BALICASAG ISLAND

For: Five to six dive sites. Just 30 minutes by boat from Panglao Island, Balicasag Island is a turtle paradise. Impressive schools of jacks and barracuda, snapper, grouper. Spectacular walls with sea fan corals

Conditions: Great drift dives, best between 5–35 metres. Visibility can be over 30 metres. Daily snorkelling trips can make the shallow waters a bit crowded

When: All year around. Best weather usually between December and June