The majestic
Mayon as seen from the beach of San Miguel Grande Island, a 10-minute boat ride
from Tabaco City. – Photo by SHUBERT CIENCIA
MANILA: Known as the
home of the country’s top destinations for dive sites.
A group of
professional scuba divers recently identified 16 dive sites in the province,
according to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Ten of these dive
sites can be found in the Caraga Pas in Albay Gulf, while six of them are in
Legazpi City.
Albay provincial
consultant for marine eco-tourism Romeo Dawal said the Pacific Blue scuba
divers’ organization identified the dive sites to have no strong currents or
currents.
The dive sites are
being promoted as tourism attractions under the province’s tourism development
program.
Under this, local communities in the diving site areas will be offered
divers’ training courses for open water.
Albay is also home to
other natural attractions like the waterfalls in Malinao and the caves in Batan
Island, Camalig and Misibis.
Here's a video
celebrating the uniqueness of the province from YouTube
user dencio05. – PhilStar
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