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Hi Jason, I have to say that all the places that I've dived in the Philippines have been great and I've never come away dissapointed in the diving there
They each have things that make them unique though, so it really depends on what you're in to.Both Anilao and PG have a great variety of diving and the Verde Passage is the center of biodiversity for the entire planet. I photographed more species of nudibranchs there than at any other place that I've dived. I saw more frogfish, more octopus, more species of fish in general. What I didn't see a lot of were turtles (only close enough to photograph one) or sharks (only saw one on the entire trip). Moalboal is the place for turtles and Pescador Island I consider to be one of the best dive spots that I've ever been too. Malapascua of course has thresher sharks and mandarinfish.
If you've not dived there, then PG is definitely worth going to. I'd try to do Anilao at the same time since they are not far apart (opposite sides of the Verde Passage from each other). I would plan at least 8-10 dive days in order to have time to dive all the major sites.
My next trip wil be likely somewhere in the Visayas. I've heard good things about Southern Leyte and Bohol. I've been told theres a dive near Dauin-Dumaguete where I can see over 30 species of nudibranch in one dive!
, that would make a great Wii video game!
