The Apo Reef - A UNESCO Nature Park

The horrible typhoon "海扬" passed the Philippines and left chaos and disorder in a broad area. The last the Philippines needs now is a lack of tourists.

"Haiyan" made its way through thePhilippinesfrom the landfall in Leyte to its exit in the south of Mindoro. In occidental Mindoro, there is a small resort, the Apo Reef Club, which was fortunate to not have been hit that much. Maybe because of its tectonically beneficial location leeward of the hills and mountains and on the slight turn to the south of "Haiyan".

I spoke to the owner a few days after the typhoon and was happy to hear that nobody was harmed, and besides one roof and some fallen trees, no major damages occurred.

菲律宾最好的潜水网站之一也出现了同样的好消息：Apo Reef。1zplay这是一个奇迹，只有轻微的损害赔偿。目前，许多Mantas和Gray Reef鲨鱼在附近。

自然公园

在苏鲁海（Sulu Sea），距明多洛（Mindoro）西海岸（吕宋岛）50公里，在阿波岛（Apo Island）附近有27.5公顷的区域，是原始的礁石。自1996年以来，联合国教科文组织一直在保护这个惊人的礁石Apo Reef National Park。158平方公里是核心保护区，118平方公里建造一个缓冲区。

礁石是菲律宾最大的环礁，也是全球第二大珊瑚礁。令人难以置信的是，没有多少潜水员已经发现了这个地方。1zplay从另一个度假胜地遇到1zplay潜水船非常罕见。珊瑚礁很健康，具有很高的生物多样性。1zplay

潜水Apo礁

在两天的旅行中，最好访问Apo礁。快艇也有一日游，但是，这样做会错过美丽的暮光之城或夜潜水 - 更不用说甲板上的美好夜晚以及令人兴奋的清晨潜水。1zplay

礁本身是高度分支的，为每个天气条件提供潜水点。1zplay在通往Apo礁的路上，我们陪同一群飞行鲸。飞行鲸属于海洋海豚家族。他们非常社交，生活在家庭式的团体中，由一位占主导地位的女性领导。

Arriving in the morning, it's recommended to start with a dive at the outer side, for example at "Apo Out". There is a good chance for seeing big stuff there. As we jumped in, a nice school of tuna welcomed us.

Going inside, many dive places are worth a visit. The next dive we did was at "Action Point". The name says it all: there is action! A lot of sharks are cruising; barracudas, bumpheads, turtles, tuna and much more can also be seen along the reef. Sometimes, dolphins and mantas are there too. Stories about hammerheads are told.

“动作点”是您应该潜水几次的地方。1zplay晚上的风景很棒。阳光照亮了绿灯。Trevallies正在狩猎，您会发现自己正在逃脱Fusiliers的学校中。

下一个位置也是必须的。它被称为“ Mabuti”，并提供类似的丰富生活，例如“动作点”。更不用说大约400万的珊瑚，还有一群经常在Mabuti周围闲逛的Bumphead。

Two days trips are closed with a visit of the shipwreck in the southwest. The wreck offers shelter for a rich ocean life. You can spot sweetlips, glassfishes, stingrays, trumpetfish, crocodile fish and much more. Many cuttlefishes linger around the wreck especially in mating season.

Apo礁的研究与保护

Apo礁位于珊瑚三角的北端，其中包括菲律宾海洋，ggbet app ,Malaysia,Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands，还有帝汶。

It's not a coincidence that many research teams travel to Apo Island, for example ones from WWF, Greenpeace or the Haribon Foundation.

当地监护人保护岛屿和自然公园。他们收取入场费，并被迫反对非法捕鱼，包括炸药钓鱼，该炸药仍在公园附近或有时可能存在于公园中。

一开始的保护非常懒惰，使某些区域的原始状态不像上述那样原始。2007年，在世界自然基金会说服当地政府强行法律之后，捕鱼被完全禁止。从那时起，Apo礁一直很好地恢复。但是，仍然有很多事情要做来保护美丽的礁石。

到达那里

The best way is to fly to Manila and stay overnight. Yes, you have to get up early, as you have to take the short local flight to San Jose (Mindoro) at 6 a.m. And with a short bus drive, you can reach the Apo Reef Club.

The Apo Reef Club in Calintaan provides the most direct connection to Apo Reef. It's a nice paradise built by the Swiss owner Michael Roos. He pioneered this region and built this resort from scratch with a wholesome effort and love of detail. The staff is great, the atmosphere is relaxing, and you feel like part of a big family there.

The traveling distance to Apo Reef is about 50 km; the next resort is 160 km away from Apo Reef, and requires overnight travel to get there.

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