Dive Apo Island from Dauin
Add a different underwater world to your Dauin stay. Explore Apo Island’s reefs with our team, and let us help fit the day into your dive trip.
A different world from Dauin
One destination, two underwater worlds
Macro & muck
Critters on volcanic sand, dived from the shore every day.
Coral reefs
Hard and soft corals, reef fish and turtles, on a full day by boat.
Life on Apo Island’s reefs
Apo's coral reefs
A pioneer of community-led conservation
Apo Island’s marine sanctuary dates back to the early 1980s and became an internationally influential model of how local communities can protect their own reefs. Diving here respectfully supports that work.
Your Apo Island day
Meet at the dive centre
We gather everyone, then walk to the boat at about 8:00 to check your gear while the crew clears our departure with the Coast Guard.
We leave for Apo Island
We leave on time, so please be ready. Three reef dives, with lunch, drinks and towels on board.
Price & inclusions
Apo Island day trip
Per person, including sanctuary fees (currently PHP 300 for 3 dives), plus a temporary fuel surcharge of PHP 600 per diver. Trips run subject to availability and sea conditions.
Apo Island's sanctuary fee is expected to double by the end of 2026. If it changes, we'll confirm the new price with you before you book.
With equipment
Everything provided, from BCD to wetsuit.
PHP 5,900
+ PHP 600 fuel surcharge
3 dives
Own equipment
Bring your own gear and save.
PHP 5,500
+ PHP 600 fuel surcharge
3 dives
With equipment: included
3 reef dives at Apo Island
Full rental equipment
Lunch and drinks on board
Sanctuary fees and towels
Temporary fuel surcharge PHP 600: PHP 6,500 per person in total
Own equipment: included
3 reef dives at Apo Island
Use your own equipment
Lunch and drinks on board
Sanctuary fees and towels
Temporary fuel surcharge PHP 600: PHP 6,100 per person in total
Macro in Dauin. Wide-angle at Apo.
Wide-angle reefs & macro critters
Diving in Dauin
Stay where you dive
Rooms, a restaurant and home-roasted coffee at our dive centre.
Safety always comes first. Apo Island trips depart only when sea conditions allow and the coast guard permits. If a trip cannot go ahead, we will do our best to rebook you on the next available date.
Yes, subject to space on the boat. Our snorkelling trip to Apo Island visits three sites and costs PHP 2,500 per person, including lunch, snorkelling equipment and marine sanctuary fees. Let us know when you enquire, and we’ll reserve a place and confirm the current price, including any temporary fuel surcharge.
Apo Island dive sites
Apo Island is a small volcanic island of about 72 hectares, and its marine sanctuary is home to more than 650 species of fish and over 400 species of coral. These are the reefs we dive on our day trips, from gentle coral slopes to walls and drift dives. Choose a site to see what you might meet there.
