea star, as well as a feather star or crinoid