Malapascua & Sangat Island (14 Nights)

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Beginner, All

Nov -May

14 Nights

Macro & Reefs

Dive with Thresher sharks
Ideal for small groups & clubs
Beachfront divers resorts
11 WWII wrecks closeby
Pelagic Diving
Great variety from macro diving

Why not combine the exhilarating thresher shark diving at the wonderful Exotic Dive Resort in Malapascua with a week at the beautiful Sangat Island Resort exploring the 11 wrecks.

Tour Price

From £3150 per person
Deposit: £600 per person
Single Supplement: Available on request

Additional Information

This itinerary is popular and it is easy to see why these two beautiful resort offers divers a rich array of diving for an affordable budget.

The Exotic Dive & Beach is the pioneer dive resort in Malapascua, established in 1998 Exotic has grown over the years and now is the largest dive resort on the island. It offers dive enthusiasts the perfect place to holiday and enjoy underwater delights including colourful mandarin fish, thresher sharks, mantas and pygmy seahorses to name but a few, without compromising its original laid-back charm and outstanding service. This idyllic resort is blessed with a tropical palm fringed white sandy beach and clear turquoise waters perfect for relaxing on and swimming in. It also offers a beautiful beach garden with hammocks for guests too relax in and watch the world go by making it the kind of pacific island paradise you dream about.

Sangat Island Resort offers travellers a truly idyllic getaway, with a 300 metre stretch of secluded pure white sandy beachfront surrounded by towering limestone cliffs covered in coconut palm trees, tropical waters teeming with rainbows of aquatic life and 11 historically important World War II Japanese ship wrecks all just minutes away from your doorstep. The resort is surrounded by countless natural undersea wonders awaiting your exploration including the protected house reef with its prolific colourful fish life, abundant variety of corals, lobsters, crabs, seahorses and larger pelagics species such as turtles, tuna, barracuda and Spanish mackerel.

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Includes

Flights
30KG hold luggage
Ground transfers
5 days diving at Exotic
7 nights at the Sangat Island
5 days diving at Sangat
Full board at Sangat
7 nights at the Exotic with breakfast

Itinerary Overview

Day 1 - 2: Depart the UK

Start your journey to the Philippines

Depart London Heathrow for Cebu via Singapore at 09:25 arriving 11:00 local time 1 day later (flight time around 13 hours). Transfer approx 4 hours by car and boat to Exotic Dive resort where you will spend 7 nights.

Exotic Dive & Beach Resort is the perfect hotel with a variety of rooms, a magnificent beachfront location, out of this world thresher shark diving experiences and a unique man-made house reef.

The Exotic Dive & Beach is the pioneer dive resort in Malapascua, established in 1998 Exotic has grown over the years and now is the largest dive resort on the island. It offers dive enthusiasts the perfect place to holiday and enjoy underwater delights including colourful mandarin fish, thresher sharks, mantas and pygmy seahorses to name but a few, without compromising its original laid-back charm and outstanding service.

Day 3 - 8: Daily diving at Exotic

Check in with the dive centre and plan next few days diving.

Enjoy 5 days diving 2 dives a day. Exotic is lucky enough to have its own house reef which is not to be missed. The reef starts at 5 metres, it slopes down to 13 metres and between the coral and scattered patches of sea grass there is a wide variety of macro fish life to be found.

The house reef coupled with the amazing artificial structures the resort has been working on for several years including a coral encrusted sunken jeep, a large wire, concrete structures and a few old boats creates the perfect habitat for corals and sea life to flourish. This one of a kind exclusive house reef is suitable for beginner divers right through to seasoned divers; even photographers will love this site.

Day 9: Transfer & Flight

Transfer from Exotic back to Cebu airport.

Fly Cebu to Busuanga and transfer to Sangat Island Resort where you will spend 7 nights in Hillside Chalet full board.

Sangat Island Dive Resort is one of the Philippines best kept secrets with an abundance of colourful fish life and eleven WWII wrecks close by, it is a heaven on earth for every scuba diving enthusias

Sangat Island Resort offers travellers a truly idyllic getaway, with a 300 metre stretch of secluded pure white sandy beachfront surrounded by towering limestone cliffs covered in coconut palm trees, tropical waters teeming with rainbows of aquatic life and 11 historically important World War II Japanese ship wrecks all just minutes away from your doorstep. The resort is surrounded by countless natural undersea wonders awaiting your exploration including the protected house reef with its prolific colourful fish life, abundant variety of corals, lobsters, crabs, seahorses and larger pelagics species such as turtles, tuna, barracuda and Spanish mackerel.

Day 10 - 15: Daily Diving at Sangat

Enjoy 5 days diving 2 dives a day

The dive guides will be keen to ensure you have the time of your life whilst exploring the truly amazing dive sites on offer. From wrecks to coral gardens and reefs there is an abundance of sites to keep even the most experienced diver enthralled, you can experience vertical drop offs, caves, overhangs, nudibranchs, massive coral fans, barrel sponges and crayfish, rabbit fish, grouper, catfish and barracuda, the list is endless!

Day 16: Return to the UK

Time to head home.

Transfer from Sangat Island to the airport roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes. Depart Busuanga Airport 15:30 via Cebu and Singapore arriving in London Heathrow the following morning at 07:45 flight time around 12 hours.

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