Secret Bay
La profondeur indique la plage entre le sommet du site et son maximum habituel ; le « niveau de certification recommandé » correspond au niveau généralement demandé par les opérateurs selon les agences grand public, et non à une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour — considérez toutes ces informations comme des estimations de planification.
Secret Bay is Anilao's muck-diving classroom and one of its most productive sites at any hour. The featureless-looking sand slope resolves, subject by subject, into seahorses gripping seagrass blades, flying gurnards fanning electric-blue wings, snake eels periscoping from the bottom, and octopus, from coconut to the occasional blue-ringed, working the litter of shells and human debris. Night dives raise the strangeness: bobbit worms, stargazers buried to the eyeballs, and squid hunting under torchlight. Guides move slowly and low; the site rewards patience over coverage, and a 60-minute dive can pass in a 30-meter radius.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Seahorses and snake eels on demand, octopus variety, benchmark night muck diving
Topographie: Dark volcanic sand with seagrass patches and scattered debris
Courant: Sheltered and usually still; the occasional gentle drift along the slope.
Entrée: A short banca hop from most resorts; some operators also stage it as a shore entry on calm days.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Venomous residents including stonefish and blue-ringed octopus; silt-outs from careless fins.
Conservation: Fragile burrowing fauna lives in the top layer of sand; stay neutrally buoyant and skip the muck stick jabs.
Qui vous croiserez
Bigfin Reef Squid
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Frogfish
Nudibranchs
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seahorses
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★☆☆☆☆ · Macro: ★★★★★ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue