If you wanna swim with turtles there is a 100% chance you will see them at Apo Island in the Philippines!! 🐢💯 My friends and I went in July 2019 and we saw soooo many!!! 😍 It was my main reason for coming to this island. Swimming with turtles, fish of many different colors, beautiful coral and even a sea snake!…everyone must go!
We booked thru our hotel, Atmosphere Resorts & Spa with their excursions so our boat picked us up at 8am right on the beach of the resort. 🌊They provided us with all the snorkel gear, towels, and snacks! In about 35 minutes we arrived at the island and we had our first turtle spotting! 🐢
Apo Island is accessible by boat only. It’s a volcanic island and marine sanctuary with over 650 species of fish, 400 species of coral. So snorkeling and diving here is top notch!
Guys all these videos of turtles 👆🏼👆🏼were just from our first snorkel stop! And that’s not even all the videos I have! 🤯
🥽 Next snorkel spot we were closer to some big rocks and coral. The water was a bit rough here so we didn’t stay too long. This is where we saw the sea snake and we were FREAKING OUT! 🐍😱
The whole tour was only a half day! 8am-noon. I would’ve stayed all day if I could! 😍
Our friend Christina graciously lent us her GoPro HERO4. We had a trusty Sealock waterproof bag and I’m not sure the name of this iPhone waterproof case but it was a lifesaver!
How to get there!
To get to Apo Island we flew Shanghai (PVG) to Manila (MNL) Manila to Dumaguete (DGT) You can also get there by ferry ⛴ from Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor if you’re in those areas!
Ok but really…if you wanna swim with these majestic creatures and see some beautiful marine life I can’t stress enough how amazing Apo Island is! Thanks for reading!! Message me if y’all have any questions!
Kitty&Co. 