Central Visayas

Cebu

Philippines

Far from the common hotels. This sandy plateau has great corals (tubastrea coral, acropora, montipora and digitala).

4 nautical miles northeast from Capitancillo Island. 18 nautical miles south of Malapascua island (2hrs+)  

Bogo City

Ormoc Shoal

Very nice wall running from 30m to 50m deep; with large gorgonian fans, puffer fishes and schools of fusiliers.

20 nautical miles south of Malapascua Island. There is a lighthouse on this small reef.

Capitancillo Island

Large sea pens, sharks... Great walls for thos who want to go deeper.

Southwest of Calangaman island. 15 nautical miles southeast of Malapascua Island (Approx 1 hr).

Calangaman - Nunez Shoal

Dive the E side of the island, the W part is not interesting. Great walls running deep 50m+ with black corals...

NE from Bogo bay. 15 nautical miles southeast from Malapascua Island. This island is the dreaming island: Palm trees and a pile of white sand surrounded by crystal clear water...

Calangaman Island is also known as Kalangaman Island, Calanggaman Island.

Calangaman Island

This site is only known of by the 5 of us. as far as we know no one else has ever been here. This is an L shape tunnel cave at 30 meters... it is 10 meters wide.

You need to get here by private boat. Look for the house with the blue roof and head 150 south... this is the entry point. Once in the water get down to 30 meters and head north... you will find the cave.

Erics Cave is also known as Eric's Cave.

Erics Cave

This is a very small shoal, lost in the sea. Kimut Shoal is for me better than Monad cos smaller and with less divers.

Marine life is great and you probably see Thresher Sharks ! Top of the shoal is 15m deep. Pelagic fishes can be seen there.

9.3 nautical miles east southeast from Malapascua Island. Approx the double distance than Monad Shoal.

Kimut Shoal is also known as Kimud Shoal - Kemod Shoal.

Kimut Shoal

Monad Shoal is a Thresher Shark Paradise. Monad Shoal, also known as Shark Point, has now become a World famous dive site. It is the best place in the world and in the Philippines to see the rare and timid Thresher Sharks! This is actually the place that made diving in Malapascua Island famous, with a sunken coral plateau about 20m deep!  Here you have the chance of spotting Thresher Sharks which use Monad Shoal as a cleaning station. These sharks normally live in deep water but come here early in the morning to the cleaning station. It is important to stay as quiet as possible when diving there as the Thresher Sharks are very shy creatures. Sightings are not guaranteed but if you dive there for a few days, you have quite high chances to encounter them several times! If there are no Thresher Sharks in sight, you could also keep your eyes out for the the superb Manta Rays gliding around the reef. Or you could always keep your eyes out for Monad Shoal. It is also a great location for Underwater Macro Photography and for critter lovers! Pygmy Seahorses, various species of Nudibranchs, Mantis Shrimps and so much more!  The conditions are generally pretty good with 10m to 15m visibility, however with a maximum depth of 24m and occasionally quite strong currents, Padi Open Water Advanced divers will fully enjoy this wonderful dive! It takes about 30min by boat to reach Monad Shoal from Malapascua Island. This is a dawn dive around 6am!

Monad Shoal (Shark Point)

Alegre beach resort house reef has been protected since 1992.

Its a great house reef with snakes octopus nudies and lots of fish but the highlight must be the two huge 5 ft clams so be sure to get the DM to show you the clams at 18 meters.

the only problem with this site is the ongoing construction and land reclamation next door which gives you a visibility of only 10-15 meters.

200 meters off shore... a short boat ride or you can swim of the shore

Alegre reef

Top of the shoal is 12m, going deep down to 200+m! This is a unique place to meet the rare Thresher shark (morning). Also a good place for Mantas (afternoon)...

SE of Malapascua island, in open seas. Several buoys for mooring are available (white bamboo sticks).

Monad Shoal is also known as Shark Point.

Monad Shoal

Good dive site for macro photography with a good diversity of sea life: cuttlefish (with flamboyants), sea snakes and snake eels, seamoths, dragonfish, Pegasus and batfish, seaslugs and a lot of shrimps.

Small Island between Cebu tip and Malapascua Island.

Chocolate Island

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Ormoc Shoal

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Ormoc Shoal