Barely Wet Weekend in Malapascua Island
Have you ever thought of doing scuba diving and thought that it's just too expensive to try? Worry no more as there is a way to try it without having to break your bank. How does PhP 5,000 pesos for three dives sound like for you? Add 2 nights accommodations to that without any additional cost. Yes, that is totally possible through the Barely Wet Weekend package from Divelink Cebu in Malapascua Island in the northernmost Cebu town of Daanbantayan.
Barely Wet Weekend
The Barely Wet Weekend package is a part of Divelink Cebu's advocacy to get more people to try scuba diving. It is specifically created for people who have never tried scuba diving in their entire lives. Here are it's inclusions:
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- 2 nights stay at the Thresher Shack, just a simple bed on a dormitory at the Divelink Cebu property. During your stay, you also have access to your own locker, a reading lamp, and a desk fan. At rack rates, this is a PhP 1,200 value at PhP 600 per night.
- 1 discovery scuba dive to learn the basic skills in scuba diving
- 2 fun dives, basically also discovery scuba diving experiences but at deeper waters around Malapascua Island such as the Los Bamboos dive site, Dakit-dakit Island, and Lapus-lapus Island.
Other Expense Items
What the package do not include are the following:
- Meals are not included since Divelink Cebu does not have its own restaurant or cafe. There are however many choices on the island. Angelina Beach Italian Pizzeria Restaurant is a mid-priced Italian Restaurant popular for its pizza. Jumbo Mini-eatery is a carinderia-style eatery best for budget-conscious travelers. Ging-ging's Restaurant offers affordable meals at a sit down restaurant.
- Transportation is not included as well. Bus fares from Cebu City to Maya Port in Daanbantayan costs around PhP 180 per person one way. Boat fare from Maya Port to Malapascua Island costs PhP 100 per person one way. You might also need PhP 20 to get on a smaller boat to get to shore from the bigger boat when you get to Malapascua Island.
About Divelink Cebu
Divelink Cebu is located at Logon Beach on Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines. It is the first Filipino-owned all local dive shop in Malapascua Island. Divelink Cebu is also very active in its corporate social responsibility focusing mainly on thresher shark conservation. This is made evident by its strong participation, involvement, and partnership with Project Sharklink, Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project, Green Fins, Migo sa Iho, and Save Philippine Seas.
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Here is Divelink Cebu's contact information:
Street Address: Logon Beach, Barangay Logon, Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Cebu
Website: Divelink Cebu
Telephone Number: +63 32 514 6711
Mobile Number: +63 926 675 6763
E-mail Address: info@divelinkcebu.com
Facebook Address: Divelink Cebu
Twitter: @cebudivelink
Google Plus: Divelink Cebu
Instagram: @divelinkcebu
Disclosure:
This post was written as part of an exchange deal between the Vibrant Visayas blog and Divelink Cebu. In exchange for this blog post, the author of this blog enjoyed free accommodations at the Thresher Shack, a training dive and a discovery dive courtesy of Divelink Cebu.
About Malapascua Island
Malapascua Island is one of the 168 islands that make up Cebu Province. It is part of the barangay of Logon in the northern Cebu town of Daanbantayan. While it is just a small island, it is among the more popular diving destinations not just in Cebu but in the entire Philippines as well. Among the dive sites around the island, Monad Shoal is the most popular. It is the only place in the whole world where one can see thresher sharks regularly around sunrise. Thresher sharks are classified as vulnerable to extinction by the World Conservation Union since 2007. There are also seasons when one can find Manta rays and hammerhead sharks at the shoal.
Disclosure:
This post was written as part of an exchange deal between the Vibrant Visayas blog and Divelink Cebu. In exchange for this blog post, the author of this blog enjoyed free accommodations at the Thresher Shack, a training dive and a discovery dive courtesy of Divelink Cebu.
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