December 24, 2025
Dive 1 – Kimud Shoal
The first dive of the trip immediately delivered excitement with multiple thresher shark encounters. Additional highlights included mating day octopus, schools of barracuda, jacks, and surgeonfish cruising the blue.

Dive 2 – Kimud Shoal
A return to Kimud Shoal provided even closer encounters with thresher sharks. Divers also observed octopus, snappers, jacks, anthias, and large schools of barracuda.

Dive 3 – Gato Island West
This dive offered a rich macro experience with harlequin shrimp, pygmy seahorses, leafy scorpionfish, cuttlefish, electric clams, and a variety of colorful nudibranchs.

Dive 4 – Gato Island Southwest (Sunset Dive)
An unforgettable sunset dive revealed six coral cat sharks along with harlequin shrimp, nudibranchs, coral morph crabs, decorator crabs, arrow crabs, and an abundance of shrimp.

December 25, 2025
Dive 1 – Deep Slope, Malapascua
This diverse dive featured thorny seahorses, zebra crabs, ornate ghost pipefish, nudibranchs, mantis shrimp, pipefish, moray eels, sea turtles, boxfish, cowfish, and flatworms.

Dive 2 – Dakit Dakit
Reef life dominated this site with Moorish idols, surgeonfish, ornate ghost pipefish, seahorses, nudibranchs, robust ghost pipefish, pufferfish, flatworms, crabs, and shrimp.

Dive 3 – Kimud Shoal
Mating octopus were again observed, including one individual laying eggs. Additional sightings included razorfish, nudibranchs, barracuda, triggerfish, mobula ray, moray eels, porcelain crabs, and two warty frogfish.

Transit to Leyte

December 26, 2025
Dive 1 – Napantao South Wall
A beautiful wall dive along a healthy reef system revealed pygmy seahorses, a giant black frogfish, sea turtles, and black snappers among dense reef fish life.

Dive 2 – Napantao Sanctuary
This pristine sanctuary delivered sightings of sea turtles, blue-spotted stingray, nudibranchs, porcelain crabs, shrimp, mantis shrimp, and octopus.

Dive 3 – Little Lembeh Uno
Macro highlights included nudibranchs, banded pipefish, pufferfish, sexy shrimp, mantis shrimp, moray eels, boxfish, and flatworms.

Dive 4 – Little Lembeh Dos
Divers encountered cuttlefish, squid, elbow crabs, decorator crabs, large filefish, nudibranchs, flatworms, and bobtail squid.

December 27, 2025
Dive 1 – Snappers Cave, Anda Bohol (Drift Dive)
This scenic drift dive revealed sea turtles, reef fish, cardinalfish, fusiliers, red snappers, and nudibranchs.

Dive 2 – Turtle Point
True to its name, this site offered abundant sea turtles, frogfish, vibrant corals, and an impressive variety of nudibranchs.

Dive 3 – Virgen Point
Highlights included frogfish, multiple moray eel species, large numbers of sea turtles, nudibranchs, scorpionfish, fusiliers, and garden eels.

Dive 4 – Secret Place (Night Dive)
A fascinating night dive featured cuttlefish, arrow crabs, seahorses, flying gurnards, mimic octopus, coconut octopus, slugs, and various shrimp and crab species.

December 28, 2025
Dive 1 – Dakit Dakit, Pamilacan
A calm and scenic dive along healthy coral reefs revealed sea turtles, banded sea snakes, scorpionfish, longjaw mackerel, nudibranchs, and mantis shrimp.

Dive 2 – Spanish Tower
Divers spotted a massive stonefish along with nudibranchs, flatworms, reef fish, slugs, frogfish, and egg cowries.

Dive 3 – Pamilacan Mangrove Area
This colorful dive featured numerous nudibranchs, three frogfish, razorfish, shrimp, and large sea turtles.

Dive 4 – Alona House Reef
The final dive of the day revealed cuttlefish, pipefish, nudibranchs, decorator crabs, elbow crabs, sponge crabs, octopus, wanderpus, and warty frogfish.

December 29, 2025
Dive 1 – Cogon Point, Apo Island
Encounters included large stonefish, sea turtles, sea snakes, schools of jacks, barracuda, moray eels, red snappers, and longface emperor fish.

Dive 2 – Chapel, Apo Island
Divers observed giant frogfish, electric clams, sea turtles, stingray, moray eels, sea snakes, and nudibranchs.

Dive 3 – Dauin Thalata House Reef
This productive muck dive revealed seahorses, six giant frogfish, a juvenile frogfish, cardinalfish, batfish, yellow snappers, nudibranchs, ghost pipefish, pipefish, moray eels, and stingray.

Dive 4 – Malatapay
An exceptional macro dive showcasing juvenile frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, seahorses, coconut octopus, dwarf cuttlefish, elbow crabs, sponge crabs, snake eels, squid, robust pipefish, and a giant frogfish.

December 30, 2025
Dive 1 – Oslob (Whale Shark Dive)
An incredible experience swimming alongside at least seven whale sharks during this one-hour dive.

Dive 2 – Sumilon Island North
A scenic drift dive along the first marine protected area in the Philippines revealed abundant reef fish and three blacktip sharks.

Dive 3 – Sumilon Island South
Continued shark activity with both blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, accompanied by a large school of jacks.

Dive 4 – Sumilon Mini Wall
Another outstanding dive in this protected area featuring reef sharks, jacks, and exceptionally healthy corals.

December 31, 2025
Dive 1 – Cabilao Lighthouse
Highlights included a yellow giant frogfish, large sea turtles, giant barracuda, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, and schools of Moorish idols.

Dive 2 – Cabilao Gorgonian Wall
Macro life thrived here with sea spiders, snappers, nudibranchs, orangutan crabs, giant frogfish, and abundant reef fish.

Dive 3 – Zi’s Corner
This well-known site delivered excellent diving conditions, with the highlight being a perfectly camouflaged pygmy seahorse.

Dive 4 – Sandingan Island (Night Dive)
The final night dive showcased crabs, shrimp, nudibranchs, octopus, and a beautiful Spanish dancer.

January 1, 2026
Dive 1 – Kontiki
Sightings included schools of jacks, batfish, sardines, nudibranchs, flatworms, and frogfish.

Dive 2 – Talema
The final dive of the trip featured giant trevally, sweetlips, snappers, nudibranchs, robust pipefish, banded pipefish, and ghost pipefish.

January 2, 2026 - Disembarkation