If you are contemplating your first trip to Malapascua its probably because you want a personal encounter with a famous Thresher Shark. Well that’s no problem, but please don’t forget that apart from near daily sightings of these mesmerising sharks we have so, so much more. Contact us now for our latest rates.
Like all diving we need to be mindful of currents, tides and weather but if you stay one week with us you can expect to sample all of the following
Dive Monad Shoal – we do daily trips to see the Thresher Sharks on Monad Shoal – it’s a dawn dive and it is the most popular excursion for visitors here. We also do day dives here to see the Manta Rays who swoop in for a good clean. For our tech customers we do day dives here between 30m and 100m where we encounter the Threshers by ourselves over the side of the plateau.
Dive Kimud Shoal – this is Monad’s Shoal’s little brother. Here we can have day time encounters with Threshers away from other divers. For our Tech customers we also do dives between 30m and 100m where we have personalised encounters with Thresher Sharks. And schooling Hammerheads. Yes Hammerheads - so no boring deco stops here.
Dive Gato Island – a sanctuary and protected breeding location for the beautiful Sea Krait (sea snake). We’re almost guaranteed to see the resident White Tip Reef Sharks. This island is alive with nudibranchs, Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, Pygmy Sea horses and an endless amount of other macro surprises. Gato is always tough for photographers – macro or wide angle? We recommend diving Gato at least twice – one with each set up!
Dive Evolution's House Reef - Our very own house reef is one of the best muck dives in the country. Just 3 minutes from our beach front is an incredible array of macro delights. Here we repeatedly see pairs of Crinoid Squat Lobsters and Imperial Shrimps. At dusk dozens of Bobtail Squid appear. Coconut Vein Octopi are regulars and we find seahorses on every dive. Snake Eels poke their head from the sand and Stargazers make occasional appearances too. Robust Ghostpipefish and an array of Mantis Shrimp species are also part of the Evolution House Reef experience. And that's just for starters.
Dive The Dona Marylin – this Philippine ferry capsized over 15 years ago and is now a living, breathing wreck. It takes time to explore all the features and remember those who were lost. It is the perfect location for the PADI Wreck Specialty. For our tech customers this is an excellent penetration dive with lots of multilevel deep passages to explore. Not qualified to do safe wreck penetrations? Well sign up for our TDI Advanced Wreck Course and give yourself the ultimate diving challenge.
Dive all over Malapascua (Bogtong Bato, Bantigue, Deep Slope, Ka Osting, Gileano, Lapus Lapus, North Rock, North Point, Chocolate Island etc etc) – we really love to promote our local dive sites. Around the north of the island you can see some of the most abundant and colourful soft coral in The Philippines. Living amongst it are a variety of frogfish, pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs, orangutan crabs and everything a macro enthusiast could wish for. If you are bringing your camera make plenty of time. Many of these sites require multiple visits.
Dive The Lighthouse – another northern site, this is everyone’s favourite night dive. As a photographer David insists this is the best place to try and capture spawning Mandarin fish in Asia. Our males are big and brazen here and are not put off their mating quest by joyous divers. Lots of nocturnal critters appear after sunset and we love the minute Bobtail Squid that only an expert can find.
Dive The Tapilon – nick named after a nearby village, this Japanese WWII wreck has been torn asunder by local salvagers – sometimes to the benefit of divers. You can still see artillery and ammunition strewn around the site and even the skeletal remains of an unfortunate Japanese sailor. A slice of history on our doorstep.
Dive The Mogami Maru – for our tech customers only, this WWII Japanese Wreck lies in just over 50m. It stands upright and is a perfect decompression dive. Ammunition is still scattered inside the hull – again real history on display.
Contact us for our current prices. We offer a sliding scale so in simple terms, the more you get wet, the cheaper it becomes.
