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Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort
Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort – 7 nights
Far East, Philippines · 7 nights · choose your own dates
Flexible dates: travel any time between 01 Nov 2026 and 31 Dec 2026. Tell us your preferred dates and we'll check availability and confirm the exact price for you.
From £975 *
Why divers love Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort
Laid-back beachfront dive resort on Malapascua Island, famed as the original resort and pioneers of thresher shark diving with warm hospitality and tropical charm
Choose from a range of comfortable rooms and suites with private bathrooms, AC and balconies overlooking lush gardens or the ocean - ideal for relaxing after great dives
Enjoy a highly regarded beachfront restaurant and bar serving a mix of international and local dishes, plus a bakery and coffee corner for snacks and treats
Just steps from Bounty Beach, the resort also offers day trips to Gato and Kalanggaman islands, great snorkeling and a welcoming island vibe
Dive from a full - service PADI 5-Star IDC centre with daily trips to world-famous thresher shark sites, reef walls, macro dives and courses for all levels
Unwind with spa treatments at the rooftop Exotic Spa, stroll the white sand beach or relax with a drink and sunset views after your dives
Your holiday includes 7 nights deluxe room (full board, 2 people sharing). Full board works on a tab system. Breakfast is buffet style. You then have 1350PHP to cover lunch, dinner and soft drinks.
As standard 10 boat AIR dives are prebooked - please ask to prepay for additional dives or nitrox
A return transfer from Cebu airport to the resort is included
7 nights in a deluxe room - room upgrades available
Full board meal plan
10 boat air dives
Return airport transfers in Cebu
What's not included
Any additional services in resort (spa, land tours, additional dives, kit hire, private guides, nitrox and special trips) are paid for in resort. Alcohol and some soft drinks are an extra charge. Local park fees 150PHP per day can only be paid in peso
Special day trips, night dives, kit rental and any applicable nitrox or local park fees are paid locally.
Please ask for a quote to add international flights from the UK to your holiday. We can book most major scheduled airlines including regional UK departure points
Tipping is entirely at your discretion. We do not make recommendations as to how much to tip. Should you wish to leave a tip for the staff and crew, it should reflect the level of service you have enjoyed.
Additional dives, kit hire, nitrox and special trips
Local park fees
Spa services and land tours
International flights to Cebu
About Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort
Malapascua Island has an impressive reputation for such a small location. The diving in Malapascua is most famous for its thresher sharks, but it is also one of our staff favourites. Looking for laid back long haul diving at affordable prices? Then look no further! The experienced dive team have an impressive reputation for finding the sharks. Discover beautiful reef diving on the local sites or take a day trip to one of the picture perfect islands of Gato or Calanggaman. Step ashore and forget your everyday stresses and strains as the friendly staff welcome you to their slice of paradise. It's time to relax!
The Exotic Resort is Malapsacua's original dive centre resort, and has not lost any of its charm as it has grown to provide an increasingly high standard and service. There are only 28 rooms on site, and we recommend the deluxe rooms or an upgrade, with either 1 double or 2 twin beds. the premier AC rooms are larger with two queen beds. The Suites and ocean suites rooms are close to the action, whilst the deluxe and superior rooms are set back from the main hotel buildings. All room grades have AC, mini bar, en suite and TV. Hot water in Malapascua can be provided by solar energy. Deluxe rooms grades upwards have a better supply to round the clock hot water.
Exotic resort has a beautiful beach front location. Step out of the dive centre and onto the white beach. The restaurant serves an mouth watering range of international and Asian dishes, so there is something for all tastes. The on site bakery means you really should leave room for desert. Breakfast is served buffet style. Book full board and you will receive a daily in resort credit allowance for lunch and dinner. Divers - make sure to stop for a massage to ease away those aches and pains before heading up to enjoy the sunset from the OneUp bar! So splash in and see for yourself why divers come back year after year to the Exotic Resort.
Tucked away on the northern most point of Cebu itself, the endless white beaches and lush tropical groves of Malapascua are only a short 40 minute boat ride from Maya jetty, which itself is about 3 1/2 hours from the international airport.
Diving at Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort
Malapascua is a tiny island in the Philippines with a big reputation that is all too well deserved. A diving holiday in Malapascua mixes up big fish sightings with macro and muck diving against a backdrop of flourishing soft corals. The star of the show are the thresher sharks at Monad Shoal. Normally shy and elusive, the Exotic Resort has a proven track record for getting you closer and witnessing behaviours seldom seen before! When you are not looking for the big fish, spend an hour or two on one of the many gorgeous reef dives. The macro is impressive and particularly good for nudibranchs in all colours, schooling cat fish, pygmy sea horses and even frogfish
Exotic Resort are proud to have been the first centre on the island to regularly dive with Malapascua's famous thresher sharks. They have even created a specialty focusing purely on these beautiful sharks. The dive centre has been recognised for their conservation efforts by the government and given a prestigious award to mark their hard work. Exotic Resort are the island's only 5* PADI IDC centre as well as well as being a fully technical resort with nitrox on tap too. So no matter what level of diver training you need, the hard working team will take you through to certification with a smile along the way.
5* PADI IDC centre
Dailiy trips to Monad Shoal Thresher Shark distinctive specialty
Super range of macro life on soft coral bommies and walls
Incredible night dive packed with critters and beasties on the house reef
2 and 3 dive trips to Gato and Calanggaman islands
Fleet of bancas & speedboat
Sidemount Diving available
Most divers will take their first breaths underwater at Malapascua on on of the nearby local reefs - North Point, Dakit Dakit, Buntong Bato. There is plenty of marine life, with a gently sloping seabed. Soft corals grow in abundance. Start your day with Monad Schoal and the lure of the thresher sharks calling. There are 6 boats on the ever expanding fleet. These are a range of traditional and stable bancas and speedboats. Dive sites are on average under 50 minutes from the resort but there are special trips arranged to the more remote Calangaman Island, Gato Island and Chocolate island.
1Send an enquiry or call us
Takes a minute. No payment is taken at this stage.
2We confirm and hold your space
Many trips are confirmed the same day; some take 24–48 hours. We'll confirm the price, cabin and flights with you.
3Pay a deposit to secure it
Typically 30% of the holiday cost. You then receive your confirmation and ATOL certificate. The balance is usually due 90 days before travel.
Thresher sharks are not the only great diving you will discover with Exotic Divers in Malapascua - reefs, sea snakes and macro life all await in these azure waters. Your holiday package includes 7 nights in a deluxe room on an full board basis - optional room grades available. As standard your package includes 10 boat AIR dives.
To enter the Philippines, your passport must have an "expiry date" at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Entry Visa:
You can visit the Philippines without a visa for tourism or business for up to 30 days.
Travel registration
You must have a QR code to show that you have registered on the e-travel system within the 72 hours before your arrival in the Philippines. https://etravel.gov.ph/
Some airlines will not allow you to board your flight to the Philippines if you cannot show the QR code. The e-travel registration is free of charge.
Most UK visitors are also expected to have proof of return or onward travel. Immigration officials and airlines may ask for this.
* prices are subject to change according to availability at the time of booking
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Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort
Travel any time 01 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · from £975 pp · Ref TRP 50334
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