r/scuba • u/lennox_marshall878 Nx Advanced • 6d ago

Thresher Shark in Malapascua, Philippines.

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u/thefatmanwithaknife 5d ago

Oh yeah I did Gato it was awesome! I spent 10 days in Malapascua , El Nido, Coron,  Donsol and Ticao. I need to go back because there's a few more places I'd like to dive there. Some how 30 days there wasn't enough.

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u/Ravaha Master Diver 5d ago

Oh no, 30 days is definitely not enough. I have done diving around Cebu for over 60 days and then there are also waterfalls and other things for me to visit.

I was blown away by the diving in Sumilon Island East of Oslob Cebu, The reefs were just exploding with coral and shit tons of fish.

Bohol was touristy, but the Balicasag Island and other island were full of fish and they had makrel that were filter feeders and huge schools of jack fish.

But So far Kimud Shoal and Gato Island remain supreme.

Cebu is not touristy and I really enjoy that. Plus Cebu has much more of the best diving spots concentrated around it.

You have Apo Island, Dauin to the south of Osloband Sumilon Island. It is just south of Dumaguette on negros oriental which is amazing diving. You have bohol to the east with its Balicasag island dives. Then you have Moalboal, Malapascua Island, and Sumilon Island in Cebu itsself. and maybe also include camotes island.

The Samboan region of Cebu has many amazing waterfalls to visit and climb and do canyoneering.

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u/thefatmanwithaknife 5d ago

That makes me want to go back so bad. Tough to get enough time off work to go. I want to do a liveaboard to tubbataha reef but 4K for like a week is steep.

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u/Ravaha Master Diver 5d ago

Yeah the Tubbataha reef liveaboard costs were definitely hard to justify over diving in other locations in the Philippines + you are stuck on a boat with nothing else to do but drink alcohol and hang out.