INDO-PACIFIC
Balicasag Island
- Philippines
- All levels
- November - May
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- All levels
- Depth guide
- Wall from 5-40 m
- When to go
- November - May
- Site type
- Wall & Turtles
Featured wildlife
- Green turtle
- Hawksbill turtle
- Whitetip reef shark
- Giant trevally
About this dive site
Classic Bohol day boat with turtles and steep walls.
Balicasag Island off Panglao offers resident turtles, sea snakes and walls like Black Forest dropping into deep blue. Easy pairing with Alona Beach resorts makes it a staple Philippines itinerary. Dawn dolphin chasers sometimes precede the first dive when conditions allow.
Wall and drift dives need a tide- or current-aware briefing; the same site can feel gentle or brisk on another day. Calendar peak is November - May, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Balicasag Island day to day, not just the map pin.