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Bogtong Bato
Deep Rock · Logon, Philippines Malapascua, Philippines
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyVisayan Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Bogtong Bato is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Logon, Cebu, Philippines, in the Visayan Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, thresher sharks, moray eels, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Pelagic ThresherAlopias pelagicus- MandarinfishSynchiropus splendidus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Nearby sites
- 1Lapus-Lapus 20.3 km
- 2Dona Marilyn Wreck0.4 km
- 3Marine Protected Area0.5 km
- 4Lapus-Lapus0.6 km
- 5North Point0.6 km
- 6Los Bamboos1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org