Bohol/Cebu at the heart of the Philippines

 

Malapascua Island at the north tip of Cebu Island

INTRODUCTION

Philippine Airlines, the country's flag carrier, links Manila to 26 cities and in 19 countries worldwide. Manila's strategic location makes it a vital point on major international routes. There are 28 international airlines presently servicing Manila. Daily flights from United States West Coast and the Midwest are serviced by four airlines. United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and Philippine Airlines.
A number of airlines also fly from Europe to Manila such as Air France, Swissair, Lufthansa and from Asia-Pacific, the following airlines service Manila: Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, British Airways, and etc.
Cebu City's international airport on Mactan Island plays more and more a dominant role offering convenient routes. Please check with your travel agent which would be the best route for you in order to get to us at the arrival date. In case you need to stay a night in Manila or Cebu please don't hesitate to contact us. We will recommend reasonable and safe accommodations.
If you have more time, take a ship from Manila seaport. WG&A and Negros Navigation are the two shipping lines I would like to recommend. It takes about 24 hours to get to Cebu. The ships are comfortable and if you're on a tight budget for Peso 350 (Economy class) to 580 (Tourist Class) you will for sure get here. Please find the schedules and telephone numbers under 'Boat Schedules'.

How to get to Philippine Islands Divers in Malapascua

The fastest and easiest way is a transfer organized by Philippine Islands Divers. It takes an average time of 3 hours to get to the town of Maja in Daan Bantayan the very north of Cebu Island. Please contact us early enough for pre-arangements.
If you want to organized your transfers by yourself and you came in through Mactan airport or Cebu ferry port, these are the different options of getting to the resort/dive center:

1. Just hire a aircon taxi at the airport/seaport or somewhere in Cebu City. It will take approximetely 3.5 hours before you reach Maja.
2. Proceed to the north bus terminal and take a public bus. The ride wil take around 4 to 4.5 hours in an non-aircon bus.

Arrived in Maja you need to take a banka boat (traditional outrigger boat). Every 30 min, from 07:00am to 5:00pm, you can find a boat going to Malapascua at the small port. In case you missed the last boat, lodging houses in Maja are the only over-night-stay solution. Make sure to depart early in morning from Cebu City in order to get to Malapascua.