Apo Island

To reach Apo Island, one still needs to ride a Pumpboat from the main Negros Island to the Apo Island itself. The boat right fee depends on how many people will ride the boat. After probably 30-40 minutesof boat ride, you will then reach the island. It was my first time seeing a Pawikan, or Sea Turtles. The Sea Turtles in Apo Island are absolutely not afraid of people. They just move in the water never minding us. What is also great in Apo Island is the healthy Marine Biodiversity that they have. Snorkeling is permitted in the island if you have the proper equipment to do so, and also there is a need to hire a Snorkeling guide. We were able to witness the beautiful coral reefs of the island. It was such a sight to see. For our lunch, we ate some fresh fish and meat prepared by the residents for a fee. It was such a relaxing experience!

There are seats at the beach. If you can catch up with the local fishermen who salvaged the seafood, you can buy it at a very cheap price and let the restaurant owner help you process it. apo island fish and coral sea turtle sea turtle sea turtle

Apo Island is located near Dauin District in Dumaguete, Philippines. It can be reached by crab boat from Dumaguete’s dock in about half an hour. It takes about half an hour by car from Dumaguete City to Daoyin District. The most famous of Apo Island is sea turtles. You can see many of them even snorkeling. In Dumaguete City, you can apply for a day trip package to Apo Island. The package is divided into snorkeling package and deep diving package. The snorkeling package is about 1000P per person, including transportation between Duma and Daoin, a day out to sea, snorkeling equipment, and lunch. The deep and shallow packages are charged according to the number of dives, generally 1500P for one dive, 2800p for two dives, and 3300p for three dives. Round-trip transportation, diving equipment and lunch are also provided. Under the temptation of price, we finally chose three dives. (Exchange rate 1 RMB ≈ 7 pesos) The underwater environment of Apo Island is very good. We saw turtles and many cute little sea hares on the first dive. One rule of diving in the sea is not to touch or disturb those marine creatures. , Protecting them is also protecting yourself. The second dive site. Before diving, the instructor told us that there will be ocean currents here, and how we should deal with ocean currents at high speeds. I just want to say that when encountering currents, I kicked my waist and felt like I was kicking. It's going to be broken. If you want to experience ocean currents, you can try it here. The third dive was recreational diving. I saw many turtles, different species, and many beautiful corals. There are basically no big fish to watch at the dive sites of Apo Island. When resting on the boat during diving, people on the island will row a small boat to our boat to sell local souvenir T-shirts, about 200P a piece. The diving instructor is also very friendly. Every dive, the instructor will provide bread and local bread sauce to replenish our energy.

It takes 20-30 minutes to take a boat from Daoyin, 6 people boat 2500p. 8 people 3000PS. The cost of getting on the island is 100p per person, and the diving guide is 300p for 4 people. There are turtles on the island, good corals, not many fish, no beaches, and coral stalls. There is also a hotel on the island

Dumaguete is also a famous diving destination in the Philippines. There are many dive sites nearby, such as Dauin, Tin Island, Sumilon, APO Island, etc. Since this is the last day of my trip, I chose The most beautiful and best APO island.