This dive site is located conveniently close to Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort in Dauin, a popular area for divers. The site offers a chance to encounter fascinating marine life, including frogfishes, seahorses, and ghost pipefishes, often seen amongst the sandy bottoms and artificial reefs present. Adding to the unique experience are a Jeepney and a Mustang – remnants of past times - that have become part of the underwater landscape.
Pura Vida House Reef
Excellent muck diving with unique artificial reef wrecks.
- Access
15m Avg Depth
27m Max Depth
About this dive site
DivingFreedivingSnorkeling
Site Ratings
Big Marine Life Poor
Macro Marine Life Excellent
Landscape Quality Very Good
Water Visibility Good Viz
Brought to you by Sea Explorers - Dauin
Plan Your Visit
muck divingmacro photographyartificial reefwreckshore divebeginner friendlynight diveturtle
Marine Life
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Crustacean
Scorpionfish
Common Lionfish
Snowflake Moray
Stonefish
Frogfish
Ghost Pipefish
Nudibranch
Octopus
Seahorse
Things to Note
Difficulty:
all levels
Easy shore access and manageable depth, ideal for all divers.
Hazards:
boat trafficvenomous marine lifevisibility reduction
Current Strength:
Mild
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