Thanks for all the input on prior posts! Trying to find amazing coral (so sad seeing so much deterioration on Carribean reefs). It sounds like more fun land-based activities in Bohol so we are trying to figure out if the reef diving is as good in Anda as PG? Has anyone been to both recently? Interested in both beautiful coral and variety of creatures. Never tried muck diving but thinking we'd prefer reef. Thanks so much!
Diving in Anda vs PG for beautiful coral?
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Hello
I'm looking for the same information about Anda. I would like to know if Anda had some healthy reefs with color ( soft corals, seafans, sponges and colorful schooling fishes ) that makes nice subjects for wide angle photography.
Any input here by a photographer that have done w.a. photos there recently ( post thypoon), it will be greatly appreciated. i'm trying to decide to include Anda or not in my next trip to Philippines.
I'm looking for the same information about Anda. I would like to know if Anda had some healthy reefs with color ( soft corals, seafans, sponges and colorful schooling fishes ) that makes nice subjects for wide angle photography.
Any input here by a photographer that have done w.a. photos there recently ( post thypoon), it will be greatly appreciated. i'm trying to decide to include Anda or not in my next trip to Philippines.
I went to Anda and Puerto Galera in January. The coral was better in Anda, but the diving was more interesting and varied overall in Puerto Galera. Creatures were better in PG too. I loved both spots. The typhoon damage in Anda is limited to a small number of sites. Also Magic Ocean in Anda is such an incredible place, can't recommend it highly enough.
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Thank you Chaad !
Since i dive exclusively to do photography, I'm considering Anda mostly for wide angle since i will go to places much better for macro ( for what i want to photograph, i.e. Anilao, PG and Romblon) during my next Philippines trip. I was considering Magic Oceans as the place to stay besides the diving because i liked the chances to do some wildlife/birding photography around there . The vegetation around their premises looks promising for that. Also i love how quiet it seems around Anda, compared with Panglao which i visited in 2011
Did you saw colorful places on the wall in Anda ( like soft corals , sponges, seafans , anthias , etc ) ?
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Just got back from 5D-5N in Anda. Wow! 1st time, was looking forward to it from pre-covid years...
Stayed at Blue Star, which gave me a price easily less expensive than Magic Oceans. Without compromise. Place is spacious and clean and good food at their restaurant.
Weather: rainy season, some downpours and late storms which prevented me from night diving and kept the water choppy, with sand fuzz r.e. at low depth (until about 10m along the reef walls).
Walls... walls... walls... wow. Very good health status, soft corals , sponges, seafans big and small. Lots of reef fish, some (not in schools) hunters such as jacks, larger snappers, occasional barracuda etc. If you don't see 10 turtles per dive, you're blind. Quite a few large "pseudo caverns" (unsure of the correct term) and also smaller caverns that may become caves, as many of them have current syphoning INWARD-- the latter I found are at 26-32m +. Don't go in the smaller ones unless you're very comfortable in overhead environment as you don't feel the sucking in current initially.
I have dived PG extensively in the past and although yes there is more variety there, nowhere do you find the walls (and the peace and quiet) that you have in Anda. I did not see another diver under water (apart from guide) in Anda, and I am sure in higher season you would probably not see many either as there is plenty of space.
Stayed at Blue Star, which gave me a price easily less expensive than Magic Oceans. Without compromise. Place is spacious and clean and good food at their restaurant.
Weather: rainy season, some downpours and late storms which prevented me from night diving and kept the water choppy, with sand fuzz r.e. at low depth (until about 10m along the reef walls).
Walls... walls... walls... wow. Very good health status, soft corals , sponges, seafans big and small. Lots of reef fish, some (not in schools) hunters such as jacks, larger snappers, occasional barracuda etc. If you don't see 10 turtles per dive, you're blind. Quite a few large "pseudo caverns" (unsure of the correct term) and also smaller caverns that may become caves, as many of them have current syphoning INWARD-- the latter I found are at 26-32m +. Don't go in the smaller ones unless you're very comfortable in overhead environment as you don't feel the sucking in current initially.
I have dived PG extensively in the past and although yes there is more variety there, nowhere do you find the walls (and the peace and quiet) that you have in Anda. I did not see another diver under water (apart from guide) in Anda, and I am sure in higher season you would probably not see many either as there is plenty of space.
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