Mactan Island
Philippines · Visayas
A flat coral island just minutes from Cebu City by bridge, Mactan punches above its weight with turtle-rich channels, colourful macro reefs, and one of the Philippines' most dramatic submerged caves — all reachable on a short boat ride.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
13 species across the dive sites here
Collared Kingfisher
Seen 24 days ago
at Hilutungan Channel
Least concern
Lionfish
Seen 5 months ago
at Kontiki Reef
Least concern
Ornate ghost pipefish
Seen 5 months ago
at Hilutungan Channel
Least concern
Green sea turtle
Seen 5 months ago
at Hilutungan Channel
Least concern
Blue-ringed octopus
Seen year round
at Kontiki Reef
Least concern
Flamboyant cuttlefish
Seen year round
at Kontiki Reef
Giant moray
Seen year round
at Marigondon Cave
Least concern
Glassfish
Seen year round
at Marigondon Cave
Least concern
Hawksbill sea turtle
Seen year round
at Hilutungan Channel
Critically endangered
Leaf scorpionfish
Seen year round
at Kontiki Reef
Least concern
Longspine squirrelfish
Seen year round
at Marigondon Cave
Least concern
Nudibranch spp.
Seen year round
at Hilutungan Channel
Nurse shark
Seen year round
at Marigondon Cave
Vulnerable
