Here's why Philippines is the TOP DIVING destination in the world 🇵🇭 Dauin & Apo Island diving

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
  • The town of Dauin in Negros Oriental is famous for having fantastic dive sites, and also for acting as the gateway to Apo Island.
    Now, diving in both of these areas, it is clear as to why Philippines is ranked among the best places in the world to dive. And if you have watched Avatar: The Way of Water, you will immediately feel immersed in this video here!
    This video is a bit different from the others I've made for the past year. It features more narration from me, and I hope you found it entertaining!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 90

  • @magnusferdinand
    @magnusferdinand  Рік тому +9

    Hey all! I hope you enjoyed this video!
    So it turned out quite different from what I initially had in mind. I did have some shots of me doing a bit of explaining, especially at the end, but I feel like the narration made the message more organised and better suited to be used throughout the video.
    Also, tiny error at the absolute end. The drone footage was supposed to be stabilised but it somehow wasn't.

    • @emilbautista8007
      @emilbautista8007 Рік тому

      This format is aok for me. 👌👍🏻💪

    • @bighand1530
      @bighand1530 Рік тому

      I enjoyed it

    • @ronilovillanueva8666
      @ronilovillanueva8666 Рік тому

      Tubbataha Reef is the best diving destination int the philippines

    • @JEPOYHEROBLOGG
      @JEPOYHEROBLOGG Рік тому

      you must help us help filipino we preserved the ocean but the china keep on harrasing our people who protect the ocean and preserved it beauty they built army on the area the coral and other live in the ocean was been destroy by china

  • @FernandoBelaniso-jsm
    @FernandoBelaniso-jsm Місяць тому +1

    ❤❤❤ Thank you so so much Bro for promoting our country's pride of nature's best

  • @marilynt9599
    @marilynt9599 Рік тому +10

    Being married to a Filipino, I first experienced diving in the Philippines and I agree with your assessment...it is the best diving in the world (and I've been a lot of places in 20+ years). I return every year and am happy to say I will be in Dauin again in 2024. Apo is the most beautiful coral garden; in my mind, it is more beautiful than Tubbataha and easier to get to.

    • @mannier9589
      @mannier9589 Рік тому +1

      what do you think about Raja Ampat Indonesia, which one is more beautiful?

    • @dcg929
      @dcg929 Рік тому +1

      You are exaggerating ... It can't be more beautiful than Tubbataha as I have dove in both Apo Island and Tubbataha.

    • @marilynt9599
      @marilynt9599 Рік тому

      you are entitled to your opinion and I to mine@@dcg929 .

    • @motivationontop6587
      @motivationontop6587 10 місяців тому

      @@dcg929tubbataha dauin has its unique shape itself

    • @Jp18888
      @Jp18888 7 місяців тому

      Is it more beautiful compared to diving in bohol pamilacan and Balicasag

  • @marichuarmodia2375
    @marichuarmodia2375 Рік тому +3

    My husband he been in the Philippines to scuba diving and Bohol all over the Philippines he do diving and I miss my country in the Philippines 🇵🇭 and can’t wait to get home ❤and hope you enjoying my country ❤

  • @restymcdonald8339
    @restymcdonald8339 Рік тому +4

    Video editing is excellent and music choices is awesome 👏 👏👏

  • @emilbautista8007
    @emilbautista8007 Рік тому +5

    This is truly awesome! 💙😍🙏💪

  • @restymcdonald8339
    @restymcdonald8339 Рік тому +3

    My bucketlist someday

  • @larziekircher6692
    @larziekircher6692 Рік тому +1

    Yes indeed I love your vlog, pls. you need to do more, very beautiful place to dive

  • @larziekircher6692
    @larziekircher6692 Рік тому +1

    Yes indeed, we love your vlog, thank you for showing this beautiful vlog

  • @frankiefernandez9225
    @frankiefernandez9225 Рік тому +4

    BEAUTIFUL 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

  • @LibertyHomePDX
    @LibertyHomePDX 6 місяців тому

    The video was great! Looks like an incredible spot to dive.

  • @boyinglabro7082
    @boyinglabro7082 7 місяців тому

    Great video and it’s a wonderful adventure in our country. Welcome

  • @luisitocatalbas3804
    @luisitocatalbas3804 Рік тому

    The Under water is so beautiful, that's why I enjoying watching this video. Take care always.

  • @boyinglabro7082
    @boyinglabro7082 7 місяців тому

    Look forward your
    Next video!!

  • @renzvlog8425
    @renzvlog8425 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for visiting our small island god bless❤

  • @garygilbert1127
    @garygilbert1127 Рік тому

    scuba is awesome but personally only been to apo once before I got my open water, the sea was choppy on one side but ok to snorkel on the other, I'd like to go back one day on a scuba tour👍

  • @junemarbuclolgulitiw1855
    @junemarbuclolgulitiw1855 Рік тому

    wow..super beautiful..different kinds of species or fish..like in tubbataha reefs..also in parts of mindanao..your the second vlogger doing diving in underwater. that i can watching..

  • @joelregidor1468
    @joelregidor1468 Рік тому +1

    Watching you from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @quosette6653
    @quosette6653 Рік тому

    Very relaxing video, I like, good job👏👏👏

  • @GilligansTravels
    @GilligansTravels Рік тому

    loved snorkeling with the turtles their on apo island especially red horse on the beach

  • @TravisLeeEddington
    @TravisLeeEddington Рік тому

    I enjoyed the voice over. Made the video very clear to understand. 👍

  • @SIMPLYCOOLVIBES
    @SIMPLYCOOLVIBES Рік тому

    Amazing down under footage 👌 👏 🙌

  • @larziekircher1868
    @larziekircher1868 Рік тому

    I love your diving vlog, APO reefs is beautiful, I am so jealous, one day, I could visit the place and do scuba diving with my family, “GOD”bless you

  • @henrikandersen6381
    @henrikandersen6381 Рік тому

    Beautiful video 😊😊

  • @ahmadmoghimi
    @ahmadmoghimi Рік тому

    It's long time I haven't seen you're vlog just now brother 😊

  • @titosarmiento8333
    @titosarmiento8333 Рік тому

    My favorite snack caramelized sweet potato with coke or mountain dew a great combination.perhaps the iced cold soda with its spirit bursting in your throat complement well that even the tang of the ice tea could not do.

  • @ELEAByahera
    @ELEAByahera Рік тому

    AMAZING footages.

  • @justmeandmydogs6526
    @justmeandmydogs6526 Рік тому

    awesome production!

  • @MrDraculadave
    @MrDraculadave Рік тому

    Beautiful place

  • @condocord7544
    @condocord7544 9 місяців тому

    nice - very entertaining

  • @boyinglabro7082
    @boyinglabro7082 7 місяців тому

    It’s different species of fish in that island..
    Nice coral it’s lively and this is the home of fish ..

  • @WhackashitCollaborations
    @WhackashitCollaborations Рік тому +3

    I've been there. I much prefer Pescador Island. But when it comes to "real pandora" I would say that would be Tubataha.

    • @Jp18888
      @Jp18888 7 місяців тому

      Hi where is pescador island

  • @marichuarmodia2375
    @marichuarmodia2375 Рік тому

    Try to go in Bohol it’s good diving as well and some places in the Philippines

  • @junemarbuclolgulitiw1855
    @junemarbuclolgulitiw1855 Рік тому

    good job bro..👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿..

  • @RodenMatila
    @RodenMatila Рік тому +2

    Hi. did you notice at 2:07 it looks like there's a face hiding under the corals? It looks creepy!

  • @annabethmanfris.7134
    @annabethmanfris.7134 Рік тому

    I miss my home town Negros oriental.

  • @larziekircher6692
    @larziekircher6692 11 місяців тому +1

    Magnus, I am super jealous of you, but any way, thank you for sharing this beautiful diving experience, “GOD” bless you always

  • @emconsolacion7950
    @emconsolacion7950 Рік тому

    Negros a sock shape island the gateway to Tubbattaha reef, southern part of the island is still raw that connects to the reef, have fun and adventures

  • @bighand1530
    @bighand1530 Рік тому

    Awesome!!

  • @_patontheback_
    @_patontheback_ 8 місяців тому

    Nice! Which camera did you use?

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  5 місяців тому

      I mostly used the GoPro Hero 11 with the Backscatter FLIP filters

  • @Kirbythediver
    @Kirbythediver 10 місяців тому

    Video is rendered in 1080p? Is your gopro from this decade? Great video but a lot of detail on the reef is missing 😅

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  5 місяців тому

      Hi! Video is rendered in 1080 because my mirrorless only shoots 60fps in 1080. I do agree alot of detail is lost but that is rather caused by the lower light environment further down which is worsened by the filters I used. Nonetheless, the drop in detail is offset by much better colour contrast and much easier time editing the footage.
      I may just get the DJI Osmo with the white balance sensor which I’ve seen yield great results! 😃

    • @Kirbythediver
      @Kirbythediver 5 місяців тому

      @@magnusferdinand I've heard good things about that one. I've got the hero 10 black, check my shorts, there's a good video of a ray I shot with it.

  • @cristitoangobjr2975
    @cristitoangobjr2975 Рік тому

    I'll be there

  • @caitlenemaealas-as8463
    @caitlenemaealas-as8463 Рік тому

    From dauin ❤❤❤

  • @NOTHINGBOYBOY
    @NOTHINGBOYBOY Рік тому

    Been there... ❤❤❤

  • @stasyang8971
    @stasyang8971 Рік тому

    Hiiii, I would like to ask if you're still here in Dauin?

  • @philkins8457
    @philkins8457 11 місяців тому

    See you soon Apo Reef 🪸🪸🪸

  • @malpete
    @malpete Рік тому

    Wondering if u met Finn snow in dauin😁

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  Рік тому +1

      I’d love to, he and Kulas influenced me to start my UA-cam channel!

  • @archsword2446
    @archsword2446 Рік тому

    hope to see Magniko in Obando and DRT, Bulacan. This may is the fertility dance in Obando, Bulacan.

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  Рік тому

      Obando looks very interesting! I’ve had in mind to visit there someday

  • @babylily2448
    @babylily2448 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @alexdetagxi8148
    @alexdetagxi8148 Рік тому

    That was really amazing nature of the sea but now go see TUBBATAHA dive site comparison to world unesco protected site in the Philippines someone says its the next level dive spot to number one and only in the world.

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  Рік тому

      We really wanna visit Tubbataha reef! But it’s very expensive and I also want to have an underwater housing for my mirrorless camera first so I can take very nice pictures and footage!

    • @marilynt9599
      @marilynt9599 Рік тому

      I've been to Tubbataha; the coral at Apo Island is at least as beautiful and in my humble opinion MORE beautiful...it definitely has more fish and critters. It is also cheaper and easier to get to. I will be returning for a repeat visit in 2024.

    • @dcg929
      @dcg929 Рік тому

      In my experience, Tubbataha is the best and ultimate scuba diving place in the Philippines, but I think the Republic of Palau scuba diving is better than Tubbataha.

    • @Jp18888
      @Jp18888 7 місяців тому

      Hi I dived at Komodo national park in Indonesia before. Can suggest where is a good place to dive in Philippines to me? I can’t dive at tubbataha yet cos too ex and not qualified enough

  • @KatieBewshear
    @KatieBewshear Рік тому

    Where was better for diving malpascua or dauin

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  Рік тому

      They are a bit different. Malapascua is more on sharks in my opinion. It’s not just thresher sharks there, I heard there’s also a huge bullshark lurking around there 😃

    • @KatieBewshear
      @KatieBewshear Рік тому

      @@magnusferdinand thanks we only have time for one. A friend from the Philippines told is dauin but we've been told by other divers Malapscua.

  • @jhimcarvelborromeo4372
    @jhimcarvelborromeo4372 Рік тому +1

    do you need to have advance diving license to dive here?

    • @magnusferdinand
      @magnusferdinand  Рік тому +1

      We dove with OWD there , and we rarely went below 18m 🙂

  • @jansenalmonidovar9248
    @jansenalmonidovar9248 Рік тому

    Wow nice VO haha

  • @tomsewell2462
    @tomsewell2462 Рік тому

    Dude, Indonesia is far better than PH overall, and Apo has no fish left. Tubataha is really the only world class place the PH has left. I know coz I been to them all.

    • @charliemahinay7356
      @charliemahinay7356 Рік тому

      Ohh really??

    • @Abs00Hero
      @Abs00Hero Рік тому +2

      Then why is the Philippines voted for years as the best diving destination?

    • @TheJChill720
      @TheJChill720 Рік тому

      Did we just watch a different video? Apo had no fish left? This was literally uploaded a few days ago and those thousands of fish on that video were just CGI? Wow! 😆

    • @topscris
      @topscris Рік тому +5

      Indonesia and Philippines, both are in the coral triangle. Ask regular, non-Scuba diving people to mention as many great and very well known diving areas around the world as they can, and for sure the average of all the good acceptable answers can be counted on just your one hand.
      Question: So Philippines often gets voted to the top for diving destinations around the world. BUT, gets voted by who? And do they even have the proper qualifications or professional knowledge so us ordinary people can rest asured that the winning votes were cast by the best qualified, and is most trustworthy. Simple answer: They are some of a few number of people who go and enjoy Scuba diving.
      So if you're one who can only name one great diving place in Philippines which happens to be the most well known around the world, then your knowledge and opinions on anything about Scuba diving would seem to be more unreliable than mine, a person who can't swim, and especially if you can't name at least 1 or 2 great and well known dive sites in Indonesia without Googling.

    • @Abs00Hero
      @Abs00Hero Рік тому

      www.worldtravelawards.com/award-worlds-leading-dive-destination-2022