Kalanggaman Island

Kalanggaman is the postcard: a sliver of an island trailing a white sandbar into turquoise water, administered from Leyte and visited from Malapascua as a full-day outing. Underwater, both flanks fall away in walls that carry the area's cleanest water, frequently 25 m or more of it, over healthy hard coral, barrel sponges, and gorgonian fans. Turtles and Napoleon-sized wrasse cruise the drop, pyramid butterflyfish feed off the wall, and deeper ledges occasionally hide a resting whitetip. The diving is straightforward drift-and-gaze, and the surface interval on the sandbar does half the selling.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Best visibility in the area, twin walls off a photogenic sandbar, relaxed drift profiles

التضاريس: Steep coral walls flanking a sandbar islet

التيار: Walls catch passing current; dives run as easy drifts along whichever side is working.

نقطة الدخول: A 1-1.5 hour crossing usually run as a two-dive day trip with a sandbar lunch stop; island fees apply.

المخاطر: Open-water crossing and current on the exposed corners.

الحفاظ على البيئة البحرية: Day-trip visitor numbers and fees are managed by the Palompon municipality; pack out everything.

نيتروكس: يستحق الأمر هنا: الملفات الشخصية تقع في النطاق الذي يُمدّد فيه الهواء المدعّم (نيتروكس) وقت الغوص دون توقف تمديدًا ملموسًا، مع التدريب اللازم لاستخدامه.