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Royal Garden

One of the best known spots on Balicasag, this site is famous for its coral gardens and is set on an underwater plateau full of colorful and diverse marine life; a perfect spot for macro diving.

You will see green & hawksbill sea turtles, ribbon & moray eels, titan triggerfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, blue fin trevally, angel fish, robust ghost pipefish, and anemonefish.


TEMPERATURE & VISIBILITY*

This data is provided from the logbook information in the MySSI app

DIVE TYPES

  • Macro Spot
  • Snorkeling

Level

  • Beginner
  • Advanced

Programs

  • Freediving
  • Scuba

Entry

  • Boat

Body of Water

  • Salt

currents

  • no
  • moderate
  • medium

Maximum Depth

  • 21m

Visibility

  • 17m
This data is provided by divers logging their dives in the mySSI App
Wildlife Diversity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Turtles
Green Sea Turtle
Fishes
Clownfish
  Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
Turtles
Green Sea Turtle
Fishes
Clownfish

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