Alma Jane Wreck

Alma Jane Wreck is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering large cargo vessel sunk in 2003 at 20 to 30 metres with d...

Hole in the Wall

Hole in the Wall is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering small swim-through with glassfish, nudibranchs, and dive...

Manila Channel

Manila Channel is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering drift through the strait with batfish, jacks, and spectacu...

Monkey Beach

Monkey Beach is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering coral garden with green and hawksbill turtles, occasional du...

Sabang Wrecks

Sabang Wrecks is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering three scuttled small vessels at 5 to 20 metres with frogfis...

Shark Cave

Shark Cave is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering cavern with nurse sharks and whitetip reef sharks resting insi...

Small and Big La Laguna

Small and Big La Laguna is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering sloping sand and reef with macro critters, frogfi...

The Canyons

The Canyons is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering world-class drift dive with strong currents, swirling trevall...

Verde Island Drop-off

Verde Island Drop-off is one of Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering the wall with massive pelagics including tuna, trev...

Puerto Galera offers diverse dining options from beachfront restaurants serving international cuisine to local Filipino eateries with authentic home cooking. Fresh seafood is always excellent with grilled fish, kinilaw, and garlic prawns featuring prominently. The Sabang Beach strip has numerous restaurants catering to divers with hearty post-dive meals. Italian, Thai, and Filipino fusion restaurants provide variety for extended stays.

Atlantis Dive Resort

Asia Divers Resort

Scandi Divers Resort

Manarra Sea View Resort

Puerto Galera and Verde Island form one of the Philippines' most diverse and accessible diving regions, located on the northern tip of Mindoro Island just three hours from Manila by road and ferry. The region is centered on the Verde Island Passage, recognized as the center of marine shorefish biodiversity on Earth with over 400 coral species and 1,800 fish species recorded. Sabang Wrecks provide excellent shallow wreck diving while the legendary Canyons drift dive delivers world-class adrenaline with strong currents carrying divers past swirling schools of trevally, barracuda, and eagle rays. Verde Island Drop-off is considered one of the Philippines' premier walls with massive pelagics including tuna, giant groupers, and seasonal hammerheads. The Manila Channel offers spectacular drift diving through the strait between Mindoro and Batangas while Shark Cave delivers reliable nurse shark and whitetip reef shark encounters. With excellent infrastructure, numerous PADI dive centers, and the famous Alma Jane wreck, Puerto Galera serves both beginners and advanced divers exceptionally well.

Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)

Relax on the popular white sand beach with restaurants, bars, and water sports activities.

White Beach

Explore the charming local town with its historic church and vibrant market.

Puerto Galera Town

Paddle through mangrove forests spotting juvenile fish, crabs, and birdlife.

Mangrove Kayaking

Hike to the impressive multi-tiered waterfall in the interior of Mindoro.

Tamaraw Falls

Visit nearby islands with pristine beaches and excellent snorkelling opportunities.

Island Hopping

Discover the secluded beach accessible by boat with crystal-clear water and coral gardens.

Haligi Beach

Accessible via 3-hour combined road and ferry transfer from Manila. Bus or van to Batangas City port, then 1-hour ferry to Puerto Galera. Dive boats and bangka outriggers provide site access.

Dive Sites in Puerto Galera – Verde Island (Mindoro)