Shimizu Island El Nido
El Nido, Palawan · Philippines
One of El Nido's most accessible reefs, Shimizu rewards beginners with a spectacularly dense fish community across a wide shallow shelf. Parrotfish, surgeonfish, and butterflyfish crowd the coral heads in numbers that feel almost overwhelming on a first dive.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 18 m
Good for beginners
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
5 to 12 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 31°C
Your chances of seeing each animal
Bumphead ParrotfishVulnerable
Rare
Now and then
Moorish IdolLeast concern
Rare
Now and then
Clownfish
Rare
Now and then
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