Dive Review of Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort in
Philippines/Cebu/Moalboal

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Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort: "Great diving and resort", Feb, 2015, by Jeanne Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 8121 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	We arrived at Kasai Village on the southwest side of Cebu after a three hour journey from Cebu City. We were warmly welcomed by staff members that remembered those of us who were repeats. My husband & I actually ended up in the same room as last time. Everything seemed the same, but the mattress felt more supportive than hard, and the pillows were definitely no longer like rocks! They’re still using gravity feed water and instant-on water heaters, which were working much better this time. The Kasai dive boats are built for diving, with the tanks set up American style. Between dives, we had fruit, snacks, water, tea, and coffee. Due to the windy weather, we couldn’t go north very far, and one day there were major white caps at Pescador Island, but it didn’t stop us from having fun. We saw frogfish galore, including one particularly multiple colored one with painted toenails. There were also pipefish everywhere, including an unusual winged pipefish. Turtles were spotted on many dives, and nudibranchs littered the reef. The sardines have moved from Pescador Island to Panagsama Beach and were impressive. Also seen were cuttle fish, orangutan fish, different types of lionfish, several ghost pipefish, a strange blue sea urchin, leaf and scorpionfishes, a few banded sea kraits, and assorted other critters. The wall is loaded with ledges and caverns and nooks and crannies, with unending possibilities for discovery. The reef looks healthy and there’s some 6’ and larger barrel sponges. There’s even cave diving nearby, and Kasai Village sponsors many SSI technical dive courses. The food was even better than last time, and the staff is super-friendly and accommodating. The pool looks inviting, although I’ve never been in it; after three 60-70 minute dives a day, I don’t need to sit in any more water! Massages were popular and inexpensive. A farewell dinner, with some karoke, amusing games, and a little bit of dancing made for an enjoyable evening. Morning dives were scheduled for our convenience, so there was time for a relaxed breakfast, and the afternoon dive could be postponed a bit if more time for lunch was desired. We did a couple of Mandarin dives 20 feet from the dock, one at the end of a late afternoon dive, the other as a prequel to a night dive. They were cooperative on one dive but not the other. Our guides were all terrific and one day we had three guides and five guests in the water; they seemed to have fun, were vying with each other to find things, and we all spent safety stops learning new ways to make bubble rings. I love Kasai Village and the diving, and although swearing never again after suffering 13 hours of jetlag and two days of travel, I plan on returning
Websites	Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Caribbean, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cocos, Galapagos, Socorro, Guadalupe, Fiji, Philippines, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, etc.
Closest Airport	Cebu City	Getting There	United through Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific from LAX or SFO
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	60-75 minute dives. 100' depth. Follow the guide.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small rinse bucket on boat. Pretty large camera table. Large rinse tank at dive shop and huge camera room with individual spaces, work lights, chairs, tools available, etc.

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Dive Review of Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort in Philippines/Cebu/Moalboal

Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort: "Great diving and resort", Feb, 2015,

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Dive Review of Kasai Village Dive & Spa Resort in
Philippines/Cebu/Moalboal