Bacungan Island

Location: About 66 Km. ( 41 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, and 4 Km. ( 2.5 Mi. ) East of Vitali Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features: 

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Baong Island (view beach photos here!)

Location: About 32.5 Km. ( 20.2 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1.5 Km. ( .93 Mi. ) East of Banubigan Mala barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Bobo Island (view beach photos here!)

Location: About 33.5 Km. ( 20.82 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) East of Banubigan Mala barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Buguias Island

Location: About 36 Km. ( 22.37 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) East of Unilo barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Cabog Island

Location: About 64.5 Km. ( 40.08 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1.5 Km. ( .93 Mi. ) North of Vitali Island barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features: 

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good. 

Cabugan Island

Location: About 64 Km. ( 39.77 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1 Km. ( .62 Mi. ) North of Vitali Island barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:  It is the largest of the cluster of islands referred to as Eleven Islands.  It measures about 71 hectares and its verdant hills have dense growth of local fauna.  It has beautiful white sandy beaches with excellent scuba diving features, relative to the rich diversity of Moro Gulf marine life.  Trekking around the island is great for the local eco-tourism emphasis to help protect the island's natural habitat.

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.   You can hire a local vinta owner for a cruise around the islands cluster and make it worth their while to take a break from their normal fishing chores.

Gatusan Island

Location: About 62.5 Km. ( 38.84 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, and 4 Km. ( 2.49 Mi. ) East of Vitali Island barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Great Santa Cruz Island (view beach photos here!)

Location: About 4 Km. ( 2.49 Mi. ) South of downtown Zamboanga City, on the Basilan Straight.

Features: An environmentally sensitive recreational playground of the locals and international visitors from the likes of Germany and Italy, limited picnic facilities, a Muslim burial ground, and pink sand galore.

Scuba Diving Qualities: Excellent.  Home of the fabled "pinkish sand," it is a living coral island whose variety of corals and sea life rivals any of the more popular sites around the world.  Over half of the world's known sea shell varieties come from the tremendously rich waters of Sulu Sea, of which the twin Santa Cruz Islands are a part of, but ideally located in the sheltered waters of Basilan Straight, across from downtown Zamboanga City.  Its crystal clear water is perfect for your scuba diving and under water photography requirements.  Due to the guerilla unrest in the region, this area of the world remains an undiscovered haven, and is best approached with caution.  The rewards are serendipitous.

Kablingan Island

Location: About 37 Km. ( 23 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) East of Unilo barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Lambang Island

Location: About 34.5 Km. ( 21.44 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1 Km. ( .62 Mi. ) East of Unilo barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Lamunigan Island

Location: About 38.5 Km. ( 23.92 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 3 Km. ( 1.86 Mi. ) East of Banubigan Mala barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Lapinigan Island

Location: About 66 Km. ( 41.01 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) East of Vitali Island barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Little Malanipa Island

Location:  About 27 Km. ( 16.78 Mi. ) East of downtown Zamboanga City, and .5 Km. ( .31 Mi. ) S.E. of the main Malanipa Island.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Little Santa Cruz Island

Location: About 3.5 Km. ( 2.17 Mi. ) South of downtown Zamboanga City, on the Basilan Straight.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Excellent.  Home of the fabled "pinkish sand," it is a living coral island whose variety of corals and sea life rivals any of the more popular sites around the world.  Over half of the world's known sea shell varieties come from the tremendously rich waters of Sulu Sea, of which the twin Santa Cruz Islands are a part of, but ideally located in the sheltered waters of Basilan Straight, across from downtown Zamboanga City.  Its crystal clear water is perfect for your scuba diving and under water photography requirements.  Due to the guerilla unrest in the region, this area of the world remains an undiscovered haven, and is best approached with caution.  The rewards are serendipitous.

Malanipa Island

Location:  About 25 Km. ( 15.53 Mi. ) east of downtown Zamboanga City, and 8 Km. ( 4.97 Mi. ) South-East of Sacol Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.  It is home to the barrangay of Cocob.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Panganaban Island

Location:  About 39 Km. ( 24.23 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 5 Km. ( 3.11 Mi. ) East of Balanaban Dua barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Pangapuyan Island

Location:  About 13 Km. ( 8.08 Mi. ) East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) South-East from the barrangay of Lumbayao and just South of the South-Western tip of Sacol Island on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Pitas Island (view beach photos here!)

Location: About 30 Km. ( 18.64 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) North-East of Bolong barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Sacol Island ( 2nd biggest island )

Location:  About 14 Km. ( 8.70 Mi. ) East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1 Km. ( .62 Mi. ) East from the barrangay of Lumbayao on the beautiful Moro Gulf.. It is the second largest island that belongs to the city of Zamboanga and is home to the barrangays of Tambac, Landang Gua, Bolimompong, Landang Laum, Pasilmanta, and Busay.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Salangan Island

Location: About 33 Km. ( 20.51 Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1 Km. ( .62 Mi. ) North of Banubigan Mala barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Sinunug Island

Location:  About 30 Km. ( 18.64 Mi. ) East-North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and about 6 Km. ( 3.73 Mi. ) East of Sacol Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Taguiti Island

Location:  About 52.5 Km. ( 32.62 Mi. ) East-North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 1 Km. ( .62 Mi. ) South-West of Vitali Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Tictabon Island

Location:  About 10 Km. ( 6.21Mi. ) East of downtown Zamboanga City, across from the Tictabon Channel, and about 1 Km. ( .62 Mi. ) South-East of the barrangay of Mampang, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Tigburacao Island

Location:  About 64 Km. ( 39.77 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, and 8 Km. ( 4.97 Mi. ) East of Vitali Island, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.  It is the Eastern-most island from the mainland of Zamboanga City.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Tumalutap Island

Location:  About 34 Km. ( 21.13 Mi. ) East-North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and  8 Km. ( 4.97 Mi. ) East of Sacol Island, and about 3 Km. ( 1.86 mi. ) North-East of Sinunug Isle on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:  

Scuba Diving Qualities: Very Good.

Vilan Vilan Island

Location:  About 11 Km. ( 7 Mi. ) East of downtown Zamboanga City, and 2 Km. ( 1.24 Mi. ) North-East of Mampang barangay, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.  It is ideally located in the opening of the Tictabon Channel, between the tip of Mampang and Sacol Island.

Features:  

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Visa Island (view beach photos here!)

Location: About 32 Km. ( 19.881Mi. ) North-East of downtown Zamboanga City, and about 4 Km. ( 2.49 Mi. ) North-East of the barrangay of Bolong, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.

Vitali Island ( biggest of the islands )

Location: About 56 Km. ( 34.80 Mi. ) North-East-North of downtown Zamboanga City, 7 Km. ( 4.34 Mi. ) from the border of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, and 1.5 Km. ( .93 Mi. ) East of the mainland barangay of Manguso, on the beautiful Moro Gulf.

Features:  It is the largest of all the islands of Zamboanga City, and is home to the barangays of Limaong, Tigui, and Tumitus.  Its land mass is about 12 Km. ( 7.45 Mi. ) long and 8 Km. ( 4.97 Mi. ) wide.

Scuba Diving Qualities: Good.