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| Coco Grove Beach Resort Siquijor |
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In the south west of Siquijor is the Coco Grove Beach Resort close to the village of San Juan, only 15 minutes away. The island itself is still a hot tip for tourists and that's why it is nice for people who like it easy going. There is a very white sandy beach just in front of the resort and dive shop, from there you can make many wonderful dives. |
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| Well maintained and nice designed Coco Grove Beach Resort is at the white sandy beach and has a tropical atmosphere. The Philippine management is always friendly and helpful.
All the 29 spacious bungalows have a veranda, air-conditioning , warm shower and mini bar. A smaller swimming pool surrounded by palm trees is available for the guests.
at the main resort. A second and huge swimming pool with pool-bar is available at Coco grove Paradise beach. |
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Have a cool drink or a beer at the beach bar or sunset bar or Paradise pool bar . In the restaurant you can have delicious food and from there you have a nice view to the sandy beach. Sometimes there is a spectacular cultural dance show in the resort. |
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Getting there:
The fast ferry from Cebu City will bring via Dumaguete to Siquijor Town in approximately 5 hours. You can also take a 1 hour fast ferry from Dumaguete to Siquijor Siquijor . The best, easiest and most comfortable way to reach Coco Grove Beach Resort is to let the Sea Explorers Head Office in Cebu organize
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| Sea Explorers Siquijor |
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The dive center in Siquijor is one of the smaller SEA EXPLORERS dive centers but with the same good service. This PADI 5 star gold palm resort is located inside Coco Grove Beach Resorts and there is a white sandy beach in front of it. The dive center is very well equipped with excellent rental equipment and a multimedia class room . |
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| The dive center in Siquijor is managed by the Dutch PADI, IDC Staff instructor Ronald van de Vooren, and author of “Philippine diving”, the ultimate dive-guide, central Visayas. The
american instructor Garry Finney and the dive guide
Norman are also leading dives for our dive guests. |
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A SEA EXPLORERS speedboat belongs to the dive
centre and takes the guests to the 13 most beautiful dive sites in the area of the San Juan municipality. For larger groups we will rent a native outrigger boat.
SPEEDBOAT : Boat with 25 Hp. out boarder.
Capacity: max. 8 divers. |
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SEA EXPLORERS SIQUIJOR offers:
- World class Macro- and Night-dives
- 13 different dive sites for low current and relax diving
- Up to 4 day dives and 1 night dive per day
- PADI courses up to divemaster
- Good quality, well maintained rental equipment
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Technical information:
- Water temperature: approx. 26-29 °C
- Electricity in the resort is 220 volts, plug adapter is needed
- 15, 12 and 10 liter aluminum tanks available
- All the valves are INT valves, bring an adapter just in case
- Maximum depth is 40 meters
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| Dive Sites around Siquijor |
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TUBOD SANCTUARY
This protected area is just in front of the Dive Center and is having the best corals of the entire island, over 173 different kinds of hard corral are found here. This diversified place you can dive in different depths between 5m and 20m. The shallow part are some shallow walls and the deeper part is a hard coral slope. There you can see a large school of blue spine unicorn fish, parrot fish, nudibranches of many colors, razor fish, clown fish, some big groupers and sometimes a sea turtle and over 15 giant clams. This place is also excellent for snorkeling.
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MAITE POINT
This dive is very good for a sunset dive. The maximum depth is with
15m quite shallow and the dive spot is a highlight for macro photographer
and the famous Mandarin fish. It's the home of more small fishes like the famous mandarin fish and nudibranches, Pipe fish, ribbon eel, Pegasus, Baracuda and the Spanish dancer. If you do a night dive there you will see additional marine life like cuttlefish, octopus and big sea Slugs.
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| TAGOT SHOAL, SUNKEN ISLAND
This dive site is not even on the nautical charts but you will see lots of fish there. It's 10 min. north-west of the dive center and the flat top of the shoal is at 12 meters deep and slopes down to 25 / 35 meters, if planned well you can make two spirals around it and see everything there. You can see big schools of Big mouth mackerels, Fusiliers, Anthias fishes and Damsels. Hunting Tunas in the middle of clouds of anchovies. Sometimes large barracudas, Eagle ray, sea snakes and turtles. |
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SAWANG
This shallow dive is also good for beginners because of the maximum depth of 18m and the nice variety of corals and bottom composition. There are many big coral blocks you feel like diving in a canyon and a small tunnel is also there where you can dive through. There are many small fishes like; different kinds of clown fishes, Jaw fish, Scorpion fishes and sometimes also mandarin fishes and Sea Turtle. |
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| PALITON WALL
This spectacular wall goes down to 36 meters with in the beginning at 30 meters a spectacular cathedral with Black corals and Lion fishes. Along the wall are nudibranches, flatworms, eels, scorpion fish, Golden sergeants, Fusiliers and Big mouth Mackerels. Quite often you can find at the reef edge Blue ribbon eels, Clown Angler fish and fire gobies. |
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| These are only some of the most exciting dive sites around Siquijor Island- there are many more great dives spots around Siquijor, in total 23.
The diving fee’s in the San Juan district is 100 pesos (1.65 euro) per day per diver.
Come and see for yourself! |
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| Sightseeing around Siquijor |
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- Visit the old St. Isidore Parish Church built 1884 in Lazi.
- Go caving in the impressive dripstone cave in Cantabon.
- Go shopping at the market of Siquijor Siquijor.
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- Have a shower under the Cambugahay Waterfall close to Lazi.
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- Enjoy an amazing Sunset at the Beach.
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