We are the #1 SSI Dive Center in the Philippines for training students for 2 years in a row. We train from Try SCUBA all the way to the Instructor Level. Not only do we think we have the best instructors, but we also have world class diving locations that combined together make an amazing place to get certified or upgrade your SCUBA training. Malapascua is the #2 dive destination in the Philippines! It’s one of the few places in the world you can see pelagic thresher sharks. The Holy Trinity of the dive sites here include: Monad Shoal, Kimud Shoal and Gato Island. Monad shoal is what made Malapascua famous for the pelagic thresher sharks. The sharks would visit everyday in the morning for the cleaning station that Monad Shoal offers. This shoal is a cleaning station for many pelagic species such as the tiger shark, gray reef shark, whale shark, whitetip reef sharks, as well as manta and devil rays and of course the thresher sharks! Plus there are plenty of macro opportunities which includes countless nudibranchs. Recently the thresher sharks have moved from Monad Shoal to Kimud Shoal possibly because of divers with poor buoyancy control, this is why advanced buoyancy skills are needed to visit both Monad and Kimud Shoals.
One thing that distinguishes Kimud from Monad in particular, is the increased population of the thresher sharks. It’s 100% that you will see the thresher sharks, but there is no guarantee! Also Kimud Shoal is a full garden of hard corals, soft corals, and sponges, with plenty of reef creatures, crowns the plateau of Kimud shoal. This is a great spot to look for moray eels and frogfish. Along the sloping or vertical sides of the shoal, soft corals of many colors abound, housing a great variety of nudibranchs and shrimps for macro-lovers. Huge sea fans also decorate the drop-offs, which have dramatic overhangs on the east side of the shoal. During your surface intervals look out for the thresher sharks breaching completely out of the water! Also keep your eyes open for spinner and bottlenose dolphins to and from Monad and Kimud shoals! Another can’t miss dive site is Gato Island. Gato Island is a protected marine sanctuary and it is a perfect place to see both macro and big fishes. This dive spot is particularly famous for the sea snakes, whitetip sharks, and bamboo sharks and coral cat sharks resting under the rocks. It is also known for its tunnel dive where whitetip and blacktip reef sharks await the divers at the exit of the tunnel.
On the colorful soft coral gardens, you can also see frogfishes, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs. Away from the Reef are also good to spot schools of squids and sometimes big-mouthed mackerel attracted by bait balls. The underwater rock formation of the island is impressive with its overhangs and swim-throughs that let you enjoy beautiful light games. This dive spot is without a doubt one of the pearls of Malapascua. Gato Island was subdivided into five dive sites namely: the Cathedral, Guardhouse, Nudibranch City, The Cave, and Whitetip Alley.
Atlas Divers Malapascua offers SCUBA diving courses from Try SCUBA Diving to the Instructor Level.
Monad Shoal is considered the best dive site in the world to see the rare and timid Thresher Sharks. These sharks normally live in the deep but regularly come here early in the morning for the cleaning station.
After the tresher sharks disappeared from Monad Shoal for unknown reasons and moved to the Kimud Shoal, this is now one of the best dive sites in the world to see the rare and elusive tresher sharks. These sharks normally live in the deep but regularly come here for the cleaning stations at shallower depths.
Pasil Reef is a nice sandy area suitable for muck diving. Also it is great site for night diving. Max depth is around 16M. The average depth is 5-8M.
Nice coral and sea grass reef and a good spot for night diving. This site is for beginners and a good training location for open water students and advanced.
This is an advanced dive site that goes down to 28M. This wall dive has an average depth of 12M to 14M. This is a good dive muck divers and macro photography.
Mangrove is a great dive site for open water training with an average depth of 8-10m and a maximum depth of 14m. There is a nice sandy area and a patch reef.
The shallow part of the famous Lapus-lapus islet off the coast, of the tip of the north of malapascua island. It has the shallowest depth at 4-5m crawling down to the deeper side to 18-20m it is perfect for beginner and advanced divers looking to observe the marine life interaction in the reef.
Dakit Dakit Pinnacle is about 5M deep at the top and then stands up to 12-14M and has the diameter of the top is 20M. Covered with nice hard and soft corals including table corals and big rocks with nice growth.
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We are the #1 SSI Training Center in the Philippines for 2 years in a row! Malapascua is the #2 dive destination in the Philippines and one of the few places in the world you can see pelagic thresher sharks. Although we cannot guarantee you will s
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We are the #1 SSI Training Center in the Philippines for 2 years in a row! Malapascua is the #2 dive destination in the Philippines and one of the few places in the world you can see pelagic thresher sharks. Although we cannot guarantee you will s