These gentle giants arrive from as early as November but the official season starts from February and runs until end of May, where the sea of Donsol is at its clearest and calmest.
Local tourism officials and professional divers have established guidelines on proper whale shark watching intended to maintain safety and to defend the creatures from over exploitation.
Explore the spectacular Manta Bowl
MANTA BOWL is the Manta Ray capital of the Philippines, the habitat of the world’s biggest ray.
Ticao Pass has one of the world’s highest concentration of plankton due to the strong currents from San Bernardino Strait. These currents push large groups of plankton and other organisms to gather in the area, making this an ideal cleaning and feeding station for the Manta Ray. The Pass is the deep sea “big-boys-alley” which also attracts Whale Sharks, Hammerheads, Thresher Sharks, and other pelagics.
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