Delsan Wreck

Delsan Wreck is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering cargo vessel at 18 to 24 metres with batfish scho...

Jessie Beazley Reef

Jessie Beazley Reef is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering isolated seamount with schooling hammerhea...

Lighthouse Islet

Lighthouse Islet is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering hammerhead shark sightings in early morning d...

Malayan Wreck

Malayan Wreck is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering small trawler wreck at 12 metres with exceptiona...

Seafan Alley

Seafan Alley is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering giant gorgonians hosting pygmy seahorses in one o...

Shark Airport

Shark Airport is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering cleaning station with dozens of whitetip sharks...

South West Wall

South West Wall is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering dogtooth tuna, marlin, manta rays, and strong...

Triggerfish City

Triggerfish City is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering large titan triggerfish nesting area with sea...

Wall Street

Wall Street is one of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO, liveaboard)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering steep wall with grey reef sharks, silvertips, and...

Tubbataha liveaboards provide full-board dining with international and Filipino cuisine prepared by onboard chefs. Fresh seafood is a highlight with daily catches including tuna, mahi-mahi, and reef fish prepared in various styles. Most liveaboards accommodate dietary requirements with advance notice. Meals are served communally with fellow divers creating a social atmosphere between dives. Pre and post liveaboard dining in Puerto Princesa offers excellent Filipino and international restaurant options.

Atlantis Azores

Infiniti Liveaboard

Discovery Palawan

Hue Hotels Puerto Princesa

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Philippines' crown jewel of marine conservation, a remote pair of coral atolls rising from the depths of the Sulu Sea over 150 kilometres from the nearest port. The North and South Atolls enclose a pristine lagoon with walls dropping thousands of metres into the abyss, supporting some of the healthiest and most biodiverse coral reef ecosystems on Earth. Wall Street on the North Atoll delivers steep walls patrolled by grey reef sharks and silvertips with seasonal whale sharks, while Shark Airport provides an extraordinary cleaning station where dozens of whitetip sharks congregate. The South Atoll's Delsan Wreck offers excellent wreck diving at 18 to 24 metres while Triggerfish City hosts massive titan triggerfish nesting colonies. Jessie Beazley Reef, an isolated seamount between the atolls, attracts schooling scalloped hammerheads from March to June in one of the world's most reliable hammerhead encounters. Accessible exclusively by liveaboard from March to June, Tubbataha delivers a world-class diving experience with pristine walls, abundant megafauna, and the profound sense of visiting one of Earth's last truly wild marine sanctuaries.

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO)

Visit the UNESCO World Heritage underground river, one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, near Puerto Princesa.

Puerto Princesa Underground River

Explore nearby islands with pristine beaches and excellent snorkelling before or after the liveaboard.

Honda Bay Island Hopping

Take an evening boat tour along the river watching thousands of fireflies light up the mangrove trees.

Iwahig Firefly Watching

Explore the charming capital of Palawan with its markets, museums, and waterfront promenade.

Puerto Princesa City Tour

Visit the popular bakery and viewpoint with panoramic views over Puerto Princesa and Honda Bay.

Baker's Hill

Learn about Philippine crocodile conservation at the breeding facility near Puerto Princesa.

Crocodile Farm

Accessible exclusively by liveaboard vessels departing from Puerto Princesa, Palawan during the March to June season only. The boat journey takes approximately 10 to 12 hours. The park is closed to all access from July to February. Advance booking essential as spaces are extremely limited.

Dive Sites in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO)