Yes — Malapascua is the only place in the world with daily sightings of thresher sharks, thanks to the cleaning station at Kimud Shoal. Sightings happen year-round, every morning. We are so sure you will see them that we have a thresher shark guarantee!

We offer early morning double-dives every day of the year.

You need to be a certified diver to see thresher sharks:

• Advanced Open Water (AOW) and above: Thresher shark fun dives with a certified PADI Divemaster in a group.
• Open Water (OW) certified only: Instructor-led dives with a PADI Instructor for your comfort and safety.
• Not certified: The site is too challenging for non-divers. Snorkeling and free-diving are not allowed due to possible strong surface currents and heavy boat traffic.
• If you haven't dived in a while: Depending on your experience, you may need to do a refresher or check dive the day before.

Diving is excellent year-round at all of our dive sites and thresher sharks are present year-round — there is no "best season".

Best visibility is usually March to May, while December to February offers cooler water. The busiest times are from December to May, and during major holidays the island gets fully booked sometimes months in advance. We dive every day, weather permitting.

We do not have a monsoon as such, but there is a higher possibility of bad weather passing through from July to December. It usually lasts only 1-3 days.

🔧 Our top tip on dates: If you are flexible on dates, our favorite time is from mid-May to end of June — to avoid the crowds and the bad weather. But we have great diving around 350 days of the year, 7 days of the week!

Yes! We teach complete beginners every week through our PADI Open Water Course, which takes just 3–4 days and includes everything you need to become a certified diver.

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We also offer a 1-day try dive if you just want to try it first.

If you do the Open Water course, you can do the thresher shark dive the morning after if your schedule allows.

Yes! Our PADI Advanced Open Water Course is the perfect next step. It helps you dive deeper, explore new environments (like wrecks, night dives, or shark dives), and build confidence under expert guidance.

The course takes just 2–3 days and includes five dives — including a deep dive and navigation and usually 2 dives with our thresher sharks.

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We're on Malapascua Island, off the northern tip of Cebu in the Philippines. Find us on Google Maps.

You can reach us by:

1. Flying into Cebu City (CEB)
2. Taking a taxi or van to Maya Port (~3.5 hrs)
3. Short boat ride to Malapascua

We can help arrange door-to-door transfers, including private vans and boats.

Yes — we work with a range of trusted budget, beachfront and boutique resorts. We can create a custom package including:

• Accommodation (budget to luxury)
• Dive packages and/or PADI courses - including shark dives of course! 🦈
• Transfers from Cebu airport

Just tell us your travel dates and resort type preference (beach, budget, high-end etc.) and we'll suggest options.

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We offer:

• Multi-day fun dive packages (book as many dives as you would like)
• PADI Open Water / Advanced courses and other courses
• Add-on trips: Gato Island, night dives, Kalanggaman Island
• Here for a day only? Then you want our thresher shark trip. We take you out in the morning and you're back for lunch. You can leave in the afternoon.
• Pricing is based on the number of dives, rental gear, and extras.

👉 See all diving packages here

We recommend booking your arrival and departure dates, and choosing dive dates day-by-day once here. This allows us to plan the best conditions for each site.

We assume availability unless it's a blackout date (e.g. typhoon or "super-peak" times like Christmas) — we'll let you know if any dates are restricted.

Yes! We pride ourselves on small group fun diving (max 4-6 divers per guide).

Courses are usually taught with just you, but group size may be up to 4 at busy times.

Private courses, private guides, and private boats are also available upon request.

Your safety is our top priority.

• We follow and exceed all PADI safety standards, regularly service our equipment, and use high-quality dive gear.
• Our instructors and guides are extremely experienced, some with over 10,000 dives in Malapascua.
• We are one of the few dive centers in Asia that carry liability insurance, though we have never needed it; in over 20 years and many 10,000's of dives we have never had a serious accident.
• Our rental gear is very new, and is name-brand high quality equipment (Apeks, Aqualung and more). We have a dedicated service technician who checks the equipment every time it is returned, and everything is kept well serviced.