Batangas is a beautiful province located southwest of Luzon, Philippines, featuring wide fine sandy beaches and is highly appreciated by underwater photographers and diving enthusiasts. You can dive in Batangas all year round as it has an average annual temperature of 28°C and waters with visibility up to 30 meters.
Wrecks, coral reefs, walls, drop-offs, caves, tunnels... The attractions of the province of Batangas are countless and diving here is suitable for all levels. From areas like Twin Rocks, Mapating Rock or Layag-Layag, ideal for snorkeling and home to a variety of coral formations where you can also find large schools of pelagic fish and numerous reef fish of incredible colors, to deep and strong current areas like Ligpo or Kirby's Rock.
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Other areas of great interest include Anilao-Mabini, Culebra Island, and Mabalahibong Manok, very interesting for muck diving and home to unique species like the blue-ringed octopus (one of the most venomous animals on the planet), the mimic octopus, anemones full of clownfish, the beautiful and colorful flamboyant cuttlefish, or various species of frogfish and nudibranchs with psychedelic colors. These are areas with small and colorful species highly appreciated by macro photography enthusiasts.
In Isla Verde, another outstanding point in the province of Batangas, you can enjoy great drop-offs and walls up to 90 meters deep where you can dive among large gorgonians, hard and soft corals and it even has a sunken Spanish galleon that wrecked in 1620 and can be dived.
Also notable in this area is La Catedral, an incredible rock formation that resembles an amphitheater and is now covered with corals and home to beautiful species, visited by schools of parrotfish.
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Batangas is, in short, an extraordinary place for diving and underwater photography. A small paradise of crystal clear waters, high-quality resorts, and lush landscapes that will surprise any tourist visiting this area for the first time.
