Chapel Point (Apo Island)
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.
Below the village chapel, Apo's western shore slopes away under one of the healthiest hard-coral canopies in the Visayas, acres of staghorn, table, and foliose growth so continuous that sand barely shows. This is the island at its most benign: green turtles surface and settle on their own circuit, anthias haze the coral tops, moorish idols and butterflyfish work the seams, and the odd hawksbill rasps at sponges on the short walls. Depth and current stay polite, making it the standard counterweight to Coconut Point's adrenaline on a two-dive Apo day. Snorkelers over the shallows do nearly as well as the divers.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Unbroken hard-coral fields, point-blank turtles, the gentle half of an Apo day
Topographie: Dense hard-coral slope with short wall sections
Courant: Mostly relaxed; occasional flow toward the adjacent points.
Entrée: Named for the small chapel ashore; usually a gentle mooring dive on the island's western side.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Minimal; shallow coral demands careful buoyancy.
Permis & règlements: Island visitor and dive fees apply.
Conservation: Decades of village stewardship built this coral cover; a single fin strike undoes years, and wardens watch for exactly that.
Qui vous croiserez
Christmas Tree Worm
Clownfish & Anemonefish
Green Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Oriental Sweetlips
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★★★ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue