Crown Malapascua

Located atop the highest point in southern Malapascua, Crown Malapascua truly lives to its name as a crown atop a hill. Guests are sure to enjoy a unique vacation surrounded by the breathtaking landscape of the island at Crown Malapascua.

How To Get There

Located on Malapascua Island, the resort can arrange private road and water transfers from the Mactan International Airport.

Dive Overview

The Philippines are home to a dense population of marine life, boasting colorful reefs and incredible macro life. Malapascua, in particular, boasts encounters with thresher sharks and schooling hammerheads, making this area of the Philippines very special.

[Read More: Malapascua Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Crown Malapascua offers guests two types of accommodations: the Ocean-View Queen and the Ocean-View King. The rooms are outfitted with two queen beds or one XL king and sofa bed, respectively. All the rooms face west, offering the perfect view for guests to enjoy breath-taking Malapascua sunsets. The private veranda has two outdoor chairs, a loveseat, and a small coffee table where guests can relax and enjoy the view.

Room Amenities

• Ocean views in all rooms with EPIC sunsets
• 1.5 HP Split Type Air conditioner
• Spring type Pillow top Mattresses
• Down fiber pillows and duvets
• High thread count pure cotton sheets
• Modern and minimalist designs
• Large rooms good for 4
• French Press with Philippine ground coffee
• Free drinking water
• Fully stocked minibar
• Safety Box
• Large private veranda with sofa and chairs
• Hot shower with good pressure
• Large vanity
• Shampoo/conditioner/shower gel, handmade natural hand soap and body
• lotion available free in the bathrooms
• Exclusive - only 4 rooms
• Either one King XL bed and sofa bed OR two Queen beds
• Soundproof glass sliding doors
• Central Location and close to port

Food & Drinks

Crown Malapascua does not have its own restaurant. However, guests can make use of the various restaurants and a cafes located just a short walk from the hotel. For recommendations, please do not hesitate to reach out to the staff at the reception.

Dive Information

Malapascua Dive Overview

Malapascua is known for some of the best shark diving in the Philippines, famous for the thresher sharks which can be seen at any time of year at Monad Shoal and Kemod Shoal. This area is reputedly the only place in the world where the thresher shark can be seen within recreational diver limits on a regular basis.

The world-famous thresher sharks of Malapascua are typically seen at sunrise, enjoying their morning clean at stations along Monad Shoal. Their daily routine is so predictable that divers descend to the 80ft (25m) sandy bottom and simply wait for the sharks to turn up.

However, there is far more to this tiny island than the threshers. The Malapascua dive scene is well known for its amazing macro life, with critters such as pygmy seahorses, ghost pipefish, blue-ringed octopus, seamoths, and frogfish amongst the tiny species that can be spotted on a dive here. Dusk dives will also turn up the beautiful mandarin fish, and other highlights include reef sharks, mantas, and devil rays.

Interested in diving with sharks? Check out our list of theBest Shark Diving in the World.

Diving Conditions

• Water Temperatures:78F (25C) in January, rising to 85F (29C) in May.
• Visibility:60-80ft (15-25m).
• Depth Range:16-131ft (5-40m).
• Diving Difficulty:Suitable for all levels.

Dive Center Information

Crown Malapascua is partnered with Thresher Shark Divers to provide guests with everything they would need during their dive vacation. Thersher Shark Divers or TSD is British owned and run; one of the country's top PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Centers and a multiple award-winning dive shop. TSD consistently wins PADI's top annual award for "Outstanding Contribution to the Dive Industry" and have many customers who return again and again. The DMs are highly trained, each with thousands of dives around Malapascua and laser eyes to find all that hidden macro! And the instructor team is the most experienced on the island. So you can be assured that with TSD, you will have only the best: top quality service, unrivaled professionalism and a safe and most of all fun diving vacation from start to finish!

Dive Center Features

• New and used dive equipment for sale.
• Safety first - top quality rental diving equipment, quarterly clean airchecks, emergency oxygen, PCSSD accredited
• Malapascua's beach - a beautiful white sand beach fringed with palm trees and our aqua-blue sea to enjoy during your surface interval
• Wi-fi Internet
• International phone calls
• TV and movies
• Safe electricity
• Safe for valuables
• Drinking water refills
• Book swap

Practical Information

• Electricity: 220 V
• Time zone: UTC+8
• Languages: Filipino & English
• Accept Credit Cards?: No, cash only (PHP, USD or EUR)