Laurel Island Dive Site

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3/5
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Very interesting sea life
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Medium current
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Outstanding! 20m and more
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Normal diving depth, 10-25m

Laurel Island is in fact made up of 2 small Islands (Big and Small Laurel) located just a few hundred meters from Boracay. It is a popular dive site for all level of divers. It is also a popular Snorkelling spot where you could also explore Laurel Island during an Island hopping day tour. However as the current can sometimes get quite strong, you should be careful when Snorkelling this spot.
The diving is good with steep reef slopes and walls covered with beautiful hard and soft coral. It is a great place for underwater macro photography as you dive quite shallow around 10m deep and there are plenty of colourful Nudibranchs and other small critters to find. There is also a very large swim-through called the «Tunnel» giving fabulous pictures opportunity.
Laurel Island is located just behind another popular dive site in Boracay, Crocodile Island so you could explore both sites in a single trip if you wish.

This location is a Reef.

You can dive Laurel Island all year long. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Laurel Island on the right for the exact location.

Laurel Island Laurel Island is in fact made up of 2 small Islands (Big and Small Laurel) located just a few hundre... Julien 3

Fishes you may spot while diving Laurel Island

  • Barracuda Barracuda
  • Grouper Grouper
  • Nudibranch Nudibranch
  • Snapper Snapper
  • Trevally Trevally

Photos

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  • Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house, Clownfish
    Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo! Black Tip Shark
    Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Barracuda Alone In The Blue Sea
    Barracuda Alone In The Blue Sea
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Beautiful Pink Coral Nudibranch
    Beautiful Pink Coral Nudibranch
    Photo by Jihye Lee

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