Bay Subic Bay, located on the island of Luzon, has always attracted attention as a good location for military bases. In 1885 the first military base was built here by the Spaniards. However, after a couple years of control over the Philippines turned to the Americans, and they took this place. During the Second World war the Japanese were able to capture Subic Bay, but immediately after the Americans returned and rebuilt on the shores of the largest military base outside the United States. Only in 1992, the Philippine government decided to close for the entire country of the U.S. base, and the star-spangled banner over Subic Bay was launched. Today, the Bay is primarily attracts divers from all over the world who come here in search of sunken ships of the times of the American-Spanish war and World war II. To reach the Bay from Manila on the road will go from 2, 5 to 3. 5 hours.

Among the most popular dive sites in the Gulf – the remains of a Japanese merchant vessel "Aurec Maru", known as the "hell ship". The ship was refitted to transport prisoners and workers exported by the Japanese from the occupied territories. In 1944 it was drowned by the Americans on Board were more than 1, 5 thousand people. After the war, American military divers blew up the ship for safety of navigation.

Another interesting ship, resting on the bottom of the Bay Subic Bay, the cruiser "new York", built in 1891. Over the years, he participated in the Chinese revolution, the Filipino-American and First World wars. Since the late 1930s, the cruiser stood in the Bay, but with the outbreak of the Second World war, was sunk by the Americans, who feared that the ship's guns could fall into the hands of the Japanese. Today on Board the "new York", you can see colonies of groupers, lobsters, lionfish and Barracuda.

Another popular dive spot – ship "El Captain", whose nose is at a depth of 5 meters. As the oldest vessel sunken in the waters of the Bay, is a Spanish gunboat San quintyn" - it sank in 1898 the Spaniards, trying thus to close the American warships the passage between the Islands of the Gulf. In addition to ships in Subic Bay are the remains of a jet plane F-4 Phantom. And, of course, it is not necessary to go, or rather swim past coral reefs – they are especially good near Grande island and in the Gulf of Triboa.

Relax on the shores of the Bay of Subic Bay love to come from residents of Manila – in addition to diving, you can just laze on the sandy beaches, visit the underwater aquarium, enjoy a tour of the mangrove forests or walk to the many shopping centers format duty-free. The wildlife lovers will also have something to do in Subic Bay, among the animals you can meet the smallest Philippine bat – bamboo, and Golden flying Fox, giant fruit bat, and wild boars, a rare Asian species of monkeys and over 300 species of birds!