Biet Point
11.1414°N 119.3047°E · wall
Biet Point is a wall dive site in Philippines Palawan, Asia.
Overview
Biet Point (South Miniloc) is El Nido’s most famous dive site, reputedly discovered by Jacques Cousteau in the 1970s, positioned between Miniloc and Simizu islands where a channel current nourishes an expansive garden of cabbage corals at around 12 meters. Large schools of yellow snappers and silver tuna hover over the triangular reef, with jacks, barracuda, squid, and cuttlefish circling in the current-enriched blue water beyond.
Site Information
- Location: Philippines Palawan, Asia
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 21 meters
Marine Life
Biet Point is famous for the large schools of yellow snappers and silver tuna that hover over the cabbage coral garden at 12 meters — one of El Nido’s most photogenic fish congregations. Jacks, barracuda, squid, and broadclub cuttlefish circle in the current-enriched blue water beyond the reef, and whitetip reef sharks are regularly seen resting in the boulders below. The lush cabbage coral beds also shelter hawksbill turtles and a variety of reef fish including parrotfish and angelfish.
Sources: Diving Squad Palawan Guide, Scuba Tech Philippines - Coron Wrecks, Pirate Coron Dive Sites, DIVE Magazine - Wrecks of Coron Bay, ZuBlu - Scuba Diving Coron Palawan. Last updated 2026-04-04.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
201 verified species observations (155 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1948 and 2020, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Trimma
- Gobiidae · Gobies
- Opistognathus · Spotfin Jawfishes
- Gymnothorax
- Eviota hoesei · Doug's Eviota
- Kaupichthys brachychirus · Shortfin False Moray
- Gobiopsis arenaria · Patchwork Goby
- Pseudochromis fuscus · Brown Dottyback
- Turrum fulvoguttatum
- Pseudoplesiops annae
- Ostorhinchus
- Vanderhorstia
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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