Things to do
Things to do in Dauin
From critter-hunting on black sand to turtles at Apo Island and hot springs in the hills — here's what to do, and which locals can help you do it.
Macro critters, sanctuaries and house reefs
Diving & snorkelling
Muck diving the Dauin coast
Dauin is one of the world's best-known muck diving spots — frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, mimic octopus and ghost pipefish live on its black volcanic sand.
Half day per 2 dives
Diving & snorkelling
Snorkel the marine sanctuaries
Dauin protects several stretches of reef as no-fishing sanctuaries — Masaplod, Dauin, Mainit and Luca among them. Swim straight off the beach into healthy coral.
1–3 hours