Sombrero Island Information and Maps - Subic, Manila, Anilao, Philippines

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8m.-25m./26ft.-82ft, visibility is from 10m.-25m./33ft.-82ft., with slight to moderate current that flows from any direction but occasionally no current. Sombrero Island is named after the shape of it's Island means (hat). This is one of the best location for beginner divers, under water photographer and generally for all divers. It has thousands of different kinds of fauna, lots of nudibranch where sometimes you see them when they actually mating, lots of small caverns on the drop off side that inhabited by thousands of Red Toothed trigger fish, some grouper, Black Lion fish and lots of annteas.On the mid water by the drop off side you will see schools of Rainbow Runner, Surgeon fish, Red Fusilier and some Gigantic Puffer fish. Sombrero has wide shallow area around the west side and the bottom is composed of hundreds of big boulders of rocks that is coated of many kinds of marine life. The dive here is usually one way for bigger area coverage.

Diver's Network - Monte Carlo Anilao (PADI Gold Palm Resort) offers a complete scuba diving facilities from gear rental, tanks, air, refills, nitrox and boat rentals. It also offers PADI Scuba Diving Courses from beginner to instructor level. It is approximately two and a half hours by land south of Manila. The resort has 14 rooms, all fully air-conditioned with private toilet and bathtub, as well as hot and cold shower. The resort have a full service bar, restaurant, 2 pools, bar, a house reef just a few steps from the water's edge for snorkellers to explore, boats if you want to have a picnic on an island, scuba diving and aqua sports facilities.

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