Sumilon Island is a beautiful island with sandbar close to whale sharks sanctuary. Experience divers may enjoy the drift dive at Jack Fish Point with the Black Tip and White Tip Sharks along with big Barracudas ended at the School of Jacks while Sumilon Island sanctuary which is a very relaxing dive, no current and calm water which you can enjoy the macros, huge school of fish, corals and big napoleon fish
Sumilon Island
Diving on Sumilon Island about 30minutes boat ride away from our shore and is a great day out.
The first official marine sanctuary in the region, you can expect crystal clear waters with 30metres plus visibility. Gorgeous coral – both hard and soft with a healthy abundance of marine life, with the odd surprise be it a pre-historic sized turtle or a blacktip or even a passing whale shark.
Sumilon island is well suited to all divers from the fresh-faced open water divers to the more experienced divemaster or instructor.
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Sumilon Island Information
- District: Oslob
• Distance: 10km from Liloan
• Travel Time: 25min by banca boat
• GPS Coordinates: N.09° 25.776′ E.123° 23.270′ Entry point
N.09° 26.113′ E.123° 23.133′ Exit point
• Composition: Wall
• Snorkeling: Perfect
• Experience: Open Water Diver
• Visibility: 10-25m
• Current: 0-2 knots
• Interesting depth: 8-18m
• Marine life: Whaleshark and manta passes by. Giant anglerfish, comet and big schools of mackerel and fusiliers.
