Thresher Shark Dives on Malapascua

🦈 Thresher Shark Dives in Malapascua –
All You Need to Know

Welcome to one of the world’s most unique dive experiences! We run daily early morning trips to Kimud Shoal and Monad Shoal, where you can reliably see thresher sharks, and sometimes even tiger sharks.

💡 Who Can Join the Shark Dive?

Certification Option
Advanced Open Water (AOW+) Join our regular 2-dive shark trip to Kimud
Open Water Diver Dive with your own Instructor-Led Dive (ILD) for safety
Not certified Sorry, it's not possible. If  you have a few days you can do your Open Water with us and then go. 
Snorkellers Sorry, it's not allowed due to strong currents and heavy boat traffic. 


🕓 Typical Schedule

  • Departure: 5am-8am (varies day to day)
  • 2 dives — 5 hours out
  • 3 dives — 7 hours out, additional cost 

💰 Prices

🔹 AOW+ Divers

  • 2 dives: P4,200
  • Park fee: P450
  • Fuel surcharge: P500
  • Equipment (if needed): P800

Total: P5,150 without gear / P5,950 with gear

🔗 Book AOW Shark Dive in our online store

🔹 Open Water Divers (Instructor-Led Dive)

  • 2 dives (gear included): P7,400
  • Park fee: P450
  • Fuel surcharge: P500

Total: P8,350

🔗 Book OW Shark Dive in our online store

💳 Other Payment Options

📋 Important Notes

  • If you haven’t dived in a while, a refresher may be required the day before

  • The trip will be a 2 or 3-dive trip, Kimud/Kimud, Monad/Kimud, Monad/Kimud/Kimud. The third dive is optional.

  • You must register by 5pm the day before your shark dive. If you are running late, please contact us via WhatsApp: +63 917 795 9433

📎 More Information

🦈 About our thresher sharks

Thresher Shark Malapascua

 

There has never been a better time to come for thresher sharks. Sightings have been amazing, the best in the 20+ years we have been here!

Thresher sharks were always seen at nearby Monad Shoal, but they disappeared almost overnight and moved to Kimud Shoal, a "sunken island" similar to Monad, but shallower and further away. They are 99% guaranteed, and almost always incredible sightings.

Kimud used to be known for hammerhead sharks, which are still occasionally seen. We also still dive Monad, it is full of life, with tiger sharks being the main draw now. We also see whitetip sharks and very occasional bull sharks. You also have the chance to see many other "bucket-list" fish like large rays, seahorses, frogfish and ghost pipefish.

Threshers used to be most common at dawn, but we are now getting sightings throughout the morning. So we usually offer double shark dives, and our new three-shark-dive trips are proving very popular. We also sometimes offer 3-dive day trips starting with Monad followed by a double dive at Gato, our other most popular site, known for close encounters with whitetip reef sharks, and some amazing macro life. Find out more about our dive sites. 

We finalise exact dive schedule a day in advance, so I cannot tell you for any particular day in the future what schedule will be diving. But due to its special nature, and given we don't want anyone to miss the threshers, we are now offering a unique offering, a "Kimud Double Dive Guarantee" at no extra charge for anyone who only has one night on the island.

Private boat rental is also available for an additional fee if you can only come for the day, as the dive usually leaves by 6am.

Dive Schedule

We offer 4 -5 dives a day (including a dusk or night dive). You can choose your dives from our daily schedule which may include several sites in each time slot, depending on time of year. We try to take your site requests into account as much as possible, so be sure and let us know!

Here is a typical schedule, times approximate, and we can be flexible, especially with groups.

Departing between 5am and 8am: one or more of the following:

  • Kimud, Kimud
  • Monad, Kimud
  • Monad, Kimud, Kimud
  • Monad, Gato, Gato (occasional)
  • Kimud, Gato, Gato (occasional)

9am: 1-2 local dives near Malapascua

8am or 9am: Day trip to further away sites, 2 or 3-dive trip, may include Gato

11am: Gato 2 dives (leaves after Kimud returns)

2pm: 1-2 local dives near Malapascua

4:30-5pm: Dusk/night dive

 

Find out more about Malapascua's dive sites.Â