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Tulapos Marine Sanctuary, Siquijor Island

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Tulapos Marine Sanctuary

Enrique Villeneuva, Philippines
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Tulapos Marine Sanctuary, Siquijor Island, Visayas, Philippines
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Ranked #17 of 28 attractions in Siquijor Island
3.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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“Healthy corals and fish”
- 12 Jul 2012
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Manila, Philippines
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“Healthy corals and fish”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2012

The barangay caretaker of the Marine Sanctuary charged us snorkelling fee of P50 per person. There's additional P150 if you bring an underwater camera. From the beach, keep swimming straight towards the sea. Do not swerve to the right towards the white buoy line or you will miss the coral farm and fish. At first it is mostly sea grass... More

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“Passable coral and fish, long, difficult entry at low tide”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2012

It's a good 200 meters from the shore to where it deepens! We swam gingerly in 18 inches of water or less, over coral and urchins, to get to where things opened up and you could really see things. Then it's nice—good (but not great) variety of coral and fish. One clam. No eels. Parrotfish, angels, clownfish, but nothing more... More

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“Beware of coral cuts at low ride”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2009

I visited this marine sanctuary at 1300 hours on a weekday and was the only snorkeller. It was low tide. I waded for 70 metres to get to the coral: swimming was difficult because of the tiny depth of water. As a result I sustained some coral cuts. Be more intelligent than I was, research the tides if you can... More

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