Malapascua Island's

Scuba Diving Malapascua
Some of the Best Diving in The Philippines & South-East Asia

Malapascua Island dive sites have it all!
Sharks, mantas, macro, wrecks and coral.
Look no further for your next scuba diving vacation!

Malapascua Island has something for all divers, so come and dive the best kept secret of the Philippines - indeed of South East Asia. The Philippines is the new Thailand, but with much better diving and without the crowds. So make your next scuba diving trip to Malapascua Island!

Malapascua diving offers: the only daily thresher shark sightings in the world, whitetip sharks, mantas, hammerheads (seasonal), wrecks, mandarin fish, countless nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, cuttlefish, beautiful unspoiled coral gardens and a huge diversity of marine life.

BREAKING NEWS:

LIMITED SPECIAL OFFERS for low season June-October. Contact us!

PADI Member Awards 2010: TSD did really well again!

TEC DIVING - DSAT TEC 40, PADI's newest entry level tec course, now available at TSD.

TSD is the proud recipient of the 2009 Project AWARE International Environmental Achievement Award!

NEW: Finally... at TSD, WiFi on Malapascua! Free for all TSD divers!

November 2009:

TSD and Oscar's Restaurant become the first establishment in the Philippines to be certified "Shark Safe."

June 21: Incredible as it may sound, WHALE SHARK AND MANTA at Gato this week!!!

June 09: We are proud to announce the successful completion of TSD's first IDC, also the first successful IDC ever held on Malapascua!

May 09: Our Master Instructor, Mike receives a PADI certificate of excellence.

May 09: PADI Member Awards 2009

Thresher Shark Divers has been nominated for not one, but three PADI awards and we have won the prestigious PROJECT AWARE award! More...

We have also been awarded Project Aware Go Eco status for our commitment to environmentally responsible practices.

April 14th: Whale shark on the dive at Monad! The hammerheads are still here. Sharks, sharks everywhere!

April 8th: School of 100 hammerheads! See facebook for the video!

Feb 4th: Whale Shark spotted at Lighthouse!!!

Thresher shark sightings for the last 20 months have been the best in a long time. Mantas are frequent visitors also.

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Diving Packages

Dive Courses

Dive Safaris & Liveaboards

Thresher shark dives every morning.

Varied types of dive sites to keep you busy: pelagics, corals, wrecks, caves, muck dives, mandarin fish night dives...

Small groups & experienced guides.

Wreck, nitrox and tech diving.

We can arrange everything - resorts, airport pickup, full board etc. Just pay us for one all-inclusive package.

Find out more about the underwater life on Malapascua Island and see some photos.

PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center

A full range of dive courses from
beginner PADI Open Water through to
PADI IDC Instructor including intern programs and tec courses.

The PADI Thresher Shark Diver Specialty Course is unique to TSD.

Get started before you leave home with PADI's online certification program: e-learning, now available for Open Water, Advanced and Nitrox and more.

The Philippines is a great place to get your scuba diving certification. We have experienced instructors and class size is very small.

Philippine diving package tours to some of the best dive spots in the Philippines & Cebu: Moalboal, Cabilao, Alona, Bohol, Balicasag, Southern Leyte, Puerto Galera, Apo.

Liveaboards in the Visayas, Tubbataha Reef, Apo Reef and Coron in the Philippines.
NEW: We now have year round liveaboards including Visayas.

Trips to Donsol for whale shark watching.

Liveaboards in Palau, Thailand and Indonesia.

Not diving?
Malapascua Island has something for you

Exotic Malapascua's white sandy beaches, aqua blue water, great restaurants and amazing sunsets await you. Malapascua is the perfect beach vacation! Find out more about Malapascua Island and The Phillipines and what you can do on your next vacation!

But why not try our intro scuba dive? It only takes 3 hours and you will go with one of our experienced instructors. If you enjoy it (and we are sure you will), you can carry on and complete the PADI Open Water Scuba Diver course to become a certified diver!

Also at Thresher Shark Divers, Malapascua...

New and used equipment for sale. Great prices on ex-rental dive gear, newly serviced     More >>>

Safety first - top quality rental diving equipment, regular clean air checks, emergency oxygen, PCSSD accredited. Find out more

Pay by cash (any currency), credit card, travelers checks, and internet bank transfer

FAQ's on diving in Malapascua.

Oscar's Restaurant for some of the best food on Malapascua, located above Thresher Shark Divers, joined to a lively Pub.

Malapascua Island Diving
Your one stop spot!

Photo of the month, by LIZ WAYNE.
Our boat Amy doing a mandarin fish night dive,
taken from the Lighthouse.
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Thresher shark photo copyright © Jason Isley/Scubazoo
Clownfish copyright © Dr. Robert Whorton
Whale shark copyright © Scott 'Gutsy' Tuason