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Hilutungan Sanctuary
Hilutungan Island Marine Sanctuary · Cordova, Lapu-Lapu, Philippines
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBohol Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Sep
About this site
Hilutungan Sanctuary is a dive site near Cordova, Lapu-Lapu, Philippines, in the Bohol Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels, groupers, sea fans, stingrays. 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
Humbug DascyllusDascyllus aruanus
Blackstripe CardinalfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus- Deepreef CoralgudgeonCalumia profunda
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri- Lubbock's WrasseCirrhilabrus lubbocki
Redface DwarfgobyTrimma benjamini
Blackeye ThicklipHemigymnus melapterus- Cave Pygmy-gobyTrimma tevegae
Nearby sites
- 1Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary2.6 km
- 27 Seas Reef5.7 km
- 3Coral Reef Resort6.8 km
- 4Agus Bay7.7 km
- 5Kontiki Marina8.3 km
- 6Tambuli Aeroplane Wreck9.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org