Coral Garden
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About this site
Coral Garden is a reef snorkeling site in the Calamian archipelago (Calamianes), located in the Sulu Sea in the Philippines, visited alongside nearby wreck sites including the Lusong Gunboat and East Tangat wrecks.
The reef is accessible year-round and is suited to beginners, with great visibility across the site.
Marine life at Coral Garden includes orange anthias, yellow pyramid butterflyfish, green sea turtles, and hawksbill turtles, with mola mola present from July through October.
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Coral Garden is a reef snorkeling site in the Calamian archipelago (Calamianes), located in the Sulu Sea in the Philippines, visited alongside nearby wreck sites including the Lusong Gunboat wreck and the East Tangat wreck.
The site is rated for beginners and offers great visibility, diving or snorkeling year-round, with mola mola most likely encountered from July through October.
Marine life includes orange anthias, yellow pyramid butterflyfish, green sea turtles, and hawksbill turtles.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Australian Blue DragonPteraeolidia ianthinaReported here · unconfirmed
Painted SweetlipsDiagramma pictumReported here · unconfirmed
Acropora milleporaReported here · unconfirmed
Acropora tenuisReported here · unconfirmed
Acropora floridaReported here · unconfirmed
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Reported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Common LionfishPterois volitansObserved near here · iNaturalist
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