Malapasqua

Bakhaw (★4.1)

10-15 minutes off from the port of Malapascua to the back of the island in the north east side, with its flat sandy, grassy bottom it is perfect for the open water divers practicing their buoyancy and expert divers looking for extremely small macro critters.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Bantigue (★4.2)

A lovely sandy bottom patches and soft coral reefs with a healthy reef fishes colonies with a depth from shore outwards to 10-13 meters perfect for the open water sessions and Try Scuba / Try Mermaiding / Try Freediving sessions with minimal boat traffic to interfere the practice sessions.

Mares

Lapus I (★4.0)

Lapus Shallow Dive site is an ideal dive training site. It is a sandy slope with some rock formations. Most of the time there is a light current except for slack hight tide.

Mares

Blue Coral Malapascua (★4.2)

Beginner dive site, ideal for training courses, located close to the marine sanctuary. Sandy bottom with seagrass beds adjacent. Usually calm and still waters, light current only if present.

DIVERGEMS HOSTEL AND DIVE CENTER, 6013 Daanbantayan

Lapus-Lapus (★4.1)

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.

Mares

Exotic Dive Resort house reef (★4.4)

Exotic’s protected area where the fish are plentiful, this Reef is not to be missed. Starting at 5 meters and gently sloping to 13, it’s a great place to work out the kinks after some time out of the water. Amongst the scattered coral and patches of sea grass, a wide variety of fish and macro life can be found.

Mares

Malapascua (★4.5)

A beautiful house reef dive full of fish.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Tepanee Sanctuary (★4.4)

The waters of Tepanee Beach in Malapascua Island offer a calm and scenic dive environment, known for their clear turquoise visibility, gentle slopes, and thriving reef life.

Mares

East Garden / Ka Osting (★4.0)

East Garden is a shallow coral garden dive site close to Malapascua’s dive centers and is ideal for divers of all levels, especially for skill-building, check dives, training, or a relaxed second dive of the day.

Aqualung

North Point / Deep slope Malapascua (★4.2)

“Deep Slope“ in Malapascua is a renowned muck diving and macro site characterized by a sandy slope that resembles a dune, typically ranging in depth down to roughly 28 meters.

Mares

Lapus Shallow (★4.0)

Aqualung

Quiliano (★4.3)

Quillano is a colorful and easygoing dive site near Malapascua Island, known for its lively coral gardens, sandy channels, and relaxed diving conditions.

Aqualung

Lighthouse Reef (★4.1)

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.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Los Bamboos (★4.3)

3-5m flat top reef and sandy patches with a sloping reef down to 16-17m a perfect dive site for courses either for open water, advanced open water or higher.

Mares

Dakit Dakit (★4.1)

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.

Scubapro

Deep Rock (★4.0)

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

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Evo Reef (★4.4)

The Evolutionary House Reef (Evo Reef) in Malapascua, managed by Evolution Diving Resort, is a premier muck diving site known for macro life, artificial structures, and excellent night diving, located near the shore.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Lapus II (★3.9)

Lapus II lies right next to LapusLapus and starts with a sloping reef in 12m which turns into a small wall. The bottom here is at around 20m depth and the sandy bottom with a lot of black corals and sea fans is sloping down to a max. depth of 30m.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Pantaw Pantaw (★4.4)

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.

Atlas Divers-Philippines Inc., 6013 Daanbantayan

Mangrove (★4.4)

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.

Mares

Dakit Dakit Pinnacle (★4.4)

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.

Atlas Divers-Philippines Inc., 6013 Daanbantayan

Pasil Reef (★4.5)

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.

Aqualung

Coral Garden (★4.3)

Coral Garden is a shallow and easy dive site located close to Malapascua Island, perfect for beginners, check dives, and relaxed reef exploration. The site features a gentle sandy slope covered with healthy hard and soft corals, ranging from about 5 to 20 meters in depth.

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