My friend and I are looking to visit Cebu. We are sadly limited in time, so 10 nights in total on Cebu is an option.
Because of the flight arrival we cannot go to Panglao or Malapascua on the same day. And we want to see the sardines in Moalboal and the Whalesharks in Oslob.
We have made a schedule:
Day 1: flight from Amsterdam to Cebu
Day 2: Arrival Cebu airport/Mactan, transfer to Moalboal
Day 3: Diving Moalboal
Day 4: Diving Moalboal
Day 5: Diving with whalesharks 2 dives
Day 6: visit waterfalls near Moalboal
Day 7: transfer to Mayaport to go to Malapascua
Day 8: dive in Malapascua wit tresher sharks
Day 9: dive in Malapascua, some islands around?
Day 10: dive in Malapascua visit Gato Island
Day 11: dive in Malapascua
Day 12: transfer to Mactan/Cebu airport
Day 13: back at home.
I can find hotels, I can find divecenters. Some can and some can't arrange transfers.
But the idea is:
Book a flight
Book a hotel and arrange transfers in Moalboal and Cebu
And then, find a divecenter. One hotel in Moalboal looks nice, but the divecenter in the hotel is overpriced. So the idea is to stay there for the rooms and choose another divecenter.
But do you have to make reservations before arrival or is it just walk in after breakfast and 1 hour later you are on the boat for diving? The tresher sharks are early in the morning I believe, so before breakfast, so that is not possible on the first day?
I found some that offer packages, but they are really expensive. And arrange all things yourself saves 200 euro per person easy.
If someone can advice good hotels and divecenters, all is welcome.
Also we have a question, if a divecenter says they can arrange a tranfser for 3000 from Mactan to Moalboal and 6000 to Maya Port, is that then trustable? That we dont'arrive and there is nobody waiting for us.
At the moment I have the best feelings with FLOI divecenter in Moalboal and Devocean in Malapascua. But both don't offer rooms, they only advice for some hotels. They say they can arrange transfers for us. So then it is just book a flight, tell them that you come, and book the hotel you want?
Or is it better to book a flight, book a hotel and let them arrange a transfer (then some hotels are not option as they don't want to offer transfers), and just walk in the next day in a divecenter?
Normally I prefer to have all things sorted out before booking a flight. But then I just booked a flight and used the divecenter from the hotel which arranged everything else. Now we want to stay in 2 places and not use a onboard divecenter.
Because of the flight arrival we cannot go to Panglao or Malapascua on the same day. And we want to see the sardines in Moalboal and the Whalesharks in Oslob.
We have made a schedule:
Day 1: flight from Amsterdam to Cebu
Day 2: Arrival Cebu airport/Mactan, transfer to Moalboal
Day 3: Diving Moalboal
Day 4: Diving Moalboal
Day 5: Diving with whalesharks 2 dives
Day 6: visit waterfalls near Moalboal
Day 7: transfer to Mayaport to go to Malapascua
Day 8: dive in Malapascua wit tresher sharks
Day 9: dive in Malapascua, some islands around?
Day 10: dive in Malapascua visit Gato Island
Day 11: dive in Malapascua
Day 12: transfer to Mactan/Cebu airport
Day 13: back at home.
I can find hotels, I can find divecenters. Some can and some can't arrange transfers.
But the idea is:
Book a flight
Book a hotel and arrange transfers in Moalboal and Cebu
And then, find a divecenter. One hotel in Moalboal looks nice, but the divecenter in the hotel is overpriced. So the idea is to stay there for the rooms and choose another divecenter.
But do you have to make reservations before arrival or is it just walk in after breakfast and 1 hour later you are on the boat for diving? The tresher sharks are early in the morning I believe, so before breakfast, so that is not possible on the first day?
I found some that offer packages, but they are really expensive. And arrange all things yourself saves 200 euro per person easy.
If someone can advice good hotels and divecenters, all is welcome.
Also we have a question, if a divecenter says they can arrange a tranfser for 3000 from Mactan to Moalboal and 6000 to Maya Port, is that then trustable? That we dont'arrive and there is nobody waiting for us.
At the moment I have the best feelings with FLOI divecenter in Moalboal and Devocean in Malapascua. But both don't offer rooms, they only advice for some hotels. They say they can arrange transfers for us. So then it is just book a flight, tell them that you come, and book the hotel you want?
Or is it better to book a flight, book a hotel and let them arrange a transfer (then some hotels are not option as they don't want to offer transfers), and just walk in the next day in a divecenter?
Normally I prefer to have all things sorted out before booking a flight. But then I just booked a flight and used the divecenter from the hotel which arranged everything else. Now we want to stay in 2 places and not use a onboard divecenter.