Dive Review of Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua Island

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Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort: "Malapascua Exotic Dive Resort: As Good as Usual", Jun, 2025, by John Crossley, FL, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 13431.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort: Good as Usual This was my fifth trip to Malapascua in the past 20 years and the diving has never disappointed. Well…there was one exception this year, the “check-out” dive at North Point had moderate to strong current, so it was difficult to photo macro critters on the mostly rubble bottom. However, that improved greatly later in the week when there was no current. North Point had lots of good stuff such as sea horses, several types of little crabs, nudibranchs and an octopus. Of course, the big attraction at Malapascua is the ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort [same]
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, Philippines	Getting There	Fly into Cebu or connect from Manila. Then take car or van arranged by the resort
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Guides were flexible
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There was no camera room or dedicated charging station at the dive shop, but few divers had large camera rigs. There was a camera ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort in Philippines/Malapascua Island

Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort: "Malapascua Exotic Dive Resort: As Good as Usual", Jun, 2025,

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Dive Review of Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua Island