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Balicasag and Pamilacan Islands (Scuba Diving)
 Balicasag Bankas For simplicity, privacy and a good value for your money, you must visit Balicasag Island. It is an island about 45 minutes by boat from Panglao Island. Balicasag Island is a diving paradise and is very popular with international diving enthusiasts. It is a 1.5 acre island most famous for its marine sanctuary perfect for snorkeling and diving and for its pristine white beaches. During February to April, one can also enjoy dolphin watching in the waters near Pamilacan Island, a nearby island. Balicasag Island is so small and can be explored within 45 minutes. It has a very welcoming small community who lives mainly by fishing. The shallow part of the shores of Balicasag Island has a numerous display of colorful fishes and beautiful corals, but about 100 meters from the shoreline begins the perfect depth for scuba diving.
 Balicasag Diving What to expect in your scuba diving adventure in Balicasag Island: The steep coral covered slopes and walls of its protected waters contain schools of Barracudas and Jacks, Banner and Butterfly Fishes, Batfish and the Smaller Nudibranchs and Flatworms and numerous varieties of Anemones with their resident Clownfishes. Two other popular sites are Cervera Shoals and Pamilacan Island. The former is also locally known as Snake Island because of the numerous large banded Seasnakes that inhabit the reef bottom. Sweeping the currents in the area, also bring in the larger fishes like; the Barracudas and the Jacks. Although at the bottom itself, the whole is pretty much bare.
The chance to see Turtles, Bumphead Parrotfish and Humphead Wrasses are what divers go to Pamilacan for. Its healthy reefs are a photographers’ delight with both soft and hard corals providing shelter to a profusion of reef fishes.
Come and book now with our Bohol hotels and discover for yourself this quiet island paradise off the coast of Bohol.
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