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Malapascua Island Cebu
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Your
Destination Travel Guide to Malapascua Island Cebu Philippine |
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Malapascua Island Tourist Destination |
Soft Corals in Malapascua Island |
Malapascua Island White Sand Beach |
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Malapascua Island in Cebu Province Philippines, also called Logon, is part of the Minucipality of Daan Bantayan and is 8 kilometers
north-east of Cebu mainland and 25 kilometers west of
the island of Leyte. Malapascua Island is located in the
North tip of Cebu. The beautiful Island is about 8
kilometers north-east of Cebu Island in the green-blue
Visayan sea. The exotic and enchanting Island lies in
the middle of the Philippines. Malapascua Island is
about 2 km by 0.5 km in which you can walk around the
whole Island in just 1 to 2 hours. Malapascua Island has
something to offer that makes one of the tourist
destination in the Philippines. |
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Boat in Malapascua Island |
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Malapascua Island has its own history. The name
Malapascua means "Bad Christmas" or "Unfortunate
Christmas" but a visit to the island is far from
being unfortunate because of its spectacular white
sand beaches in the southeast coast of the island
and the panoramic rocky coastline on the other side.
Known as the "Thinking Man's Boracay", Malapascua is
one of the many internationally-known islands in the
Philippines. Visitors normally describe the island
as the 'way Baracay looked like 10 years ago"
because of its unspoiled surroundings.
In the 1500's, The Spaniards landed in this island
in one stormy Christmas Day. So it is where the
island got it's name. But today, Malapascuais tagged
as the second Boracay. Many nowadays prefer to go to
Malapascua because the Island is not crowded and
still unspoiled. The small island has may things to
offer that the adventurer seeker needs. |
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Malapascua Island is one of the world famous Island Paradise
that is known to the world. It attracts many visitors
because of its beautiful world-class white sand beach
resorts, lush green palm trees and surrounded by clear
blue waters. The coral reefs surrounding Island is best
for snorkeling. Malapascua Island in Cebu Philippines is known for its world-class
dive sites. Exquisite and lovely coral reefs to sandy
muck dives to diving walls. Amazing variety marine life
can be seen in the waters of Malapascua. Dive sites in
Malapascua have excellent macro that there are always
plenty to see. Divers rated Malapascua dive spots as one
of the world's best diving sites not only in Asia but in
the world.
Getting there to
Carcar City in Cebu Province
Mini-busses, aircon and non-aircon buses as well as
vehicles-for-hire or VHire that leave for Carcar every
hour are available at the Cebu South Bus Terminal. Upon
reaching the town, tricycles, trisikads and motorcycles
called habal-habal take tourists and locals around the
town. |
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Dive sites are among the popular destinations in
the island. Among the popular and famous dive
sites are Malapascua Island-North Point, Monad
Shoal/Shark Point, Gato Island, Lighthouse,
Lapus Lapus, Chocolate Island, North Wall, Ka
Osting, Sunken Island, Nunez Shoal, Calanggaman
Island, The East Side, The Sand Patch, Twins,
House Reef, Maria’s Point, Buhoc Point, Maripipi,
Chicken Curry Island, Shore Diving, Doña Marilyn
Wreck, Don Macario Wreck, Tapilo Japanese Wreck
and Pioneer Japanese Wreck. Aside from the
beach, the island's interior is also worth
seeing. A walk around the island usually takes 2
hours and is a good way to meet the friendly
locals. Fishing villages, deserted bays, rock
formations and coconut tree forests welcome
visitors into the island's interiors. The
island's lighthouse is also a must-see because
of its spectacular view of the island and the
Visayan seas.
Getting there to
Malapascua Island in Cebu Province |
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Lighthouse in Malapascua Island |
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Malapascua Island is easy to reach. One can take a bus
bound for Maya-Bagay, the northernmost town of mainland
Cebu. These buses leave at the Cebu North Bus Terminal
every hour and the trip to Maya-Bagay usually takes 3 to
4 hours. Upon arriving in Maya, outrigger boats are
available to take tourists to Malapascua Island. The
boat ride usually takes 40 minutes to an hour. |
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Click
here for the
Historical Background of Cebu
Philippines |
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See also the
Flight Schedules of
Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines
from Cebu to Manila, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro,
Kalibo, General Santos, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga and
Davao and vice versa. |
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