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Scuba Diving The Philippines Is Impressive, Varied And
By Brett Jankowiak, Thu Dec 8th
Philippines does not get any diverse, anywhere inthe world! No matter what level of diver you are, divingPhilippines has something to offer you. In fact I can just aboutguarantee that the you do in the Philippines willblow your mind and make you think twice about diving when youget home. You will literally be spoilt when diving in thePhilippines. Water Temperature. The water temperature diving in the Philippines, is similar todiving in your warm bath at home! It is absolutely divine. Abalmy 22 C to 25 C during the cooler months of December to Marchand 25 C to 28 C during the warmer months of April to November.Water temperatures like these, gives you the opportunity ofdiving in the comfort of lycra skin suits or 3mm wetsuits. Whenyou are use to diving in 5mm and 7mm steamers or even dry suits,this type of diving is pure heaven.
Why Dive the Philippines? The Philippine Islands, which there are over 7,100, have thewidest variety of marine life in the world. The diving here isstill being discovered, it does however have a number of popularspots which are very familiar with the diving tourist and thesesites are world class. Outside these popular diving locationslie thousands of unexplored opportunities. Sincethe Philippines has so many islands, with some of them noteasily accessible, the allure for the scuba diver in thePhilippines to be the first to explore an underwater reef or todiscover a wreck is a real possibility. Statistics from the Philippine Department of Tourism indicatethat scuba divers visiting the Philippine Islands, return for anaverage of 10 trips each. If this is not a high recommendationon the quality and health of the industry in thePhilippines, then I’m not sure what is! Scuba Diving Philippines - What Sort of Diving? Philippines has everything to satisfy the mostfussy diver. All you have to do, is put your wetsuit on and putyour tank together, even then there is someone there to assistyou. From here it gets easier. Someone will carry your gear onand off the dive boat for you, help you put your scuba tank andgear onto your back and help you out of the water when you havefinished. Sound easy? You bet it is. Now, what type of divingshould you expect? Well pretty much everything you can think ofis covered. Pristine reef diving.
Exhilarating drift diving. Big pelagicfish action. World War II wrecks to be discovered. Fantasticwall diving. Muck diving for those who like macro photography.Deep diving. Coral Gardens. Night Diving. Swim throughs andcaves. Technical diving. Soft coral spectaculars. The majority of dives are conducted by boat, usually a veryshort trip from your resort. If you are not diving from a boatyou can generally find fantastic reefs right in front of yourresort, nice and easy shore diving. For the ultimate experience,live aboard dive vessels can also take you to areas seldom ifever visited by scuba divers, this is the ultimate experience. Diving Philippines – What will I see Underwater? The list is too big to try and let you know what you will seeunderwater, but I will tell you about the marine life you willdefinitely see underwater. The marine life is exceptionallyabundant, from rare nudibrachs to a high density of the 27species of clownfish or Amphiprion Sp., not to mentionthe gregarious colours of the soft corals and the vibrancy ofthe hard corals. If big fish are an attraction, then schoolingbarracudas, sweetlips, Thresher and Hammerhead Sharks will notdisappoint you. The biggest fish in the world also frequentsPhilippine waters, the mighty Whale Shark. Even mammals arewidely seen, both dolphins and dugongs. Diving Philippines gives you so many options that every divewill be different and mind blowing, even if it is at the samedive site! Note: The Philippines has had it’s fair share of dynamitefishing and cyanide poisoning. This is slowly being pushed out,as more Filipinos recognize a better future in tourism dollars.Cyanide poisoning is used for capturing fish for marine aquariumenthusiasts. This practice is being addressed by the MarineAquarium Council in conjunction with Philippine Authorities, whoare training local fisherman in the use of ecological netcatching of small fish. They are also teaching good husbandrytechniques for the sustainability of this industry. Diving Philippines is everything and more you want it to be.Your expectations will be met and driven further than youthought possible, the possibilities are endless.
About the author:Brett Jankowiak is the owner ofhttp://www.philippines-travel-guide.com, PhilippinesTravel Guide, his passion for the Philippines and scubadiving is reflected in his writings and articles on hisinformation based website.
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