Dive Review of Thresher SharkDivers/Tepanee Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua

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Thresher SharkDivers/Tepanee Resort, Mar, 2014, by Jim Willoughby, OR, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 7567 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Although we were very well aware of the fact that Malapascua had suffered from significant damage after typhoon Yolanda, we were led to believe that there was little to no damage to the reef system and that the dive operation was back to normal as was the resort. We were not told that the restaurant that was furnishing our meals for the 9 days was completely destroyed by the typhoon. We ate under a tarp out in the weather for every meal. To be fair the food was fine but the conditions were not acceptable. The reef system was either completely destroyed by the typhoon or was never in good condition. I feel compassion for the people of Malapascua however we had a group of 21 people that spent several thousand dollars on a very disappointing dive trip. If you want to go and maybe see some Thresher sharks off in the murky water then take the chance. There is really no other reason to go to Malapascua to dive. TSD did a good job of handling a group this large given the circumstances. The staff were very helpful. No real complaints about the resort other than the fact that one of the specific requirements of our booking was that we had internet access as many of us were on a "working" vacation and the internet was non existent for the entire stay. After talking to the owner of the resort I only got excuses as to why we could not have internet. If this was told to us upfront it may have been a different matter but I was assured right up the day of arrival that we would have internet at the resort.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	PNG, Honduras, Caymans, Bonaire, Saba, St Kitts, Nevis, Bimini, California, Oregon, Anilao, Lembeh, Bunaken, Cay Sal Banks, Turks and Caicos
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-60 Ft/ 3-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes or 500psi back on the boat
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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 were no accomodations for UWPS. The boat had no where safe for cameras. The resort had no where to set up cameras and not enough plug ins for chargers. The boat did have a small bucket for a rinse tank. My camera was damaged from sitting out in the sun on one of the dives.

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Dive Review of Thresher SharkDivers/Tepanee Resort in Philippines/Malapascua

Thresher SharkDivers/Tepanee Resort, Mar, 2014,

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Dive Review of Thresher SharkDivers/Tepanee Resort in
Philippines/Malapascua