Dive Review of Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua in
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Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua: "Malapascua: Better than Ever?", Jun, 2023, by John Crossley, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 12510.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	[Malapascua: Better than Ever? This was my forth trip to Malapascua in the past 25 years, with about ten years since my last visit. I’d heard that things had changed, and not for the better. However, I think Malapascua is better than ever. Here’s why. The big change is the move of the Thresher Sharks to Kemod Shoal. There were triple the number of Threshers on the two days I went, compared to my previous trips when the sharks went to Monad Shoal. Sometimes we saw three Threshers at one time, and they came closer t ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Truck, Yap, Palau, Bali, Lembeh, Hawaii, Florida, Red Sea, Soloman Islands, PNG, Caymans, Bonaire, BVI, Philippines and others
Closest Airport	Cebu/Mactan	Getting There	Fly direct to Cebu or transfer via Manila. Resort will arrange transfer from Cebu airport.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Reasonable depth and time limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[Good overall but I had to remind the dive guides a few times to make sure that there was a fresh water rinse bucket on the boat. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua in Philippines

Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua: "Malapascua: Better than Ever?", Jun, 2023,

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Dive Review of Exotic Island Dive Resort Malapascua in
Philippines