🤿 Top 6 Diving & snorkelling in the Philippines (2026)

The best diving & snorkelling in the Philippines in 2026, by our editorial score, are Big Lagoon, Kayangan Lake and Pescador Island. Last updated November 5, 2026 · Methodology

Tubbataha, Apo Reef, Moalboal's sardine run, Anilao's muck diving and Coron's wrecks.

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   Big Lagoon

   📍 Miniloc Island, Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan · ₱₱

   Limestone-walled lagoon on Miniloc Island in Bacuit Bay, explored by kayak on El Nido's island-hopping 'Tour A'.

   Don't miss: Paddle a kayak through the lagoon entrance at the start of Tour A.

   ★ 4.6 (1,779 TripAdvisor)
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   Kayangan Lake

   📍 Coron Island, Coron, Palawan · ₱₱

   Clear freshwater-and-brackish lake on Coron Island, reached by a short climb past a viewpoint over the cove, and part of Tagbanua ancestral domain.

   Don't miss: Climb to the viewpoint, then swim and snorkel over the lake's rock formations.

   ★ 4.6 (2,478 TripAdvisor)
   96
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   Pescador Island

   📍 Panagsama Beach (boat departure), Moalboal, Cebu · ₱₱

   Small limestone island in the Tañon Strait off Moalboal, a marine sanctuary visited on boat trips that typically combine it with the Panagsama sardine run and turtle snorkelling.

   Don't miss: Snorkel the sardine run off Panagsama, then boat to the island's wall for turtles and reef fish.

   ★ 4.4 (119 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
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   Alona Beach

   📍 Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol · Free

   Panglao Island's main resort beach, lined with dive shops and restaurants and the departure point for Balicasag Island and dolphin-watching boats.

   Don't miss: Take the dawn boat to Balicasag for turtles, then swim off Alona at sunset.

   ★ 3.5 (2,787 TripAdvisor)ⓘ details pending verification
   89
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   Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

   📍 Sulu Sea (liveaboard departures), Puerto Princesa, Palawan · ₱₱₱₱

   Remote atoll reef system in the Sulu Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site (1993, extended 2009), reachable only by liveaboard dive boats during a short season.

   Don't miss: Dive the walls and drop-offs of the North and South Atolls on a liveaboard.

   ★ 4.8 (234 TripAdvisor)
   89
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   Bounty Beach, Malapascua

   📍 Logon, Malapascua, Cebu · ₱₱

   The main white-sand beach on the south side of Malapascua where the island's dive shops and resorts cluster; it is the departure point for the dawn thresher-shark dives at Monad Shoal.

   Don't miss: Dive Monad Shoal at dawn for thresher sharks, then spend the afternoon on the beach.

   ⓘ details pending verification
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