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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 Dec 2026 and 31 May 2027. 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
Thresher sharks take centre stage at Kemod and Monad shoals. Discover Malapascua’s signature diving experience with a team that pioneered thresher shark diving on the island.
Barefoot days on Bounty Beach. Stay right on the beachfront, with white sand and sea views setting the pace between dives.
More than sharks to discover. Mix shark dives with colourful reefs, macro life and night dives for a varied underwater adventure.
Explore beyond Malapascua. Add a trip to Gato Island’s coral-rich sites or Kalanggaman’s spectacular walls and white sandbar.
Make yourself at home. Choose from comfortable rooms and suites, enjoy beachfront dining and treat yourself to something freshly baked after diving.
An island original. With warm Filipino hospitality, western and asian full board dishes to sample in the beachfront restaurant
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.
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.
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
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
Thresher sharks below, white sand above - welcome to Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort. Set on Bounty Beach, this friendly resort combines Malapascua's signature shark diving with colourful reefs, fascinating macro life and excursions to Gato and Kalanggaman islands. It's a great choice for divers looking for an affordable island escape with plenty to explore underwater.
Exotic opened in 1998 as Malapascua's first dive resort. Today, its experienced team welcomes new and returning guests with the same relaxed atmosphere and warm Filipino hospitality. Between dives, stroll along the beach, stop for coffee and something freshly baked, or simply settle into island life.
Choose from 28 rooms across five categories, from Superior and Deluxe rooms to Premier rooms, Suites and Ocean Suites. Deluxe and Superior rooms are set back from the main hotel buildings, while the suites are closer to the resort's main facilities. All rooms have air conditioning, an en-suite bathroom, a minibar and a TV.
Meals are served at the beachfront restaurant, with a choice of Filipino, Asian and international dishes. The on-site bakery makes saving room for dessert a good idea! Breakfast is served buffet style, while full-board bookings include a daily dining credit towards lunch and dinner.
After diving, ease tired muscles with a massage or head to the OneUp Bar for a drink and sea views. With the dive centre and beach close at hand, it's easy to spend your days doing as much, or as little, as you please.
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. Due to restrictions on after hours crossing, you may need to overnight in Cebu after landing before making the journey up to the pier. Crossings are only permitted during daylight hours
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 Kemod and Monad Shoals. 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 a PADI centre with. 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.
Daily trips to Kemod or Monad Shoal
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 Kemod or 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 Dec 2026 – 31 May 2027 · 7 nights · from £975 pp · Ref TRP 50334
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