If you are looking for a metropolitan and upcoming vibe, Manila, the capital of the Philippines, has it all.
Diving in areas nearby to Manila provide a diverse array of marine life including white tip, black tip and grey reef sharks, turtles, schooling jacks, trevally, sweet lips, groupers, red tooth triggerfish and butterfly fish.
You’ll find stunning coral reefs which support an abundance of critters and unusual bottom dwellers including scorpionfish, moray eels, ribbon eels, leaf fish, lion fish, nudibranch and a plethora of crustaceans and cephalopods.