The reefs of Cagayan lie 130 km west off the coast of Negros amidst the Sulu Sea. The place is one of the most beautiful diving areas in Asia and known as one of the top ten diving areas world wide. It consists of two atolls divided by a channel. The northern one has a little island with a few palm trees - similar to islands you find in the Maledives. In 1998 the whole area was declared marine park and wild-life preserve.

Furthermore the reef was appointed protectorate and world heritage by UNESCO. Because of the retirement it is a dive destination which you don’t have to share with others.

Big gorgonians, mantas, whale sharks, oceanic sharks, schools of mackerels, dolphins, and many more are permanent visitors in this area. At the reef roofs it teems with local reef fishes and at many places you often can meet stingrays, reef whitetip shark, turtles, leopard sharks, many different kinds of mackerels, and guitarfishe. The approximated 70 km of sleep slope are covered with corals such as gorgonians, funguses, hydrazones, and rare black corals.

Sharks and lobsters live in the many grottos and caves of the walls. In the crystal clear water you often meat schools of barracudas, big tunas, and mackerels. And some days you are even able to snorkel with mantas during breakfast.

Food: The price includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition you will be served with refreshments and fruit. Drinks such as mineral water, beer, cola, and other beverages are free of charge on Goya. Drinks in restaurants and bars in the resorts will be billed.

What to bring: You only need a few cloths. More important is sun protection such as sun blocker, sun glasses, and a cap. Please also bring adaptors for battery charger, batteries, photo equipment if needed, and a wind jacket as water protection during high waves.

The Cagayan Islandss are approx. 120 kilometres on an open sea west of Sipalay, direction Palawan. It is a very untouched Insegruppe, distant off of the tourism and any pollution. Does give an absolutely intact sub-water world to barracudas, Jacks, with many major part fish, like sharks, Tunas, Napoleons uvm? One also finds here big caves and grottos where single, gigantic Gorgonien down from the ceiling grow. There are the best conditions with major part fish and visibilities up to 40 metres here from March until May.

Cagayan Iceland is an unknown diving area and we become the season find out many new Divegrounds again.

A small Island, in front of Cagayan where first two dives are made. A slope of corals with small walls which are going down to 40 m into a sand slope.
Early morning dive site, because there are good chance to see the white tip and black tip reef sharks and grey reef sharks. Turtles can be seen often at this place too.

Little bit north of Boombog, a beautiful Reef plateau between 24 and 27 m with fantastic area of corals. Place of barracudas and sharks and sometimes also mantas and big jack’s. An absolutely highlight on this safari.

First a small wall until 16 m which is going over into a sand slop with a lot of nice coral rocks. At around 35 m there is a drop off down to 60 m and more. Schools of pump head parrot fishes, green trigger fishes and napoleons are here always to see. Good chance to see the turtles and also big rays like mobulas, mantas and eagle rays.

A beautiful wall with huge gorgonians. At 22 m a long, to the sea open “tunnel” starts, in which the huge gorgonians are hanging at the side or down from the wall. Many sponches and nudibranches makes this an unbelievable underwater area. Different reef fishes, barracudas and sometimes as well napoleons or even mantas and devil ray are to be seen here. A unforgettable fantastic dive spot.

A wall with lots of gorgonians, sponches and soft corals, which starts at 5 m and falls down vertically to 60 m. All over small caves and canyons where many reef fishes and lobster are living. Big kinds of rays were seen here and also wale shark were spotted here before. The untouched coral reef on the top is perfect for finishing the dive or staying for the safety stop.

The top of this special wall starts at 4 m and shows because of their arrangement and the cascades a view like the loges in an opera. Gorgonians and soft corals determine this underwater area which is rich of reef - and swarm fishes. Like all over at Cagayan the chance to see the bigger fishes is given here.

In the beginning you will pass a slop area of hard corals until 15 m, followed by a wall. At 40 m depth the edge of the cave starts and it’s possible to see down to the white sandy bottom. Mostly there are white tip reef sharks who are taking a rest. Have always a look to the opened sea because here the chance is given to see also the hammerhead shark passing by.

A slope that is „powdered“ with white coral sand. It goes over into a sensationally wall of hard and soft corals. White tip reef sharks and grey reef sharks are often seen here. On the top of this reef you can see an untouched coral garden with a big selection of different reef fishes.