Understand
The first image Malapascua offers will stay with you for a long time: an exceedingly beautiful pristine stretch of white sand, crystal clear waters bordered by coconut trees and a dozen of scattered native style resorts.
Malapascua is known to the locals as Longon and this vision of secret beach is whimsically named Bounty beach.
It lays 8km off the north of Cebu, has a community of about 400 inhabitants.
A walk or a tour unto the whole Island will take you about 3 hours.
One way or another it's main resource is the sea: divers and fishermen work side by side with force of compromises.
Get in
By air
International gateway and national flights to Cebu the city; then you will need to go to the nothern tip of Cebu to Maya.
By bus
There are 2 companies which ride to Maya from the North bus station in Cebu: Ceres and Rough Riders. The journey takes 3 1/2 to 4 hours, video and air con 110 pisos, non air-con 80 pisos.
you could hire a taxi or a private car from Cebu to Maya.
by boat
From Maya a local boat Ferry goes across am and pm with a break at lunch time till 4.30 it take about 1/2 hour cost 40 pisos.
Crossing can be rather wet and bancas have very little shelter from the elements, be prepared on landing to either jump into the shallow waters or walk down a rickety plank depending on the tide. You may have to transfer to a very small banca for the last 200 meters on your way back to Maya.
A private banca can be hired from Maya, the first ferry leaves Malapascua at 6:30.
Malapasca can be reached from Bantayan and from Leyte (San Isidero).
Get around
There is no transport on the island, not that you will need any, as you can walk everywhere.
See
Snorkeling and fishing With its spectacular underwater flora and fauna there is much to see, making snorkeling a fine experience. A resort will rent boats, alternatively locals will take you on their fishing rakie.
Scuba diving Waters off the island offers some of the most exciting extreme dives in the Philippines with adrenaline pumping adventure tresher sharks and manta ray encounters.
The dive shops seem mindful of the environment and has a caring attitude to their customers which is as well considering the kind of fish roaming around. They offer introductory courses to advanced scuba diving and there are a couple of wrecks to explore.
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