1.  Okikawa Maru (aka Tai Ei Maru)

Length:  160 Meters

Maximum Depth:  26 meters

The Okikawa Maru is a Japanese oil tanker that has it all.  With a maximum depth of 26 meters and the main deck level at 18 meters, you can expect a longer bottom time than the other wrecks.  There are lots of corals growing on this sunken giant.  The Okikawa also has a large concentration of macro critters.  The area is prone to strong currents.  But, the current brings in the fish.  It is an awesome sight to see big schools of fish hiding from the current behind her huge rudder.  Penetrations include a swim through the propeller shaft, and swimming through the oil holds.

2.  Akitsushima

Length:  118 meters

Maximum Depth:  36 meters

The Akitsushima is a Japanese Seaplane Tender, and one of the most requested dives in Coron.  Her huge crane resting in the sand is a now a home for many fish.  On the outside you can still find her anti-aircraft guns lying in the sand.  A direct hit almost cut the Akitsushima into two pieces.  The massive split now provides easy access inside.  Many of the passages inside are small and good buoyancy is a must.  Care must be used as live ammunition can still be found.   Using nitrox 32 is a good way to boost your bottom time.

3.  Coral Gardens

Maximum Depth:  25 meters

Coral Gardens is a beautiful reef located off Lusong Island, near the Lusong Gunboat.  Coral Gardens is a very healthy reef slope, that offers a great opportunity for spotting nudibranchs and other macro life.  Also seen here on occasion are solitary barracudas coming in for a cleaning.  Coral Gardens is by far one of the nicest reefs in the area.

4.  Lusong Gunboat

Length:  30 Meters

Maximum Depth: 20 meters

The Lusong Gunboat breaks the surface at low tide and reaches a maximum depth of 10 meters.  The surrounding reef is really nice.  It is common to see broadclub cuttlefish, parrot fish, anemone fish, and other common reef fish.  Because of the shallow depth, the Lusong gunboat is usually the last dive of the day before we head back to the dive shop.

5.  Kogyo Maru

Length:  130 meters

Maximum Depth:  36 meters

The Kogyo Maru was a Construction Supply Ship for the Imperial Japanese Navy.  She now lies on her starboard side in 36 meters of seawater.  In her holds you can find her supply of concrete now hardened in the shape of the bags it stored in.  You can also see an old cement mixer, bulldozer, and roll of chain link fence.  Fish life that can be seen here are razor (shrimp)fish, bat fish, snappers, groupers, lionfish, and sometimes crocodile fish.

6.  Morazan (aka Olypmia)

Length:  100 meters

Maximum Depth:  25 Meters

The Morazan was an English passenger cargo vessel that was captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy and used for here war efforts.  She sits on her starboard side in 25 meters of seawater.  The Morazan's four massive cargo holds are empty, but the real treat is the pair of massive boilers in the engine room.  This wreck is good for divers of all abilities.  The big holds and the engine room are good for beginners.  For more a more advanced route, it is possible to do a complete swim-through and pass from bow to stern without exiting the ship!

7.  Irako

Length:  147 meters

Maximum Depth:  43 meters

The Irako was a refrigeration supply ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy.  She sits nearly upright in 45 meters of water.  Aside from the bridge, which took a direct hit, the Irako is pretty well intact.  For advanced divers with the appropriate skill level, this wreck can be a lot of fun.  Many of the routes are smaller and darker than the other wrecks in the area, and perfect buoyancy is a must.  On the outside there is a big school of jacks that swim in a tornado like formation.  The top of the wreck is also hangout for snappers, groupers, barracuda, and lionfish. 

8.  Olympia (aka Tangat)

Length:  122 meters

Maximum Depth: 30 meters

The Olympia is a cargo ship of unknown origin.  Sitting upright, her large cargo holds offer good penetrations for beginners.  One of the favorite penetrations is the locker room at the bow.  Inside you can still see the coiled up cable used to haul up the anchor.  On the deck level you can find a big school of lionfish.  Scorpion fish are common all over this wreck, so watch your buoyancy.  The sides of the Olympia are covered with black corals.  It is also a good place to look for seahorses and ghost pipe fish.  

9.  Teru Kaze (aka East Tangat Gun Boat)

Length: 30 Meters

Maximum Depth:  20 meters

The Teru Kaze is a small gunboat sitting in shallow water on the East side of Tangat Island.  The bow starts at 4 meters and she continues down on a slant.  Relatively intact there are a few holds that you can penetrate.  This is a common last dive of the day and a great place to hunt for macro critters.

10. CYC Island

Maximum depth:  20 meters

CYC Island is one of our training sites.  The shallow sandy bottom at the front of the island is perfect for practicing skills.  The reef starts at the front of the island and continues all the way around the back side.  This is a really nice reef with the chance of spotting a variety of sea life. 

11. Siete Picados (aka 7 Islands)

Maximum depth:  25 meters

Siete Picados is the local marine park.  It is composes of seven small limestone islets.  The strict no fishing and no anchoring policy has done wonders for the marine life.  You can see groupers, sweetlips, batfish, angel fish, clown fish, and many other reef fish.  Current here can be strong, and it makes for a really pretty drift dive.

11. Pinnacle

Maximum Depth:  30 meters

The Pinnacle is a located off the north side of Coron Island.  It is a wall dive comprised of mostly soft corals. 

12. Lobster Cave

Maximum Depth:  25 meters

Lobster cave is a wall/sloping reef on the west side of Coron Island.  There a small cavern that used to have lobsters inside.  This is a good site to hunt for nudibranchs.

12. Neptune's Wall

Maximum Depth:  30 meters

Neptune's Wall is a new addition to the list of Coron dive sites.  While most of our reefs are gentle slopes, this is a vertical drop to 30 meters.  The limestone that makes up the reef base has lots of crevices that are hiding spots for fish and other sea life.  On days with high tidal flows this spot offers some relief from the current. 

13. Twin Peaks

Maximum Depth:  25 meters

Twin Peaks is two rocky outcroppings with a nice reef surrounding it.  It is very near the entrance to Barracuda Lake, and offers a good chance to spot one of our local turtles.  Nice corals and a good variety of reef fish make this a very enjoyable, easy dive site.  Twin peaks also has a shallow area popular with snorkelers.

14. Barracuda Lake

Maximum Depth:  30 meters

If you think you have done everything, think again.  Diving Barracuda Lake is a very unique experience.  The lake consists of fresh water sitting on top of salt water.  The freshwater is a very comfortable 31 C.  The top of the salt water layer is 38 C.  No one is sure for the reason of the backwards thermocline, but there are a few theories.  Stop by the dive shop and we can share them with you.  The dramatic underwater rock formations make you feel as if you are on another planet.

15. Skeleton Wreck

Maximum Depth:  20 meters

Skeleton Wreck is a small fishing boat located at Coron Island.  The wreck lies on a slant and starts at 4 meters.   Most of the boat has weathered away leaving the ribs, hence the name skeleton wreck.  Skeleton is a small open wreck, and suitable for beginners.  There is a lot of macro life hiding here if you have a good eye.  Because of its shallow depth, Skeleton Wreck is also popular with snorkelers.

16. Boom Boom Reef

Maximum Depth:  30 meters

Named after what we saw on the adjacent beach when we arrived for an afternoon dive.  As the locals described it, a couple making boom boom.  The name stuck.  A local turtle and a nice reef slope are the main attractions.  While shark sightings in Coron are EXTREMELY RARE, small blacktips have been seen here.  Be warned, there is a small cavern that appears to be a swim thru.  Trust me, you can't fit all the way through.

17. Coron Virgin

Maximum Depth:  30 meters

Coron Virgin is an old sand barge that sunk off the Coast of Coron Island.  The story is that they were stealing sand and selling it in Manila.  The barge hit some shallow rocks and sunk on the reef slope.  It has been down a while and already started growing hard and soft corals. 

18. Calis Point

Maximum Depth:  20 meters

Calis Point is the southern tip of Coron Island.  Near Cathedral Cave, it is a nice reef slope with lots of soft corals and a good variety of nudibranchs.  The area is popular with local subsistence fisherman, but you can still see lots of reef fish.

19. Cathedral Cave

Maximum Depth:  20 meters

The Cathedral Cave is not an actual cave, but more of an underground lake.  After a swim through a short tunnel, you emerge in a room that is half filled with water.  A hole in the ceiling lets in daylight for a dramatic lighting effect.  After visiting the Cathedral for a few minutes we finish the dive on the reef slope outside.  The entrance to the Cathedral faces open ocean, making the dive weather dependent.

20. Bulog Point

Maximum Depth:  20 meters

Bulog Point is located two hours south of Coron Town, near Malcapuya Island.  It has powdery white sand and you can see giant clams from the surface.  It is a nice reef for diving, but most well known from the Island Hopping trips to Malcapuya Island.

21. Bugor Reef

Maximum Depth:  30 meters

Because of its location, Bugor reef is popular as a spot for snorkelers returning from an Island Hopping trip to Culion.  It is a very nice reef with a good variety of hard and soft corals. 

22. Kalumbuyan Reef

Maximum Depth:  20 meters

Kalumbuyan Reef is a nice reef about 30 minutes past the Okikawa Maru.  This site is one of the nicest sites in the region and has an amazing diversity of corals and sea life.  Photographers will enjoy its abundant macro life as well.

Kyokuzan Maru

Length:  120 meters

Maximum Depth: 43 meters

 

The Kyokuzan Maru is a spare parts supply vessel.  Inside her holds one can find many tires and what is left of the staff car.  The body of the car has weathered away, but the frame, engine, bumpers, etc are still visible.  The Kyokuzan is located on the north side of the island in Maricaban Bay.  Getting there involves a 1 hour drive to the north side of Busuanga and a 30 minute boat ride to get to the wreck.  Due to the depth, this dive is only recommended for experienced divers.  Quite often the visibility here reaches 20 meters!

 

Black Island Wreck (aka Nanshin Maru)

Length:  45 meters

Maximum Depth: 35 meters

 

There are still some people that believe this to be a Japanese war wreck.  It is not.  This wreck is most likely an American vessel that sunk during bad weather.  The engine room and the empty cargo hold are the options for light penetration.  The travel time of three hours to reach Black Island make this wreck difficult to dive by day trip.

Recently Added Dive Sites!

Atan's Pinnacle

Atan's is a group of three underwater pinnacles located near Coron Island.  On the largest pinnacle, there is a tight swim thru to the other side.  Here we find lots of nudibranches, lionfish, barracudas, and the common reef fish.  The top of the pinnacle is around 10 meters and drops down to approx. 30 meters.

Mich Point

Mich point is a reef slope that can have a decent current.  This is one of our secret spots as we have found pygmy seahorses on the seafans located at 20 meters. Other life you can see at Mich Point includes banded seasnakes, bumphead parrotfish, and other common reef fish.

Anywhere Reef

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Fancy having a dive site named after you?  We are always looking for new dive sites.  We can and do dive on random sites just to see what we can find.  If you are with us when we find a spot worth sharing, you get to help name it.