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The last time was in April when I spent 4 weeks there diving with Evolution Diving Resort in Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines It's only been a little over a month since I left... One of the better destinations in the Philippines in my opinion. Thresher sharks, whitetip's, mandarinfish mating, frogfish, nudibranchs... all the usual suspects as I like to call them I'd really recommend staying on Malapascua Island. There are some great sites around the island, but also definitely do some side trips. Gato Island is a must do. I really like Chocolate Island as well and try to get Kalanaggaman Island as well. Around the island, I liked Lighthouse for a night dive. I had a really amazing night dive at Chocolate Island. Bantigue is good too I liked Bogtong Bato and Deep Slope also. Monad Shoal was good for the Threshers of course. We also spotted eagle rays and devil rays there as well at blacktip reef sharks during the day.Haha, I recall these days when we had to rent the whole boat. I did that many times with my wife and we always tried to find the smallest banka possible to reduce our cost.
Well, today, things have changed and at our center we are launching dive boat(s) nearly everyday, that single diver can jump on. And the dive rates in Mactan are still lower than Malapascua, or the well exposed dive destinations around the Visayas and the Philippines in general
Happy diving !
Did you really suffer an heart attack?This is a pretty old thread... maybe start a new one? Mactan is convenient because of the airport. I've not dived there simply because there are so many other places in the Philippines with a reputation for better diving. Might check it out though next time I'm in the Visaya's
