Dive Southern Leyte - Whale sharks
While I have been doing my research on other places to visit around the Philippines, I keep bumping into websites and blogs of others that inspire me to travel more around these islands. So this is a "Must do one day" type of post for me, So I hope you like it and maybe one day be inspired to visit too. I suppose its going to be like a bucket list, but hey thats what life is about, making bucket lists and ticking of as many as you can before you hit the ground and meet your maker.
Note that I like to add the Tripadvisor links as I have found it to be a good way to weed out the places that are not so right to stay. Other travellers opinions count when it comes to accommodation and time spent and as we spend a lot of our hard earned cash to go to these places so we want it to be right.
After perfect conditions in late October, the anticipation of the new whale shark season was overshadowed by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which, thankfully, caused no damage or injuries in Southern Leyte.
As things returned to normal, there were regular reports from fisherman of whale shark sightings all around Sogod Bay, but not consistently at the usual congregation area near Pintuyan. This made finding whale sharks for guests almost impossible, as the area to be surveyed was huge. By early March hopes for reliable whale shark watching were fading when whale sharks began feeding in Calian bay near Liloan. Despite extremely limited visibility we enjoyed several days of superb snorkeling with several whale sharks in close proximity and no other boats in the vicinity.
Whale shark watching with Padre Burgos Castle Resort offers you undoubtedly the best whale shark experience in the Philippines. There are very few tourists around, so the whale shark sanctuary is always uncrowded, the water visibility is usually excellent, snorkeling with the whale sharks is a totally natural experience, and sound ecological practices are strictly observed. The whale shark season in Southern Leyte usually starts around early November and runs through until the end of May and the chances of seeing whale sharks once the season is underway are around 95%.
www.padreburgoscastle.com
Tripadvisor.com Hotel Review- Padre Burgos Castle Resort
Note that I like to add the Tripadvisor links as I have found it to be a good way to weed out the places that are not so right to stay. Other travellers opinions count when it comes to accommodation and time spent and as we spend a lot of our hard earned cash to go to these places so we want it to be right.
Whale sharks & other news from Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Sogod Bay in Southern Leyte offers probably the finest shore based diving and snorkeling in the Philippines with walls, slopes, muck dives and marine life ranging from pygmy seahorses to whale sharks. Although very easily accessible from Manila, Cebu and Bohol tourists are few and far between and there are only a handful of dive operations. |
| 7 metre whale shark in Southern Leyte |
After perfect conditions in late October, the anticipation of the new whale shark season was overshadowed by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which, thankfully, caused no damage or injuries in Southern Leyte.
As things returned to normal, there were regular reports from fisherman of whale shark sightings all around Sogod Bay, but not consistently at the usual congregation area near Pintuyan. This made finding whale sharks for guests almost impossible, as the area to be surveyed was huge. By early March hopes for reliable whale shark watching were fading when whale sharks began feeding in Calian bay near Liloan. Despite extremely limited visibility we enjoyed several days of superb snorkeling with several whale sharks in close proximity and no other boats in the vicinity.
Whale shark watching with Padre Burgos Castle Resort offers you undoubtedly the best whale shark experience in the Philippines. There are very few tourists around, so the whale shark sanctuary is always uncrowded, the water visibility is usually excellent, snorkeling with the whale sharks is a totally natural experience, and sound ecological practices are strictly observed. The whale shark season in Southern Leyte usually starts around early November and runs through until the end of May and the chances of seeing whale sharks once the season is underway are around 95%.
www.padreburgoscastle.com
Tripadvisor.com Hotel Review- Padre Burgos Castle Resort
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