Chocolate Island
A small uninhabited island with a lighthouse, passed on the boat from Maya to Malapascua. The shallow terrain at 5–12 m is popular with macro photographers and can be dived by day or night.
Facts
- Region: Malapascua – Philippines
- Area: Cebu north islets
- Depth: 5–12 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef, muck, night
- Coordinates: 11.3059, 124.06 (approximate)
- Highlights: blue-ringed octopus, cuttlefish, mantis shrimp, nudibranch, frogfish, soft coral
- Unverified: Another source rates the site 20–40 m and advanced; I used the operator's 5–12 m figure.
- Tips: Good as a relaxed second dive after the shark trip.