Panglao has better diving and the beach is beautiful. The cons is you have to fly into Mactan then ferry over which is time consuming.
Mactan is ok for diving. Reefs by Olango Island are a short boat ride away. The con is the traffic on Mactan.
For a five day trip I’d just stay on Mactan.
I just left Mactan Island. There was a reported sighting of two armed men on Olango Island yesterday. The rumor here is that the Abu Sayyaf has made their way to Cebu due to the ongoing military pressure in their home base (Jolo). Yes, there's elevated police and military presence but keep in...
I own a Wetwear suit and haven't experienced any problems with it. I don't understand blaming the neoprene when some people's problems is the wrong thickness for the water temps they're diving.
If you travel overseas with a canister in your carry on, keep an eye on security when they inspect it. Hong Kong airport sliced the packing in my canister with a knife to see what was behind it and as bad luck would have, my canister flooded on a dive and the seawater shorted it out and burned...
S2 Dive Club in Maribago is good. They have sardines right off their house reef. Take a short boat ride to Olango Island and the surrounding islands for some nice diving.
Poby Divers is good also.
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