Malapascua Island

happy feet in Malapascua

This one's our first stop for our #AVinEV Adventure.

Malapascua Island is a small island of the municipality of Daanbantayan in the Northernmost part of Cebu Province. It's mainly a diver's island known for the thresher sharks and manta rays.

Activities:
If you're not into diving, enjoy Malapascua's marine life by snorkeling. (I think Sumilon & Sombrero Island offer a lot better snorkeling experience.) There are (table) coral reefs and fish sanctuaries, and a Japanese shipwreck. If you don't have your own gears, the resorts usually have rentals. Or you might just bump into a boatman who'll offer you the island tour with the snorkeling gears included.

The Japanese shipwreck is located near this watchtower. 

Other activities in the island include jet skiing, kayaking, and wind surfing. The island's white sand is also inviting for beach bumming, and some sunset watching.

Aabana Resort has a wide nice beachfront.

How To Get There:
It is recommended that you go as early as 4 in the morning so you'd be in Malapascua by lunch time. Ride a bus to Maya Port from North Cebu Terminal. Non-aircon Ceres bus costs PhP163 per person. From Maya Port, take a boat to Malapascua Island. This costs PhP80 per person, but you may be asked to pay PhP100 if there are only few passengers. This happened to us, and it's OK rather than to wait for the boat to be fully loaded (around 16-20 passengers).

Maya Port was affected by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) but it's already functional