Chapel Point (Apo Island)
Diepte is het bereik van de top van de duiklocatie tot het gebruikelijke maximum; 'aanbevolen certificering' is het niveau dat operators doorgaans vragen volgens de gangbare opleidingsorganisaties, geen wettelijke vereiste. Stromingen en zicht wisselen dagelijks — beschouw alles hier als planningsindicaties.
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.
Het moment waar je voor komt: Unbroken hard-coral fields, point-blank turtles, the gentle half of an Apo day
Topografie: Dense hard-coral slope with short wall sections
Stroming: Mostly relaxed; occasional flow toward the adjacent points.
Instap: Named for the small chapel ashore; usually a gentle mooring dive on the island's western side.
Weet dit voordat je het water in gaat
Gevaren: Minimal; shallow coral demands careful buoyancy.
Vergunningen & regels: Island visitor and dive fees apply.
Behoud: Decades of village stewardship built this coral cover; a single fin strike undoes years, and wardens watch for exactly that.
Wie je tegenkomt
Christmas Tree Worm
Clownfish & Anemonefish
Green Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Oriental Sweetlips
Voor fotografen
Groothoek: ★★★★★ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ — redacteursbeoordeling 1–5 van wat deze locatie biedt voor elke fotostijl