Masaplod Norte
One of Dauin’s best-known sites: a pretty little reef on a sandy slope, with schooling snappers and jacks, nudibranchs, sea snakes and stingrays.
Type
Reef & muck
Max depth
22 m
Marine sanctuary
Yes
Known for
A small reef with snappers, jacks and sea snakes
Masaplod Norte is one of Dauin’s best-known dive sites: a beautiful little reef surrounded by a sandy slope, which gives you reef life and muck diving on the same dive.
Schools of yellow snappers and jacks swim over the reef, while the sand and coral hide colourful Chromodoris and Nembrotha nudibranchs, pipefish, moray eels, blue-spotted stingrays and warty frogfish. You may also meet banded sea snakes.
What you might see
- Schools of yellow snappers and jacks
- Chromodoris and Nembrotha nudibranchs
- Pipefish
- Banded sea snakes
- Moray eels
- Blue-spotted stingrays
- Warty frogfish
Dive Masaplod Norte with us
We dive the Dauin coast every day, with full rental equipment included in our dive rates. See our Dauin diving and prices, or build your dive trip and tell us which sites you would like to see.