Marine Sanctuary — Attraction in Dauin

Good snorkeling near Dumaguete Marine Sanctuary in Dauin, is about 15-30 minutes travel from Dumaguete City. For those taking the public transport, you can find jeepneys to Dauin at the bell tower in Dumaguete City or near the Robinson's Mall. Fare is PHP 13.00. Inform the driver you are getting off at the corner leading to the Marine Sanctuary. It’s a couple of blocks away or a good 4-5 minutes brisk walk. The entrance fee for the sanctuary is PHP 150 with a table included. Without table it will be less. The beach with its brown sand may not look like much but wait until you get in to the water. The Marine Sanctuary starts a few meters from the shore and remains fairly shallow for about 20-50 meters before it slopes down into the deep. It's best to start snorkeling in the mid-morning until lunch, as the water gets shallower towards the afternoon. It said you can expect to see parrot fish, clown fish, anemone fish, neon damsels, hump-head banner fish, some baby black tip sharks, boulder coral, giant lobe and whorl bowl corals at the center. I myself saw most of the fish mentioned and also spotted a muraena. I didn't see any black tip sharks though. The conclusion is that the Marine Sanctuary is definitely worth a visit either for snorkeling or...

I’ve been coming to Dauin for several years and the reefs in the sanctuary are miraculous still very healthy but under constant pressure from people especially every weekend a thousand locals come and trash the beaches. It’s disgusting how bad it gets and with a strong rain storm plastic and trash just wash up on the beach. They charge 50 pesos to snorkel and dive in the sanctuary and I’ve NEVER seen anyone cleaning the garbage. No waste bins it just gets tossed into piles are burlap bags and occasionally taken away. Yesterday I went to snorkel and I was heart broken to see how much trash was in the water and beach. I politely asked a lady that worked for the sanctuary if someone was going to clean it she yea yea yead me away while she was too busy counting money and eating. They were all just sitting around laughing while tons trash were literally feet away from them. Shame on you who manage this. Get your act together the reefs worldwide are under attack you need to...

Can I it give 10 *s ? Love Dauin Snorkelers paradise about a 45 minute jeepney ride from Dumaguete costing about 25p Gets very crowded on weekends Lots of families enjoying with food and drinks Often inviting you into their parties Customary to contribute with 2 or 3 bottles of Red Horse or Tanduay !! Like they say Its more fun in...