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Blue Water Resort (Malapascua Beach Resort) spectacular snorkeling and diving, guided adventures, tranquil beaches, world-renowned shark & manta heaven and relaxing atmosphere will enhance your experience. The whole of Malapascua is an aquatic sanctuary. Fishing is limited to local food needs so the reefs offer divers and snorkelers vast opportunities to explore and enjoy the warm island waters while experiencing an exceptional underwater adventure. Experience the only place on earth where you can have thresher sharks sightings from just 20 meters!
Our new fully-staffed and equipped PADI dive center offers effortless diving. Let our experienced and friendly instructors guide you around the many dive sites close by. All levels of PADI certification including resort courses are offered. Experienced divers will revel in the 30-meter visibility and amazingly diverse marine life.
Snorkeling is an activity guests of all ages can safely enjoy within the island. The water off the beach is shallow, perfect for wading, kayaking and hunting for shells. Malapascua Island’s reef is alive with an incredible diversity of beautiful fish and colorful coral.
Quietly glide by shore birds, discover the sea life and experience local island life as it unfolds each day.
Malapascua Island has something for all divers, so come and dive the best kept secret of the Philippines - indeed of South East Asia. The Philippines is the new Thailand, but with much better diving and without the crowds! So make your next scuba diving trip to Malapascua Island!
Malapascua diving offers: the only daily thresher shark sightings in the world, whitetip sharks, mantas, hammerheads (seasonal), wrecks, mandarin fish, countless nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, cuttlefish, beautiful unspoiled coral gardens and a huge diversity of marine life.
DIVE SITES:
MALAPASCUA
ISLAND
“North Point” is used
as our house reef, although it takes a short boat
ride. The rock formation and small canyons on the
northern part of Malapascua are covered with beautiful
hard and soft corals. At this site a wide variety
of reef fish, different kinds of rays, nudibranchs,
cuttlefish and some huge crabs can be found. This
place is also known for its beautiful night dive possibilities
(max depth 69ft/23m).
GATO
ISLAND
The name of the Island was derived from the Spanish
term “Gato” meaning cat. This is because
the Island is shaped like a sitting cat. The Island
is a protected marine sanctuary. It has become famous
as a breeding place for the "black & white
banded" sea snakes. The Island has spectacular
caves & rock formations, and steep walls and rocks
are covered by beautifully coloured gorgonian sea
fans. On the different dive spots around the Island
you can find lots of nudibranchs as well as sea horses,
shells, shrimps, sea snakes, scorpion fish, frogfish,
big cuttlefish, stingrays, whitetip sharks, reef sharks,
bamboo sharks, schools of squids, tuna and snappers.
It is an underwater haven for macro photographers.
Besides 3 underwater caves there is a tunnel system,
which runs under the northern part of the Island starting
at 15ft/5m with a large exit at 42ft/14m. It contains
all kinds of interesting sea life like lobsters, crabs
and even sleeping whitetips.
MONAD
SHOAL
This dive spot is big sunken Island rising up from
the ocean floor. The flat reef top is around 45ft/15m
and the steep drop off is going down to approximately
600ft/200m. It has spectacular overhangs and walls,
disappearing into the endless deep blue ocean. Big
schools of tuna, jacks and barracudas can be seen
here. But one of the special events in this area is
the close encounter with the breathtaking thresher
sharks that circle in front of you acting like cats
with their long tails waving around. Other highlights
are the Manta Rays you can see from May until January.
Another comparable shoal South of Monad although much
smaller is Kimot.
CALANGGAMAN
ISLAND
On your way to this island the boat is often escorted
by shoals of dolphins. It is a little paradise Island
with only few inhabitants, which makes a perfect stop
between two dives. It is also a perfect place for
non-divers who can just stroll around, explore or
sunbathe. Apart from this Island there are two nearby
shoals with similar profiles: Ormoc and Nunez Shoal.
All sites have shallow reef tops at 30ft/10m leading
to drop-off, descending to more than 600ft/200m, caves
and overhangs with nice sponges, corals and gorgonians
all varieties of reef fish, eagle rays, sharks and
occasional turtle. Visibility can reach 100ft/30m.
DONA MARILYN WRECK
This is a big Manila/Cebu ferry that went down 1984
in a typhoon and is known as the most beautiful wreck
in the Visayas. It is a 300ft/100m long ferry, lying
on its portside and it can be entered safe in some
areas. The wreck is partly overgrown with hard and
beautiful colored soft corals. Scorpionfish, Lionfish
and other tropical fish call this home with black
spotted stingrays to be found.
DON
MACARIO WRECK
This 90ft/30m long cargo vessel was sunk by a typhoon
and is now resting upside down with corals growing
on and around it. It is a good wreck for novices.
Point of interest angel and butterfly fish, nudibranchs,
scorpionfish, sea snakes etc. (max depth 57ft/19m)
CHOCOLATE ISLAND
A little rocky island between Malapascua and the north
point of Cebu mainland. Along its gently sloping sides
you can find coral heads and beautiful soft corals.
There are many small reef fish and occasionally eagle
rays (max depth 54ft/18m).
TAPILON
JAPANESE WRECK
This is a heavily torpedoed World War II Cargo vessel
broken into 3 major pieces and is resting in a depth
between 60ft/20m to 90ft/30m with lots of wreck debris
scattered all around. It is possible to see tiles
on the wreck wall, steel cable, ladders and more,
also lot of moray eels, scorpion fish, flatworms and
occasional huge frogfish.
PIONEER
JAPANESE WRECK
This is a surprisingly intact Japanese World War II
vessel about 180ft/60m long is standing up right with
the bow bottoming at 162ft/54m and the stern bottoming
at around 120ft/40m. The wreck is overgrown with beautiful
corals and even the propeller and anchors are still
there. The wreck has an excellent fish life including
massive scorpion fish, eagle rays, large groupers
and shoals of barracuda, tuna and snappers. This is
a very spooky but excellent wreck dive and strictly
limited to experienced and qualified divers only.
MARAPIPI
A real frontiers dive destination to the reefs around
this beautiful volcanic island. This dive trip is
offered as a little overnight safari, Very good corals
and all kinds of reef fish. On the coral rubble sloping,
blacktip, reef sharks are common. An occasional manta
and eagle rays are present. Dolphins are also around
this island.
CAPITANCILLO
ISLET
This is a six-hectare, low, flat coralline islet,
which is located between Cebu and Leyte. The Islet
offers excellent opportunities especially at the deeper
portions for it exhibits a dense population of pelagic
such as jacks and tuna. A rare black coral formation
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