Apo Minor (Binangaan Island)

Apo Minor (Binangaan Island) is one of Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering lagoon with pristine coral, calm...

Apo Reef East Wall

Apo Reef East Wall is one of Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering immense vertical drop-off with grey reef s...

Apo Reef South Wall

Apo Reef South Wall is one of Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering gorgonian forests, napoleon wrasse, large...

Hunters Rock

Hunters Rock is one of Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering isolated seamount attracting tuna, barracuda, ea...

Merope Wreck

Merope Wreck is one of Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering small shipwreck on the reef flat with batfish, l...

Shark Ridge

Shark Ridge is one of Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering cleaning station for reef sharks with possible ha...

Dining on Apo Reef liveaboards features freshly prepared meals with Filipino and international cuisine. Fresh seafood caught daily is the highlight with grilled tuna, mahi-mahi, and reef fish prepared in various styles. Liveaboard chefs typically accommodate dietary requirements with advance notice. On Sablayan mainland, local Filipino restaurants serve authentic home cooking at budget-friendly prices.

Atlantis Azores Liveaboard

Pandan Island Resort

Sunset at Anvaya Cove

Apo Reef Dive Lodge

Apo Reef Natural Park is the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system after Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a protected marine sanctuary spanning 34 kilometres of pristine reef walls, coral gardens, and deep blue channels in the Mindoro Strait. The reef system comprises two main reef platforms separated by a deep channel, supporting extraordinary biodiversity including over 400 coral species and 500 fish species. Apo Reef East Wall delivers one of the Philippines' most spectacular vertical drop-offs with grey reef sharks, whitetip sharks, schooling jacks, and eagle rays patrolling the blue. The South Wall features magnificent gorgonian forests with napoleon wrasse, large groupers, and sea turtles. Shark Ridge serves as a cleaning station for reef sharks with seasonal hammerhead sightings while Hunter's Rock is an isolated seamount attracting tuna, barracuda, and eagle rays in strong currents. Due to its remote location, Apo Reef is primarily accessed by liveaboard vessels departing from Sablayan, offering multi-day diving expeditions in pristine conditions with virtually no other divers. The park's protected status ensures exceptional coral health and abundant marine life throughout the year.

Apo Reef Natural Park (Mindoro Strait)

Visit the small island resort with excellent house reef snorkelling and laid-back atmosphere.

Pandan Island

Relax on the long sandy beach with views across the Mindoro Strait towards Apo Reef.

Sablayan Beach

Explore the extensive mangrove forests near Sablayan supporting juvenile marine life and bird species.

Mangrove Tour

Hike in the national park home to the endangered tamaraw (Philippine dwarf buffalo).

Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park

Visit traditional fishing communities and learn about sustainable fishing practices.

Local Fishing Village

Experience spectacular night skies over the Mindoro Strait far from light pollution.

Stargazing