Lighthouse Reef
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.
Lighthouse is Malapascua's sunset ritual. As the light dies, mandarinfish emerge from the staghorn rubble in courting pairs, spiraling upward for a second-long spawning embrace that photographers wait out with red-filtered torches and held breath. The dive around that appointment is a slow shallow mooch: seahorses clinging to sponges, pipefish on the sand, juvenile everything sheltering in the coral scree, and squid gathering as darkness settles. Depth rarely passes 8 m, so the whole affair runs long and warm. It pairs naturally with a thresher-heavy itinerary, small drama after the morning's big one.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Mandarinfish spawning at dusk, seahorses and pipefish, long mellow twilight profiles
Topographie: Rubble, staghorn thickets, and sand in the lighthouse's shadow
Entrée: A short ride to the island's northwest corner, timed so the dive starts in the last half hour of daylight.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Shallow boat traffic at dusk; long exposure to stinging hydroids for the careless.
Conservation: Mandarinfish abandon rubble patches that get blasted with white light and crowding; follow the low-light etiquette.
Qui vous croiserez
Bigfin Reef Squid
Frogfish
Mandarinfish
Nudibranchs
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