NOV2023 - Cebu / Mactan / Lapu Lapu Dive Resort Opinions?

[Centrals]

diving in Moalboal and advice on diving center

Hello We planned a few days to dive (shallow dives, till 15m) and snorkel in Moalboal but now I wonder if it's a good choice after the typhoon. Has anybody been there recently? Which other area is god for shallow diving and snorkeling? Which are the best diving centers in Moalboal? Any...

scubaboard.com

Couple of places were mentioned. It seems Savedra got pretty bad review.
Nelson is locally run.

 

[mariner156]

How do you arrange transport from Cebu to Apo Island? Getting a boat for my diving, and if possible also for my wife to snorkel sounds good, otherwise my wife might just spend time on land/resort.

We flew to Dumaguete and took a rental car over to Zamboanguita where we stayed at one of the dive resorts there. We booked the boat through the resort and we were able to snorkel and dive from the boat. It is a short boat ride over to Apo.

 

[Graham Leach]

Thanks. Any ops you can recommend in Moalboal?

Give SeaQuest a call. Edalyne Gador. +63 966 174 8222 or +63 32 406 5988

 

[Torontonian]

Give SeaQuest a call. Edalyne Gador. +63 966 174 8222 or +63 32 406 5988

SeaQuest closed in Nov/2023. They said they're taken over by Ocean Passion.

I'm trying to find out about the dive ops, and resorts in Moalboal. There are surprisingly many, but most don't have a website, some have a facebook page.

 

[Centrals]

Moalboal OSP

www.ibara.ne.jp

His sister's place, Eve's New Kiosk, is right next door.
New because it has been renovated recently.

 

[Strombo]

Chiming in on an old thread

We flew to Dumaguete and took a rental car over to Zamboanguita where we stayed at one of the dive resorts there. We booked the boat through the resort and we were able to snorkel and dive from the boat. It is a short boat ride over to Apo.

This! Chiming in on an old thread, but IMO Dumaguete (Dauin) is the way to go. I'm in Moalboal right know and so far am unimpressed. It's a sausage factory. Too many tourists, touts and the soul sucking vibe I try my best to avoid on any trip. As for the diving, we'll see tomorrow when I go to Pescador and one other location.
Dauin is relaxed and a great value, the type of place you won't want to leave. Some great shops; Bongo Bongo and Critter Republic to name a couple. Avoid Panglao and Moalboal if you can.

 

[Centrals]

I was in Moalboal last Oct and typhoon Odette has done a pretty good job on the reef ie. destruction.
Two days of diving is more than enough.
Come back in few years time, hopefully the reef has recovered sufficiently.