BelleviewRock Resort

A dive resort located on a Cliffside of Panglao Island overlooking Mindanao Sea. On the Westside a magnificent view of sunrise and a glimpse of Pamilacan Island, on the east can see Balicag Island where sunset can be witnessed. The restaurant has a panoramic view ideal for any party or event. A perfect landscape and freshwater swimming pool, kiddy pool with a pool bar and complete dive center makes a vacation perfect. Ideally the resort is far away from noisy streets and vehicles to mention only the wind blowing breeze and ocean can be only heard. BelleviewRock is a hidden paradise in Panglao Island.

Affiliation:

PADI

Training Level:

up to Dive Master

Boat Description:

Our diving boat is the largest in the island (Panglao Island) equiped with all the state-of-the-art gadgets and safety devices making sure your diving adventure would be hassle-free and safe.

Boat Details: - Out-rigger diving boat - 100 feet (33+ meters) in length - Maximum cruising speed of 25 knots - GPS navigation with mobilephone communication - All safety gear and well-trained crew - Recently constructed to date August 2005-08-25 - Four (4) cabins one (1) bath room - Air-conditioned cabins - Large deck area under shade canvas shade sails - On board dive compressor - All new dive equipment July, August 2005 - Snacks, soft drinks and BBQ facilities available on board - Also available smaller boat for local diving

Sites Visited:

Napaling Dive - Tangnan, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Napaling Dive Rating: 2/5 Distance: 21km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 55min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°37.041-E.123°46.265 Composition: Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 12-20m Depth: 3-40m Current: 0-2 Interest: Most interesting at 8-12m. Not interesting below 30m Dynamite Fishing: Little bit affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder, going south-west

Description: One can take the jeepney or car to get to the dive site, in case of rough waters on Alona beach. Wall dive with cathedral Virgin corals. Great for shallow-water photography. Be

careful with your entry, it can be shallow. When you go by car and plan a land-dive walk carefully down the cliff with full equipment it can be slippery. Your entry and exit

points are the same. Good chance to see young Barracudas and Banner fish (Heniochus Diphreutes).

Doljo Point Dive - Doljo, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Doljo Point Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 15km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 39min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°35.542-E.123°43.349 Composition: Steep Slope / Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 15-22m Depth: 8-35m Current: 0-2 Interest: Most interesting at 10-15m. Not interesting below 30m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder, going west

Description: Entry/exit can be difficult when the "Amihan" wind blows. Many giant sea fans, bucket sponges, eleplant ear coral and green leather corals "angelfish" can be spotted. Watch your

depth at the beginning of the dive, it's here easy to go "too" deep. Watch the blue water for Mackerel and Squid or young Barracudas. In deeper water there is a good possibility

to see sharks, White tip or Hammerhead (February, March). Also possible by jeepney or car, land entry and exits are simple to make but be careful at the reef top. By boat, the

trip looks lond because it has to go all the way around the shallow east tip from Panglao. The outrigger boats can not make a short cut except at maximum high tide.

Pungtud Wall Dive - Doljo, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Pungtud Wall Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 11 1/2km from Panglao Approximate 31min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°34.421-E.123°42.796 Composition: Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 10-30M Depth: 3-45m Current: 0-2 Interest: Most interesting at 7-15m. Not interesting below 25m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the right shoulder, going north / west

Description: Entry point is when you see the fishing hut on pillars in the water standing in line with the south point from Panglao baring 125°. Beautiful hard and soft coral garden. Lots of

small fish like Anthias, Raggy Scorpion fish, Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita), One-stripped fusiliers (Pterocaesio tessellata). At the end of the dive it can happen that you

have a slight current against you, return in shallow water in south direction if it's getting too strong. Great place to make your safety stop, much to see on the shallow 4m sandy

pads. You can bring a dive light to look in the small caves along the wall.

Habagat Wreck Dive Danao Beach - Danao, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Habagat Wreck Danao Beach Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 2 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 9min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°32.408-E.123°45.358 Composition: Steep Slope Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 15-25M Depth: 8-34m Current: 0-1 Interest: Most interesting at 8-12m. Not interesting below 40m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Normally start the dive at the "Habagat" wreck at 35m, then come up along the sandy slope in north/west direction to the "s" shaped wall with overhang, keep the wall on the right

shoulder, going west.

Description: Watch your NDL if you plan to dive the wreck that was sunk in the year 2000. You can bring a dive light to look in the wreck and the small caves in the wall.

Marine Life Swimming above the wreck are Tall fin Batfish (Platax Teira), under the wreck Big Lion fish (Pterois volitans), one Giant Angelfish (Antennarius commersonii) and many different

kinds of Cardinal fishes in the wreck (Apogonidae). At the "S" shaped wall look for Angelfish and at the dive on the slope, look among the feather starts for the Harlequin Ghost

Pipefish (Solenostomus Paradaxus).

Kalipayan Dive - Danao, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Kalipayan Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 8min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°32.494-E.123°45.639 Baring: From the beach 251° Composition: Wall Dive in the beginning, Slope at the end of the dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 10-25M Depth: 3-25m Current: 0-1 Interest: Most interesting at 7-12m. Not interesting below 25m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the slope on the right shoulder, going south-west.

Description: This is long dive site good for two dives. It's connected to Danao Beach Habagat Wreck.

Marine Life Nive blue and table corals, sea fans brown Daisy coral (Tubastraea micrantha), some Dothead Rockcod (Cephalopholis microprion) and small Barraduca. With a good dive-master also

the black and yellow "Harlequin Ghost Pipefish" (Solenostomus Paradoxus). Half way the wall, look in caves and crevices for the "Comet" (Calloplesiops altivelis) and the Banded

Pipefish (Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus). In the ,months of May and June the agressive Blue-finned or Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) can be found here.

Garden Eels - Danao, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Garden Eels Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 3min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°32.711-E.123°46.260 Baring: From the beach 251° Composition: Steep Slope, Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 8-25M Depth: 5-23m Current: 0-2 Interest: Most interesting at 8-12m. Not interesting below 25m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start dive site with the wall on the left or right shoulder

Description: Great dive site for night diving. this dive spot is the west side of BelleviewRock Resort Approximately 110m off the beach.

Marine Life In the beginning a beautiful bow shaped cliff, look for Nudibranchs. Beautiful corals garden on the top of the wall with lots of small fish like Redfin-Amenthyst-Purple Anthias.

At the bottom of the sandy slope the Splendid sand eels (Heteroconger preclara) and Spotted Garden eel (Heteroconger hassi).

House Reef Alona Beach - Tawala, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: House Reef Alona Beach Dive Rating: 2/5 Distance: 120km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 1min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°32.742-E.123°46.346 Composition: Steep Slope, Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 8-25M Depth: 3-24m Current: 0-2 Interest: Most interesting at 5-15m. Not interesting below 24m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall in the left or right shoulder.

Description: Right in front of Alona Beach is a beautiful house reef, great for introduction, check-up or night dives.

Marine Life For sure you will see during night dive Basket stars (Astoboa nuda), Harliquin Ghost Pipefish is a good possibility. Baby Barracudas, many reef fish like the Purple Queen Anthias

fish (Pseudanthias Tuka) or Moorish idol (Zonclus conutus) or the Regal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus). Unfortunately the reef is a bit affected by the many boat mooring ropes,

which has damaged some corals.

Arco Point - Libaong, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Arco Point Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 4 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 14min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°33.486-E.123°48.578 Baring: From Alona beach 072° Composition: Wall Dive Snorkeling: Perfect for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 10-25M Depth: 4-27m Current: 0-3 Interest: Most interesting at 10-15m. Not interesting below 30m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the eight shoulder, going south-west. After circa 30-min diving steep slope, assent to 10m.

Description: At the beginning of the dive is a hole in the wall. Enter the cave in small groups from the wall side. The drift current is always going in south direction, it can be strong

sometimes. You can bring a dive to look in the small caves.

Marine Life The cave is teeming with Cardinal fish and Sergeant Major fish (Abudefduf vaigiensis) waiting to be fed. Inside the cave on the east are White-eyed moray eel (Siderea thyrsoidea),

and two Black-finned Snake eels (Ophichthus melanochir). Around the top entrance, at 8m, are sometimes well hidden the Raggy Scorpion fish (Scorpaenopsis venosa). Along the wall

are Groupers, Wrasse and Butterfly fishes. At the end of the dive when the slope starts look in the shallow for Angelfish or "Frog" fish, between 5 and 10m.

Pamilacan Dive - Baclayon, Pamilacan Island Panglao, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Pamilacan Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 20km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 55min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°29.451-E.123°56.038 Baring: From Alona beach 110° Composition: Slope Dive Snorkeling: Not nice snorkeling. It's to deep, with sandy parts in the shallow Experience: Dive Site for PADI Advance Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 15-22M Depth: 8-35m Current: 2-4 (strong) Interest: Most interesting at 10-20m. Not interesting below 35m Dynamite Fishing: Little bit affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the slope on the right shoulder, going south to south-west.

Description: Start the dive at 25m come up to 10-15m. Great drift dive, good for two dives. First dive in front of the small rocky island and the second dive before your exit point from the

first dive.

Marine Life Reef slopes with many coral heads and soft corals. Also very special on this dive site are the coral strings. Delicate sea whip (junceela fragilis), School of Napoleon Wrasse

(cheilinus undulatus). This is also called Double-healed Maori Wrasse, Barracudas and Batfish and Manta ray (manta birostris) are seen occasionally.

Cervera Shoal or Snake Island Dive - Libaong, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Cervera Shoal or Snake Island Dive Rating: 2/5 Distance: 10 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 30min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°29.371-E.123°50.756 (there are no landmarks, GPS target dive) Baring: From Alona beach 130° From Pamilacan 270° Composition: Shoal Dive Snorkeling: Not for Snorkeling Experience: Dive Site for PADI Advance Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 15-25M Depth: 9-30m Current: 1-3 Interest: Most interesting at 10-15m. Not interesting below 20m Dynamite Fishing: Affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the slope on the right shoulder.

Description: Often a strong drift dive. Monitor your NDL, average depth is deeper than normal. Its underwater shoal with the top at 8m that means you have to make a safety stop in free water,

make use of a marker buoy to drift at 5m, 3min for your safety stop. There used to be some dynamite fishing, the reef is however slowly recovering. Often this dive site is the

second dive in combination with Pamilacan Island.

Marine Life Many Black-White Banded Sea snakes (luticauda colubrina), Moray's like the White-eyed (siderea thysoidea), Starry moray eel (echidna nebolosa) and Nudibranchs. Small reef fish.

Some corals and Bucket sponges. The top is teeming with sea urchins, be careful with your buoyancy.

Black Forest Dive - Balicasag Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Black Forest Dive Rating: 5/5 Distance: 10km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 27min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates Entry Point: N.09°30.890-E.123°41.336 GPS Coordinates Exit Point: N.09°30.779-E.123°41.182 Baring: From Alona 251° Composition: Steep Slope Dive Snorkeling: Deep for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 15-30M Depth: 8-40m Current: 1-3 Interest: Most interesting at 15m. Not interesting below 40m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with shallow part right shoulder, going south.

Description: Many coral heads in the shallow part and a forest of Black coral (antipathes) at 35-45m. Normally the dive starts against the current, stay low over the sandy bottom and after

20min the current will change, so you can drift dive the second part. This is the best dive site in the Bohol Triangle.

Marine Life An aquarium with all kind of Anthias, Rockcods Groupers (serraidae family), Scorpion fishes (scorpaenidae family), Squirrel fishes (holocentridae family), Parrotfish (scaridae

family), Wrasse (labridae family), Damsel fishes (pomacentridae family), Anemone fishes (amphiprioninae subfamily). The trigger fishes are aggressive in the months of May, June

and July.

Rudy Rock Dive - Balicasag Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Rudy Rock Dive Rating: 4/5 Distance: 11 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 31min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°30.828-E123°40.838 Entry-Exit point: N09°30.780-E.123°40.932 Exit-Entry point: N09°30.910-E.123°40.782 Composition: Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for Snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 12-20M Depth: 3-35m Current: 0-2 Interest: Most interesting at 15m. Not interesting below 39m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder going in the direction of exit point from Black Forest, or wall on your right shoulder going in the direction to the resort

Rico's wall.

Description: Deep drop-off wall in the south-west side of Balicasag Island. The land orientation is the big rock marked with the stick in front of the beach in shallow water.

Marine Life Soft and hard corals, small caverns and crevices. Often school of "Jacks" the Big eye Trevally (Caranx Sexfasciatus) swimming in circles like a tornado Midnight Snapper (Macolor

Macularis) are swimming among Sweetlip fishes (Haemilidae Family).

Rico's Wall Dive - Balicasag Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Rico's Wall Dive Rating: 3/5 Distance: 11km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 30min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates: N.09°31.048-E.123°40.843 Baring: From Alona beach 253° Composition: Wall Dive Snorkeling: Good for snorkeling. The reef top is very shallow with a few corals. Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 15-30M Depth: 5-40m Current: 0-1 Interest: Most interesting at 10m. Not interesting below 30m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the left going south or right shoulder going north.

Description: Drop-off wall in front of the resort on the west side of the island. Dive site has many small caverns, ledges and reef over-hangings. If you are going in north direction you

probably finish the dive in the dive site Cathedral and if your dive is in south direction you finish at the dive site Rudy's rock.

Marine Life Large schools of Vlamming's Unicorn fish (Naso Vlamingii) and silver jack's Big eye Trevally (Caranx Sexfasciatus) that are swimming in circles like a tornado Midnight Snapper

(Macolor Macularis) and many different kinds of big size Sweetlip fishes (Haemulidae Family).

Cathedral Dive - Balicasag Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Cathedral Dive Rating: 4/5 Distance: 10 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 20min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates Entry Point: N.09°31.244-E.123°41.076 Exit Point: N.09°31.216-E.123°40.953 Baring: From Alona beach 254° Composition: Wall Dive Snorkeling: Excellent for snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 12-25M Depth: 3-45m Current: 0-3 Interest: Most interesting at 20m. Not interesting below 30m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the wall on the left shoulder, going south-west.

Description: Wall with big overhangs, ledges and gaps. On a bright day beautiful light reflection, inside the cathedral.

Marine Life Among the overhangs are yellow Bucket sponges, the walls have big and colorful sea fans. Often Barracudas and Angelfish, among the shallow water the Snubnose Drummer (Kyphosus

Cinerascens). Off the wall in the blue water the Big-mouth Mackerel (Rastrelliger Kanagurta). Close to the wall many Golden Sergeant fish (Amblyglphidodon Aureus), Midnight

Snapper (Macolor Macularis) and many Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichchthys Polylepis). Also seen in the One-spot Snapper (Lutjanus Monostigma).

Divers Heaven - Balicasag Island, Bohol, Philippines South Bohol, Visayas, Philippines Diving

Dive Site: Divers Heaven Dive Rating: 4/5 Distance: 10 1/2km from BelleviewRock Resort Approximate 20min by Pump Boat (Out Rigger Boat) GPS Coordinates Entry Point: N.09°31.105-E.123°41.273 Exit Point: N.09°31.985-E.123°41.166 Baring: From Alona beach 254° Composition: Steep Slope Dive Snorkeling: Good for snorkeling Experience: Easy Dive Site for PADI Openwater Divers or Higher Visibility (+): 12-25M Depth: 8-25m Current: 0-3 Interest: Most interesting at 15m. Not interesting below 25m Dynamite Fishing: Not affected

Dive Direction: Start the dive with the steep slope on the left shoulder going to Cathedral on north-west direction. At the end of the dive slope becomes steeper in the north. In other direction

slope on your right shoulder going to Black Forest in south direction, depending on where the current is going.

Description: Steep slope with top at 10m, it is the north-east of Balicasag. You see Panglao Island in the north direction.

Marine Life A true aquarium with many Gold band Fusilier (Caesio Caerulaurea), Big-mouth Mackerel (Rastrelliger Kanagurta), Midnight Snapper (Macolor Macularis), Red tooth Trigger fish

(Odonus Niger) and Turtle between 10 and 15m are great corals like Brown Daisy coral (Tubastrerea Micrantha) and some big Bucket sponges (Xestospongia Testudinaria).

Facilities:

• Scuba hire
• Own accommodation
• Own pool
• Showers
• Diving seven days

• Gear Service
• Camera Hire
• Own Boat(s)
• Own Liveaboard(s)
• Resort/Intro Dives