Apo Reef | The sea is so blue to introduce a Philippine niche dive site apo reef, don't mess with the apo island below Cebu/Mint, apo reef is a remote island north of Cologne, Philippines, with the world's second largest Barrier Reef, which was declared a nature reserve in 1996. A great snorkeling and scuba diving site. At the apo reef nature park, crystal clear blue water covers the reef, where a wide variety of marine life is present. It is home to 385 colorful marine fish species, including sharks, mantas, sea wolves, scorpions, and endangered green turtles. When the flow is strong, the probability of seeing large cargo is higher. There are also 500 soft and branched hard corals, with 47 species of migratory and resident birds on the island. Apo Reef has three islands, Apo Island, Apo Menor and Cayos del Bajo, all with white beaches. There is no accommodation on the island, which means you can only arrive and stay by boat. [How to get there] Apo reef is almost in the middle of the sea, although it is close to Cologne Island, but the distance is very far. Because there is no accommodation, I want to go there only by boat or back and forth on the same day. The traffic is as follows: Living in the north of Cologne, there is a dive shop that provides a diving boat for one or more days, starting from 5 people. Day trip departure at 5 am and return at 6 pm, three dives. Living in Sabrayan, there is also a choice of one day or more days. Living in the south of Cologne, you can only participate in multi-day accommodation, generally about three days. Living on PG Island, participating in the accommodation departing from pg, generally six days. [About Fees] Apo reef is now a park, it is charged when entering, and only cash, Filipino peso2950. Remember to bring cash. [Other tips] Apo flow is not small, especially in the first 15th, please bring elephant pull. At least 30 bottles + divers are recommended to come here. For ecological protection of apo reef, divers are not allowed to bring gloves and tinting rods.