Surf entry and exit when scuba diving There was a tropical depression in Cebu yesterday giving the sea a little life and making it more challenging for the divers. The patio at Cora’s was an ideal vantage point to watch different surf exit techniques used by the divers. One dive boat of divers unloaded beyond [...]
James Dive Resort – Moalboal Cebu This Korean scuba shop is at the north end of the beach just before another Korean resort the Won Dive Resort. It seems like a great little shop with a first rate dive instructor with an emphasis on photography. The Korean divers in Moalboal seem to have a high [...]
Savedra Dive Center – Moalboal Cebu Savedra dive center got it’s name from a beach further up the coast but they landed up establishing themselves in Panagsama in 1982. Savedra is right in the middle of town and their clients usually stay at the Cobana and the surrounding resorts. The rooms are all upscale and [...]
Sea Explorers Philippines – Moalboal Love’s Lodge and Restaurant The Sea Explorers dive chain has a dive shop in Love’s Lodge on the far end of the beach past Qou Vadis. Sea Explorers is well established in the Philippines with scuba diving centers in Cabilao, Dumaguete, Malapascua, Moalboal, Panglao, Siquijor and a booking office in [...]
Ocean Globe Diving Shop – Moalboal This Japanese owned shop is next to Pacita’s complex of cottages and disco. Takamitsu Honda email address – hondatakamitsu @ hotmail.com I suspect the food there is quite good in the Japanese restaurant above the dive shop. When I left his shop there was boat returning from a dive [...]
M.B. Ocean Blue Skin Scuba Diving Center – Moalboal This Korean run shop seems to cater primarily to the Korean clientele with a strong emphasis on photography. They have an immaculate shop and what appears to be first rate accommodation for their guests. They have some great pictures on their website www.moalboaldive.com The website is [...]
Nelsons Scuba Diving School – Moalboal Cebu Nelson is the brother of Evelyn who has the hotel next door. They are both from Moalboal and doing business here since 1980 when there was still a beautiful beach. The typhoon of 1984 came along and swept the beach away. The way the rebuilding was done made [...]
Scuba Diving – Moalboal Cebu The main draw to Moalboal is the scuba diving. I think it gets heavier dive traffic than Sabang near Puerto Galera on Mindoro. Many of the shops are German or Korean owned/managed and the clientele reflects this trend. The reef and Pescador Island get heavy dive pressure but this also [...]
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 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 [...]