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Sea Explorers Philippines/Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort: "Thresher Sharks at Malapascua did not disappoint", Jan, 2024, by Rene Cote, VA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 12873 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The threshers were cool!!!!! I stayed at Ocean Vida Beach & Dive Resort, and their dive operation is Sea Explorers located in the same main building. http://ocean-vida.com/ https://www.sea-explorers.com/ I specifically went to Malapascua to film thresher sharks. I had not previously seen this species of shark so I wanted to see that they were all about. The threshers did not disappoint! The day starts early to go to Kimud Shoal. We mustered at 05:00 each morning for the shark dive; the night before divers ordered their breakfast sandwich and the little brown bags were ready for us at 5AM. When everyone was accounted for, we took a small boat out to the big banca boat (the kind with bamboo outriggers). The dive boat had plenty of room on deck, and a covered area if it’s windy/raining. There was water, and hot water for coffee and tea, and bananas and crackers on board; there’s also a “bathroom” that dumps directly into the ocean. This particular boat had just been updated or was new… so new that the deck lights had not been connected yet… we boarded by flashlight and checked our gear the same way before motoring out. The ride out was about 45 minutes. Kimud Shoal can be very busy, as that is THE place where the thresher sharks consistently come to. If you are one of the first boats there, you tie off on the moorings closer to the wall w ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Sea Explorers Philippines Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Morehead City NC, Hawaii, most of the Caribbean including Cuba, Cenotes MX, Sea of Cortez, Socorro, Okinawa, French Polynesia, Komodo Islands, Bali, Raja Ampat, Maldives, Palau, Yap, Fiji, Philippines
Closest Airport	Cebu	Getting There	Fly to Cebu. Then 3.5-4 hour van to Maya at the norther tip of Cebu. Then 30-40 minute water taxi to Malapascua (directly to the resort)
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	79-83°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	The dives were mostly at 40-60 feet; so with nitrox air supply was the limiting factor. Photographers may not use strobes or video lights
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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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	NO camera room at the dive shop; they did have rinse tanks. Divers brought their camer ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Sea Explorers Philippines/Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort in Philippines/Malapascua

Sea Explorers Philippines/Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort: "Thresher Sharks at Malapascua did not disappoint", Jan, 2024,

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Dive Review of Sea Explorers Philippines/Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua