Tagged: Malapascua Island
Hippocampus Beach Resort Malapascua
Hippocampus Beach Resort Hippocampus is a big word for sea horse, a happy little guy found in abundance in the waters around Malapascua. This resort is one of the nicer place to stay at this time (2007) on the island but there are more hotels springing up all over the place. The Hippocampus Resort has [...]
Malapascua internet
Malapascua internet There is a small Japanese owned shop that has internet available. The connection is sporadic but it works for some. I chose to wait to get back to Cebu to get online because it was giving me problems. It’s probably ok for checking email. The cost is 1 peso per minute with a [...]
Bantigue Cove Malapascua
Bantigue Cove – Malapascua Of the six dive shops on Malapascua this is the most isolated. There are some air conditioned duplexes and 4 private cottages. They claim to be able to accommodate 10 couples in a private setting. It is obviously not set up for the budget traveler but for some the privacy might [...]
Dan’s Dive Malapascua
Dan’s dive – Malapascua When you leave Ging-Ging’s restaurant or BeBe’s guesthouse and head to the village you will walk past Dan’s scuba shop. He wasn’t there the times I went past the place, but in the interest of fair play it is listed here. Dan’s Dive is a smaller scuba shop not on the [...]
Divelink Scuba Malapascua
Divelink Scuba – Malapascua Of the 6 dive shops in Malapascua – Divelink and Dans are not on the main beach. Divelink Scuba is Filipino operated and seems to have the right formula for success. They have a nice clean shop and a friendly staff and are in the midst of a renovation. Divelink Scuba [...]
Exotic Beach Resort Malapascua
Exotic Dive Resort – Malapascua Exotic Dive Resort is not in the line up on the main beach but stands by itself down the beach past the local fishermen’s boats. The surrounding is tranquil and there are hammocks strung between the palm trees for the guests to relax in the shade. The Exotic Beach Resort [...]
Sea Explorers Dive Malapascua
Sea Explorers dive shop – Malapascua This German run dive shop is next door to the Hippocampus Beach Resort. Sea Explorers has a chain of dive shops in the Visayas with the main office in Cebu City. Sven tells me that 80 percent of their dives are with nitrox. They have a tidy shop and [...]
Thresher Shark Divers Malapascua
Thresher Shark Divers – Malapascua Thresher Shark Divers is at the opposite end of the beach from Sea Explorers. Both TSD and Sea-Ex are high volume dive shops. It seems that the prices are comparable everywhere on the island with the exception of Divelink being a bit cheaper. The shops all appear to list their [...]
Malapascua Island Cebu
Malapascua Island Cebu This small island of the north tip of Cebu is famous for it’s long tailed thresher sharks. Divers that get up early in the morning have the best chance of seeing the thresher sharks before they move to deeper waters as the day progresses. There are a variety of dive shops and [...]
Cebu to Malapascua
Cebu to Malapascua Getting from Cebu City to to the island of Malaspacua off the north end of Cebu island takes a little time but the scenery is beautiful as you follow the coast road. In Cebu City it is best to take taxi to the”North” bus terminal in Mandaue city. All the cab drivers [...]
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort