8 days Cebu itinerary: suggestions or tips?

[Dan]

Nobody does he is a known stalker on this forum so I put him on ignore.

I did the same a long time ago.

 

[Dan]

Probably I am missing something as I am not an English native speaker, but I did not get the point of this reply.

Me too.

 

[Centrals]

I did the same a long time ago.

LOL.
No more trip to sell!!!!

 

[chimong]

If you like to see big stuff, your next trip is to Manuelita Outside, Scalloped Hammerheads cleaning station in Cocos, Costa Rica or Darwin in Galapagos, Ecuador.

A bit far to reach from Asia, maybe one day.
These sharks look quite big and nimble and aggressive. I don't want to get too close.

 

[chimong]

Whale shark watching is open from 6:00 am – 12:00 pm everyday (whole year round) except on Good Friday.

Do you have a diveshop to recommend for Oslob? The ones I found seem to cater to big tourist/snorkel groups and I'm afraid of a potentially chaotic and poorly organized experience with them.

 

[chimong]

Can't go wrong with Nelson.

What's the best way to contact Nelson's? I emailed them yesterday but got no reply.

Leave Malapascua on Day 7 for Cebu if I were you.

That's actually not a bad idea at all. It would make day 8 less brutal. I can get up late even do some sightseeing or shopping in Cebu city. Thanks!

 

[chimong]

You can see huge schools of them in Taiwan every December.

Thread 'Trip Report - Taiwan Green Island Hammerheads'

Feb 8, 2011

Just got back from Taiwan's Green Island after encountering some incredible schooling hammerhead sharks.

This trip was organized by Andy Gray a veteran Taiwan diver and instructor. I have tried to do this trip independently two years ago but could not find a local operator who would take me to do these dives. Andy's planning was instrumental in making this dream trip come true. I would like to use this forum to thank him for putting this trip together.

A few words about the Green Island (绿&#23707: This former prison island is reached by ferry (or small plane) from Taitung...

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Met a guy from Taiwan on my last trip and told me about great diving there. I will definitely go once the travel restrictions are loosened for mainlanders.

 

[Blackcrusader]

Do you have a diveshop to recommend for Oslob? The ones I found seem to cater to big tourist/snorkel groups and I'm afraid of a potentially chaotic and poorly organized experience with them.

No I don't. I have never been there. I prefer to just see them by chance. I've seen whale sharks on every trip to Moaboal / Panglao Bohol / Bali / MAldives I've done in the last few years. You need to try and see some recent reviews and decide.

 

[elmo]

I saw the whalesharks at Oslob 10 years ago. They are fed from small boats near shore and you jump in and snorkel with them. I don’t think scuba was permitted. The animals are beautiful but the experience is contrived, unlike diving with threshers off Malapascua, or lucky encounters with interesting creatures. It’s not terrible, and it provides an income to locals who then value the whale sharks (as oppsed to trying to get rid of them because they eat fish they’re trying to catch), but I don’t recommend it and wouldn’t do it again.
If I were in your position I would spend my entire trip on Malapascua - the diving is great, including but not only the thresher sharks. The island is far more relaxed than Moalboal. But if you want to see more than one place and don’t mind losing diving time to long bus trips then Moalboal is a good choice too.

 

[Centrals]

What's the best way to contact Nelson's? I emailed them yesterday but got no reply.

That's actually not a bad idea at all. It would make day 8 less brutal. I can get up late even do some sightseeing or shopping in Cebu city. Thanks!

Just turn up at the door step.
You can stay in his sister's place which is next door to the dive shop.

https://www.agoda.com/new-eve-s-kiosk-dive-resort/hotel/cebu-ph.html?cid=1844104&ds=fSki%2FG0E%2FE3pyD6m

The hammerhead dive is NOT easy to organize. It is usually around Jan to Mar and not Dec as mentioned by someone who has no knowledge on it.

Best Scuba Diving Destinations - Green Island, Taiwan - AquaViews

Planning to go diving in Green Island in Taitung, Taiwan? Check out our guide to the best dive spots and learn more about the marine life and above-ground attractions.

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Green Island is interesting and I do enjoy the diving there but not the walking with full kit on rock.

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