Visayas Shark Special (Cebu - Cebu)

Seadoors · Philippines · 6 nights

Duration
6 nights
Embarkation
Cebu Yacht Club, Philippines
Disembarkation
Cebu Yacht Club, Philippines
Dives
Approximately 18 dives in total

About this route

Embark on an exciting 6-night liveaboard adventure through the Visayas, a region renowned for its diverse marine life and vibrant coral reefs. This itinerary focuses on iconic shark encounters, from thresher sharks in Malapascua to whale sharks in Balicasag. Divers will explore a variety of sites, including pristine walls, vibrant pinnacles, and rich muck diving areas. The journey promises captivating underwater photography opportunities and encounters with a wide array of pelagics and macro critters.

Regions on this route

MalapascuaCebuBohol

Highlights

Bohol

Bohol offers a fantastic range of diving experiences, from exhilarating deep walls to serene muck dives. The region is known for its healthy coral reefs, teeming with colorful fish and intriguing macro critters like frogfish and pygmy seahorses. Seasonal sightings of schooling pelagics and various shark species add to the excitement.

  • Deep wall dives
  • Macro photography opportunities
  • Schooling barracudas & jacks
  • Healthy coral ecosystems

Malapascua

Malapascua is a world-renowned diving destination, primarily famous for its reliable thresher shark encounters at dawn. Beyond the thresher sharks, the area offers diverse dive sites with manta rays, pristine coral gardens, and an abundance of macro life. The underwater topography includes sloping reefs, walls, and unique rock formations.

  • Thresher shark encounters
  • Manta ray cleaning stations
  • Vibrant soft corals
  • Diverse macro fauna

Requirements

  • CertificationAdvanced Open Water
  • Minimum logged dives30
  • ExperienceA minimum of 30 logged dives is required for this trip.

Day-by-day plan

  1. Day 1: Embarkation – Cebu Yacht Club

    Your adventure begins with boarding the Seadoors at Cebu Yacht Club. The liveaboard team will welcome you, assist with cabin arrangements, and provide an essential safety briefing before setting sail for the first leg of your journey. Settle in and prepare for an exciting week of diving.

  2. Day 2: Malapascua – Thresher Shark Encounters

    Today's dives are centered around Malapascua, an iconic destination famous for its thresher shark sightings at Monad Shoal during early morning cleanings. Other sites offer opportunities to observe manta rays and unique macro life, including pygmy seahorses and various nudibranchs. The area features vibrant soft corals and abundant white-tip reef sharks.

    Dive sites: Monad Shoal, Manta Point, Gato Island, Lighthouse

  3. Day 3: Maripipi – Diverse Coral Gardens

    Explore the diverse dive sites surrounding Maripipi Island, known for its healthy coral ecosystems and varied topography. The day begins with easy drift diving along a rocky bottom, transitioning to areas with magnificent soft corals. These sites often feature colorful reefs, abundant fusiliers, and impressive schools of white-tip reef sharks, barracudas, and other pelagic species.

    Dive sites: Maripipi

  4. Day 4: Malapascua – Shark and Schooling Fish

    Return to Malapascua for more exhilarating dives, with a focus on interactions with the renowned hammerhead sharks that frequent the area. Unique cleaning stations provide opportunities to observe thresher sharks and large schools of mobula rays. The diverse marine landscape often features impressive walls and vibrant coral gardens, supporting a rich variety of reef and pelagic species.

    Dive sites: Malapascua

  5. Day 5: Bohol – Deep Walls and Macro Wonders

    Today's diving takes place around Bohol, offering a mix of deep wall dives and incredible macro opportunities. Explore sites where you can find frogfish, pygmy seahorses, and ribbon eels among the rich coral formations. The deeper sections are known for schooling jacks, barracudas, and occasional white-tip reef sharks and hammerheads during the season.

    Dive sites: Bohol

  6. Day 6: Bohol – Whale Sharks and Reef Gardens

    Continue exploring the waters of Bohol, with opportunities for whale shark encounters in specific areas. Dive sites like Black Forest feature deep walls adorned with vibrant sea fans, corals, and numerous turtles. Heaven dive site is celebrated for its pristine corals and the abundant quantity of green turtles, offering serene and picturesque underwater landscapes.

    Dive sites: Black Forest, Heaven

  7. Day 7: Disembarkation – Cebu Yacht Club

    After a final breakfast on board, it's time to disembark at Cebu Yacht Club. Transfers will be arranged to take you to the airport or your hotel in Cebu City, concluding your remarkable diving journey through the Visayas. We hope you leave with unforgettable memories.

Upcoming departures

  • 2026-11-28 – 2026-12-04from 2,704.71 USDBook
  • 2026-12-12 – 2026-12-18from 2,704.71 USDBook
  • 2027-01-23 – 2027-01-29from 2,784.26 USDBook
  • 2027-02-06 – 2027-02-12from 2,784.26 USDBook
  • 2027-11-21 – 2027-11-27from 2,784.26 USDBook
  • 2027-12-05 – 2027-12-11from 2,784.26 USDBook
  • 2027-12-20 – 2027-12-26from 2,784.26 USDBook

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