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Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua: "Fine week on Malapascua", May, 2023,by Frederick R. Turoff, PA, US ( Top Contributor 35 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 12515.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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| Snorkeling | N/A | ||
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Anyone travelling to Malapascua is probably wanting to see thresher sharks. There’s good news – the sharks have moved from Monad shoal at 90’ to Kemud shoal at 40-80’, so there is much more time to enjoy them. Our group, assembled by “At the Water’s Edge” in MA via “Philippine Dive Holidays” in England, stayed at Exotic Dive Resort on the southeast corner of Malapascua. Traveling to Cebu, the big island below Malapascua, was made easy as Qatar Airlines flies directly to Cebu City from Doha, and we flew non- ... Subscribe to get the full story.
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| Websites | Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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| Dive Experience | Over 1000 dives | ||
| Where else diving | USVI, BVI, lesser Antilles, Bonaire, all three Caymans , Coco Island, Revillagigedos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Bahamas, Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Red Sea |
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| Closest Airport | Cebu | Getting There | Qatar Airlines flies directly to Cebu from Doha. I was able to fly directly to Doha from Philadelphia. |
Dive Conditions |
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| Weather | sunny | Seas | calm |
| Water Temp | 83-84°F / 28-29°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 3 |
| Water Visibility | 40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M | ||
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| Dive own profile | no | ||
| Enforced diving restrictions | Keep in sight of the group | ||
| Liveaboard? | no | Nitrox Available? | yes |
What I Saw |
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| Sharks | Lots | Mantas | None |
| Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
| Turtles | > 2 | Whales | None |
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No camera room but a dedicated rinse tank in the dive prep area. All camera work w ... Subscribe to get the full story.
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