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Bahura Ligpo: This is a deep dive but it can be reached from a shore dive, boat, kayak, floater and dinghy from the resort. The top of the reef is around 21m/70ft. It looks like a plateau underwater. The reef sides have sand alleys. A sighting of cuttlefish and huge octopus makes this dive worthwhile, other reef sides are composed of big rocks with a lot of fan corals jutting out while others are just a sandy slopes. Watch for the tiny blue ribbon eel named "Betty Boo". This site starts deep it gets deeper. Some sightings of eagle rays, sharks, turtles, school of barracudas and frogfish are common in this site.
Bat Cave: The Bat Cave is between 90-100 ft and 30 metres. There is a small cave that you can go through. It's home to midnight snappers as big as three feet. On top of the Bat Cave is a crucifix at 60ft where you can feed the fish. To one side is the grotto of the Virgin Mary so you can pray underwater. Then you will pass a small wall at 50ft then you will already see the classroom of the Dive n Trek house reef. Bat Cave can be reached from the lobster cave and ending at the pier of Dive 'n' Trek.
Batok: This site got its name due to its location relative to Sombrero Island. It is behind the island and Batok in English simply means "nape." The dive starts at the shallow around 10m/33ft. Head west and you will see that it forms into a small wall. The top of the wall is around 10m/33ft and it bottoms out at around 21m/70ft. Then it's all sand. This site is great as a drift dive and good for novice divers as well.
The top of Batok reminded me of the home of Nemo in the movie. There are also a lot of boulders that you can swim around. There are a lot of anthias, fusilier, octopus and maybe if your lucky a big cuttlefish. The shallow area is very colourful and good for snorkellers. To protect the corals snorkellers are advised not wear fins and to avoid standing on them.