Now, I am about to visit the famous APO Island. To give you a short history of the place, Apo Island is a volcanic island covering 12 hectares in land area, 7km off the southeastern tip of Negros Island and 30km south of Negros Oriental. This island has become a popular dive sites and snorkeling destination of both foreigners and locals. Also Apo Island is also one of the world's best known community-organinzed marine sanctuaries and as such it has been well documented by the global science community. At present, the island is home to over 650 documented species of fish and estimated to have 400 species of corals. Most of the Philippines' 450 species of corals can be found here, from tiny bubble corals to huge gorgonian sea fans and brain corals.
How to get to APO Island:
Honestly I'm not familiar exactly how to get there using public transportation since every time we tour around the place my boyfie's aunt or my boyfie's manager (basketball) will always pick us up. But per information I got from my boyfie, you can ride either by bus, jeepney, pump boat or even rent a tricycle at a flat/fixed rate (pakyaw in visayan dialect). The ride will take you about 20-30 minutes. The usual drop-off point is the Malatapay, Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental so you can just inform whatever transportation you will be using to drop you off on that place. And once you get there, you can just ask any locals around on how to rent a boat/bangka to take you to Apo Island.
If you have already rented a private boat, you can also drop-off at Dauin Marine Sanctuary which is what, we usually do as Dauin is much nearer. Dauin is before Malatapay, Zamboanguita if you are coming from Dumaguete proper.
Budget in going to APO Island:
Sorry I can't help you with that since our APO trip was ALL FREE....hehehe. My boyfie's manager was the one who shoulder everything from the food, transportation, boat rent and even the diving and snorkeling gadgets.
...see our pictures below during our APO Island trip (^_^)
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| boyfie and others are already preparing to bring all necessary things inside the boat |
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| off to APO Island...yeeheeey!!! |
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| view in going to APO Island |
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| other divers going to the island as well |
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| getting ready to dive, mind you all of them are dive masters including boyfie's manager |
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| boyfie's manager-getting ready to plunge |
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| other dive masters-friends of boyfie's manager |
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| other dive masters-friends of boyfie's manager |
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| going down under..hehehehe |
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| view in the island |
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| boyfie taking a plunge while waiting for the others who are diving |
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| boyfie enjoying the water |
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| boyfie and kids enjoying the water, could not join them since I don't know how to swim :(( |
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| other divers enjoying the island |
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| view in the island |
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| view inside our boat |
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| view in the island |
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| view in the island |
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| view in the island |
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| view in the island |
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| other divers enjoying the island |
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| view in the island |
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| view in the island |
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| view in the island |
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| tourist visiting the island |
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| view in the island |
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| very clear water....super nyc :) |
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| boyfie preparing for his dive |
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| boyfie being assisted by his manager's friend, who is a dive master as well |
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| boyfie ready for his dive |
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| go go boyfie!!! hehhehe |
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| equalizing before going down |
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| stones, super clear water |
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| grilled pork (sinugbang baboy in visayan dialect) for our lunch |
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| boat from other tourist having their dive session |
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| our lunch...yum yum!!! grilled pork and fish and my super fave, kinilaw nah isda (raw fish cooked using vinegar and other spices) |
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| ME!!! hehehehe wearing life jacket since I don't know how to swim. the water is super duper nice!!!! |
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| don't mind the incorrectly place life jacket...hahaha ME trying my best to learn how to swim...lol |
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| view in the island |
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| view in the island |
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| going back to Dauin...bye bye APO Island, till next time!!! |
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| back to Dauin, Negros Oriental |
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| back to Dauin, Negros Oriental |
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| back to Dauin, Negros Oriental |
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