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Old Jun 26, 2010 | 11:11 pm
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great diving spots in the Philippines

If you like diving I can recommend you to go a small island Malapasqua. This is just north of Cebu island. You can watch treasure sharks there. These 6 meter big sharks are harmless. You dive to 30 meters deep and stay at a natural plateau. There the sharks will appear from 300 meters deep to have themselves clean by small fish. The locals call it the cleaning station. It's very nice to see.

Another great spot to dive is the small island of Apo, which is also in the Visayas. The coral gardens are incredibly colorful and beautiful.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 12:25 am
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Have you gone diving in Donsol, Philippines and seen the whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)? Called butanding by the local people, I hear they're about 15 meters in length (~50 ft).
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 12:27 am
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Yes, I've never done that. It must be great. I only saw one time a baby whale shark who lost the way and the locals tried to pull him back into deep water. This baby was very big already...
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