MONTENOVA DIVE RESORT, REX NOVABOS
6013 Daanbantayan
Cebu - PHL
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★★★★☆ Monad Shoal
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.
★★★★★ Kimud Shoal
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.
★★★★☆ Secret Wall
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.
★★★★☆ Lapus-Lapus
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.
★★★★☆ Kalanggaman
The most beautiful sand bar on the Island. Great for instagram photos, mermaiding and snorkeling please be aware entrance fee has to be paid. Day trip from Malapascua.
★★★★☆ Gato Island
Gato Island is a well preserved marine reserve and sea snake sanctuary. This is one of the five famous dive sites on the Island. The site is a tunnel where you take a tour underneath the island. This site is best for more experienced divers/
★★★★☆ Doña Marilyn (Wreck)
This site is home to a 100m long cargo and passenger vessel that capsized during a typhoon in October 1988. A great wreck dive from Malapascua and the perfect spot for your Wreck Diving Specialty certification.
★★★★☆ Chocolate Island Malapascua
The island is located between Maya and Malapascua and is basically just a rock coming out of the water. Some trees are covering the stones and birds made the island their home. From the walls of the island it slopes gently to a max. depth of 18m.
★★★★☆ Dakit Dakit
Small rocks are coming out of the water and make a stunning atmosphere especially during sunset. Strong currents can be found at this dive site, but during other times of the day it is a perfect dive site for check-up dives, open water and advanced divers.
★★★★☆ Dakit Dakit Pinnacle
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.
★★★★☆ Lighthouse Reef
A favorite night dive site in Malapascua found on the northern part of the island. The dive usually starts at dusk to enable divers to watch the Mandarin fish.
★★★★☆ Japanese Shipwreck
Ideal Open Water Training Dive number one site, whereby your very first dive is also a wreck dive! Five to 12 meters depth range on a sandy bottom.
★★★★☆ Pantaw Pantaw
Pantaw-pantaw is a newly discovered dive site in the island. Jumping from the boat you will find yourself on a platform at 8/10 meters depth, full of colourful soft corals, small shrimps and strange flatworms.
★★★★☆ Deep Rock
10 minutes of Malapascua port to the north side, a deep rocky pinnacle perfect for expert diving looking for intermediate to strong current on tide changes, going down to top of the pinnacle at 14m down to the deepest part at 34m