Apo Island Marine Sanctuary

Apo Island Marine Sanctuary is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering protected marine sanctuary with pristin...

Chapel Reef (Apo Island)

Chapel Reef (Apo Island) is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering hard coral reef with thousands of sea turt...

Coconut Point (Apo Island)

Coconut Point (Apo Island) is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering strong drift dive with schools of jacks,...

Dauin North Muck

Dauin North Muck is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering legendary macro site with flamboyant cuttlefish, r...

Dauin South Muck

Dauin South Muck is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering legendary macro diving continuation with frogfish,...

Dumaguete Pier

Dumaguete Pier is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering pier diving with seahorses, frogfish, nudibranchs, a...

Katipanan (Apo Island)

Katipanan (Apo Island) is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering shallow coral garden ideal for beginners wit...

Mamsa Point (Apo Island)

Mamsa Point (Apo Island) is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering wall with reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, an...

Sibulan Wreck

Sibulan Wreck is one of Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental, Visayas)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering small cargo wreck with batfish, frogfish, and coral c...

Dumaguete is known as the City of Gentle People and offers excellent dining with a university-town atmosphere. Fresh seafood is outstanding with grilled tuna, squid, and prawns available everywhere. The city has excellent bakeries, coffee shops, and international restaurants. Dauin dive resorts serve Filipino and international cuisine with emphasis on fresh catch. Sans Rival cakes and silvanas are the city's famous desserts.

Atmosphere Resorts & Spa

Liquid Dumaguete Dive Resort

Mike's Dauin Dive Resort

Thalatta Dive Resort

Dauin and Dumaguete on the southeastern coast of Negros Oriental form one of the Philippines' most diverse diving regions, combining legendary macro muck diving with spectacular reef diving at nearby Apo Island. Dauin's volcanic black-sand slopes known as Muck City rival Anilao for rare critter encounters, hosting flamboyant cuttlefish, rhinopias, frogfish, ghost pipefish, blue-ringed octopus, wonderpus, and bobtail squid in extraordinary concentrations. Just offshore, Apo Island Marine Sanctuary delivers world-class reef diving with Coconut Point offering thrilling drift dives past schools of jacks and barracuda, Chapel Reef hosting thousands of sea turtles on pristine hard coral, and Mamsa Point providing wall diving with reef sharks and napoleon wrasse. The contrast between Dauin's muck diving and Apo Island's vibrant reefs creates an unmatched diving combination within a single destination. Dumaguete serves as the gateway city with its charming boulevard, university atmosphere, and excellent dining options, making this region ideal for extended diving stays with reliable infrastructure and warm Filipino hospitality.

Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental)

Stroll along the famous waterfront boulevard with street food, cafes, and sunset views over the Tañon Strait.

Dumaguete Boulevard

Hike to the stunning multi-tiered waterfall hidden in the rainforest near Dauin.

Casaroro Falls

Visit the twin volcanic crater lakes surrounded by pristine rainforest and endemic bird species.

Twin Lakes (Balinsasayao)

Tour the oldest American-founded university in the Philippines with its anthropological museum and marine laboratory.

Silliman University

Visit the stunning white sand sandbar that appears at low tide, known as the Maldives of the Philippines.

Manjuyod Sandbar

Meet the local community on Apo Island and learn about their successful marine conservation efforts.

Apo Island Community Visit

Accessible via flight from Manila or Cebu to Dumaguete Airport (DGT). Van transfers to Dauin dive resorts take approximately 30 minutes. Bangka boats provide access to Apo Island (30 minutes from Dauin).

Dive Sites in Dauin & Dumaguete (Negros Oriental)