Malapascua Island, off northern Cebu, is a premier dive destination renowned for year-round thresher shark sightings at Monad Shoal and Kemod Shoal. Early morning dives reveal these elusive sharks visiting cleaning stations. The island also boasts diverse sites like Gato Island, known for swim-throughs, sea snakes, and macro life, and Kemod Shoal, where manta rays and hammerheads appear. Explore vibrant coral reefs, jeepney wrecks, and concrete structures across sites like East Garden and North Point. Malapascua offers everything from deep pelagic dives to shallow reefs rich in nudibranchs, octopus, and seahorses—ideal for macro lovers and night diving.
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