Let’s start by saying Diving in Dauin is awesome! As a rule we don’t stay in resorts. We did it only one time before, and that was a very small resort (on Bunaken Island, Indonesia). Fancy resorts aren’t really our style and they certainly don’t fit our budget. But… while in Philippines you should dive, right? So we’re having a really good time at Liquid Dumaguete Dive Resort near Dumaguete on Negros Oriental and we’re trying really hard not to think about the big chunk of our budget that we’re literally blowing away with each breath underwater.
Spectacular diving
We were getting a bit spoiled about diving, having been to so many great dive sites on this year long trip. Diving at Panglao and Moalboal was nice, but not amazing. But I have to say, my first two dives off the coast of Dauin were quite spectacular. So far we love diving in Dauin. We went to Masoplod South and Sahara. Great dive sites, very healthy corals, amazing macro life, large schools of fish… I really enjoyed it! And I really hope we will be back here one day!
Creatures we spotted while diving in Dauin
- 3 sea horses
- a ghost pipefish
- a tiny clown frogfish
- a few other frogfishes
- lots of shrimps
- a giant cuttle fish (it was HUGE) and a tiny one
- a big patch of garden eels
- a massive grouper
- a school of Yellow Snappers
- ….. and so much more…
