Anilao (Mabini) – Batangas, Philippines – 12 dive sites: The macro capital of the Philippines: muck, pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs and frogfish, three hours from Manila.
Coron Bay & Busuanga – Palawan – 11 dive sites: Japanese WWII wrecks sunk in one raid, plus a thermocline lake, in the Calamian Islands.
Dauin, Apo Island & Bohol – Philippines – 11 dive sites: Black-sand muck at Dauin, turtles at Apo Island's sanctuary, and Bohol's walls: Balicasag, Panglao and Cabilao.
Donsol (whale sharks) & Ticao – Philippines – 3 dive sites: Swim and snorkel with whale sharks (butanding) at Donsol, plus manta rays and thresher sharks at Ticao's Manta Bowl.
Malapascua – Philippines – 7 dive sites: Thresher sharks at sunrise, sea snakes at Gato Island and mandarinfish at sunset.
Moalboal (Cebu) – Philippines – 6 dive sites: A year-round sardine run you can swim into from the beach, plus Pescador Island's walls and cathedral cave.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park – Philippines – 11 dive sites: Remote Sulu Sea atolls: wall dives, sharks and manta rays on liveaboard-only trips between mid-March and mid-June.
