Rock Point East

Apo Island, Negros Oriental, Philippines

The eastern finger of the reef that projects from the southeast corner of Apo Island, the calmer companion to its current-swept western twin. A steep coral slope and wall, dressed in hard and soft corals and very old coral heads, lead out to a plateau at the tip of the point. Trevally and the occasional pelagic pass in the blue, turtles and sea snakes work the reef, and a large grouper is a known resident. Dived under the Apo Island Marine Reserve's sanctuary rules.