According to Turtle Divers: The Tunnel was discovered in early 90’s by a japanese diver and has a memorial plate placed at the entrance. Located at 1.5 mile from El Nido,
Helicopter Island, officially named Dilumacad Island, got its name because of the shape it takes when you see it from a distance. And is pretty famous for its cave dive sites named the Tunnel.
Dilumacad Tunnel starts at 12 meters depth and is around 40 meters long. It has a few ceiling holes which let light in on the school of copper sweepers that lives in the tunnel. This sight makes this dive an incredible spectacle to behold.
The entrance is wide enough for two divers to penetrate together and after 15-20 meters the tunnel becomes a huge cavern with a view to the exit already. The bottom is sandy where small fish and crabs can be seen. The way out is more narrow and only one diver can exit the 10m tunnel at a time. It will bring you out to a rocky area with boulder formations some 20 meters.
Best recommended for advanced divers only.
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