Tongo Point
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily — treat everything here as planning ranges.
Tongo, at the southern end of Moalboal's dive strip, is a sanctuary wall cut with crevices and chimneys that give it more texture than its neighbors. Soft corals and sea fans crowd the fissures, making it the local guides' pick for macro on the wall: orangutan crabs in bubble coral, assorted nudibranchs, and the occasional ornate ghost pipefish hovering by a crinoid. Turtles rest on ledges, banded sea kraits thread the shallows, and the reef top at 3-5 m finishes dives in bright, fishy comfort. A quiet, dependable site that often has no other group on it.
The moment you come for: Crevice-riddled wall, sanctuary calm, macro finds between the fans
Topography: Fissured wall with sandy chutes and coral fingers
Current: Occasionally enough flow for a lazy drift south along the wall.
Know before you splash
Hazards: Mild surge into the shallow cuts on windy days.
Conservation: A fee-charging municipal sanctuary; fish and coral here rebuilt under protection and stay off-limits to touch.
Who you'll meet
Banded Sea Krait
Clownfish & Anemonefish
Green Sea Turtle
Nudibranchs
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★★★☆ — editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting