Dive Review of Thresher Shark Divers/Tepanee Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua

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Thresher Shark Divers/Tepanee Resort, Mar, 2013, by David Shem-Tov, na, UK ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 6922 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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Malapascua requires a little effort to get to, with a 4 hour drive from Cebu City to Maya, from where local boats depart for the 30 minute transfer to the island. The place is famous for its Thresher Shark sightings at Monad Shoal. We were not disappointed, with multiple sightings - some quite close (unusual for these skittish animals) on the two occasions we went. It was well worth a 4AM wake up to enable joining these dives. Gato Island day-trip offered an attractive swim-through dive. Another day trip to Calanggaman marine reserve was also worthwhile. At Lighthouse, a local dive-site we had a night dive with mating mandarin fish. The only disappointing dive was at the Tapilon WW2 wreck. Broken up, poor visibility, little life. It was twinned with the Gato Island dive. Marianne and Dino at TSD were accommodating and arranged the transfers to the island from Cebu City. Their operation does a lot of professional training, so trainee divemasters often accompanied the divemasters on the dives. Tepenee resort is simple but elegant and offers excellent value. Angelina's restaurant next door does excellent pizzas in the wood fired over. I highly recommend the above operations for a 4-5 day stay that can be combined with other locations near Cebu.
Websites	Thresher Shark Divers Tepanee Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Palau, French Polynesia, Mediteranean, Norway, UK, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Truk, Maldives, Azores, Gallapagos, Costa Rica...
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	26-27°C / 79-81°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-30 M / 33-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	"No deco", assigned guide for every 2-4 divers
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		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Salt water rinse tank used for masks as well as cameras

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Dive Review of Thresher Shark Divers/Tepanee Resort in Philippines/Malapascua

Thresher Shark Divers/Tepanee Resort, Mar, 2013,

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Dive Review of Thresher Shark Divers/Tepanee Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua