Magic Island Dive Resort

How To Get There

To get to Magic Island resort, fly to Cebu's Mactan International Airport (CEB) via one of many hubs, including Manila (MNL), Singapore (SIN), Taipei (TPE), Tokyo (NRT), and Seoul (ICN). Take an airport transfer to Magic Island Dive Resort, 65 miles southwest and approximately 2.5 hours from Cebu (depending on traffic).

Dive Overview

Experience Moalboal's dense population of marine life, including colorful reefs and incredible macro life perfect for divers of any exprience level. Dive comfortably with Magic Island Dive Resort's knowledgeable guides and safe boats, ensuring unforgettable dive adventures.

[Read More: Cebu Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Stay in one of the ten spacious cottages, each accommodating two people with either a queen-sized double or twin beds. Five of the cottages can accommodate a 3rd bed if required. Enjoy a sea or swimming pool view from a cottage equipped with the following amenities:

• Aircon & ceiling fan
• Hot water shower
• Soaps & shampoo
• Hairdryer
• Safety deposit box
• Pool & bathroom towels
• Minibar
• Unlimited free mineral water
• Private balcony with comfortable seating

Food & Drinks

• Great variety of traditional Filipino cuisine and Western dishes
• Extensive vegetarian menu
• Philippine San Miguel beer, wine and fabulous cocktails and fresh fruit shakes at the bar

Moalboal Dive Overview

Explore Moalboal's extremely varied dive sites home to some of the best diving in the Philippines. Dive sites include slopes and walls, small caves and canyons, and coral reefs that have not been affected by dynamite fishing. Discover a huge variety of marine life from tiny nudibranchs to massive whale sharks. Expect water temperatures ranging from 80^oF (26^oC) in January to 86^oF (30^oC) in July.

Interested in diving other areas in the Philippines? Check out our Anilao, a macro heaven.

Moalboal Dive Sites

Some of the top dive sites in Moalboal include:

• Magic point - Depth runs from 5 to 55 metres/15 to 180 feet; visibility 15 to 25 metres/50 to 80 feet. Their fantastic house reef (a drop off) is just in front of their dive center and there are lots to see. Schools of jacks and tuna hunting on a prestige reef covered with hard, soft and fan corals. We also have our frogfish, a black, yellow and grey one. There are always turtles around and even while snorkeling you're bound to see them. We've even seen a whale shark and several white tip reef sharks on our house reef. During a night dive, you can see decorator crabs, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, snake eels, sea snakes and many more.
• Interested in diving with sharks and other large marine animals? Check out diving in Tubbata Reef.
• Discovery point - Depth: 5 to 30 metres/15 to 100 feet; visibility 10 to 25 metres/30 to 80 feet. This is a spot for macro lovers!
• Tongo point - Depth: 5 to 55 metres/15 to 180 feet; visibility 15 to 25 metres/50 to 80 feet. This is everything a diver wants! A drop off covered with hard and soft corals, fan corals, small caves, occasional turtles and masses of small creatures like nudibranchs, leaf fish, harlequin ghost pipefish etc. But dont be surprised if you see barracudas, jacks or a whale shark.
• Interested in corals? Check out our list of the Best Coral Reefs in the World.
• Goby Point - Depth: 5 to 10 metres/15 to 30 feet; visibility 10 to 15 meters/30 to 50 feet. Big rocks on a sandy bottom with masses of small lifelike boxer shrimps, signal gobbies, nudibranchs, pegasus and much more. The perfect afternoon dive!
• Talisay Wall - Depth: 5 till 55 metres/15 till 180 feet, visibility 15 till 30 metres/50 till 100 feet. A variable dive with a slope and wall. There are several caves to be found and explored. Lots of black coral, batfish, barracuda, mandarin fish and sometimes a turtle. Because of the combination of slope and wall, this is also a great place for a night dive.
• Talisay point - Depth: 5 till 55 metres/15 till 180 feet, visibility 15 till 30 meters/50 till 100 feet. A beautiful slope, full of hard corals mixed with soft and leather corals. You can find batfish, crocodile needlefish, turtles, sea snakes, frogfish, anemones with shrimps and clownfish to name but a few. In the evenings mandarin fish will come out in search of food.

Dive Center Information

Magic Island Dive Center Overview

Walk from the dive center straight into the water for a relaxing dive on their fabulous house reef by day or night. On your return, you can rinse your gear and take a shower. Afterwards, retire to the lounge to talk about what you saw and to look it up at one of the many marine life books. They have a well-equipped classroom for all the courses offered, but prefer teaching on one of their terraces. They have three traditional banka dive boats to take you to the dive sites, including Pescador Island. The boats were built locally especially for them at Magic Island.

Practical Information

• Electricity: 220 Volt, 110 Volt system is available at the charging area at the restaurant
• Time zone: UTC+08:00
• Languages: Filipino, Dutch, French, English, German
• Payment methods: Cash, Euros, UK Pounds and USD and credit cards VISA and MasterCard