Dive· Siquijor· Philippines

Siquijor Dive Sites (Tambisan, Sunken Island, Daquit Shoal)

9° 12.9′ N · 123° 29.6′ E · approximate

Siquijor's 23-plus dive sites: walls, turtles, macro, and offshore shoals with schooling milkfish and jacks. The reefs largely escaped the 2021 typhoon damage that hit other Visayan sites.

Practical

Position approx: the 'Go Dive Siquijor' operator node on OpenStreetMap, used as a reference for the west-coast dive area; the individual sites are not surveyed. Sites (philippinedives.com, 2026): Tambisan Wall (8-40 m, turtles at cleaning stations), Sunken Island/Takot Shoal (12-40 m, advanced drift with negative entry, SMB mandatory, best on an incoming tide), Daquit Shoal (5-25 m, 'cathedral' overhangs, boat only), Maite Sanctuary (5-20 m, mandarinfish at dusk). Environmental fee PHP 150 per site per day.

Best for

Uncrowded wall and macro diving