PARALUMAN

Best months: Jan–Mar

Protected Area

Tagbak Marine Park

Why dive here

With 554+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, blue-spotted stingrays, manta rays and mobula rays (devil rays) - PARALUMAN offers some of Visayas's richest wreck diving. Water ranges 28-31°C, warmest May, June, October.

Best timeJan–Mar

WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit

Marine lifeBarracuda, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Blue-Spotted Stingrays, Manta Rays and Mobula Rays (Devil Rays) · 554+ species recorded

Water28-31°C · warmest May, June, October

CharacterWreck dive · max 6m

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

Paraluman is one of our favourite shallow wrecks in the Visayas, a really compelling little dive. It’s a small motor vessel, lying upright in just six metres of water. It makes for an incredibly relaxed dive, perfect for just about anyone. We love dropping down onto her, the light filtering in, illuminating the ghostly superstructure. What you find here is a wreck utterly reclaimed by the sea. The deck is a riot of soft corals, pulsing gently in the slight current. Look closer and you’ll spot a collection of gobies and blennies tucked into every crevice, while schools of tiny juvenile snapper often congregate around the mast. There’s a wonderful sense of history about it, even though the wreck’s past is a little murky. We think it’s best dived early morning, before the sun gets too high, when the colours are softer and the light has that perfect underwater quality. It’s not a deep, challenging wreck, but it’s full of character and life.