Scuba Diving in Moalboal

Moalboal is a former fishing village on the south west coast of Cebu in the Philippines. We are an easy scenic ride from Cebu (Mactan) international airport, which is approximately 90 kilometers away. Over the years Moalboal has become a haven for snorkellers, scuba divers and lovers of the ocean. With lots of choices for accommodation, food and entertainment this is the perfect stage for your vacation by the sea. The main attraction is the diving, Moalboal is sandwiched between several islands, water temperatures that range from 26 to 28 degrees celsius, great visibility, incredibly diverse marine life, and some of the easiest access dive sites in the world.

Our Dive Sites

Moalboal offers some of the easiest to access dive sites in the world, just a few meters swim from shore puts you over a near-vertical wall that stretches the length of the peninsular. From depths of three meters to sixty meters, most of these dives sites can be accessed safely by complete beginners, through to seasoned technical divers. Moalboal gained international recognition for its abundance of sea turtles, visiting whale sharks, and more recently the sardine ball that has made Panagsama home. Macro lovers will also be spoiled here, the wall is home to an incredible variety of marine life. We visit favorites like Pescador Island, the Sardine ball and the Marine Sanctuaries every day, for the more experienced diver we have some offshore dive sites such as Sunken Island.

Our Dive Sites

Moalboal offers some of the easiest to access dive sites in the world, just a few meters swim from shore puts you over a near-vertical wall that stretches the length of the peninsular. From depths of three meters to sixty meters, most of these dives sites can be accessed safely by complete beginners, through to seasoned technical divers. Moalboal gained international recognition for its abundance of sea turtles, visiting whale sharks, and more recently the sardine ball that has made Panagsama home. Macro lovers will also be spoiled here, the wall is home to an incredible variety of marine life. We visit favorites like Pescador Island, the Sardine ball and the Marine Sanctuaries every day, for the more experienced diver we have some offshore dive sites such as Sunken Island.

Our Facilities

We can offer you the choice of two places to dive and train with us, both with their own character and at different ends of the beach in Moalboal. For those that prefer to be in the social centre you can choose Savedra Dive Center in central Panagsama which is right next to most of the bars, restaurants and hotels.

If you prefer to get away from it all you can choose Cebu Fun Divers inside the stunning Cebu Seaview Dive Resort located in South Panagsama. Both are well equipped and staffed to provide you with a great diving experience.

If you would like to read a bit more about these locations and see some useful information on how to plan your journey here and time with us please have a look here.

We are an authorized dealer for shearwater dive computers, we carry stock of the Shearwater Teric and Petrel 2, with options for Air Integration on both.

We are a supplier for Xdeep dive equipment, we have both sidemount and backmount equipment available, plus a range of accessories. Shop via our online store, products are available in Moalboal, and for delivery within the Philippines.

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PADI and TDI diver training

We provide PADI diver training from absolute beginner, through to instructor. If you have not tried diving before check out the PADI Discover Scuba Dive, or the PADI Open Water course. If you have some experience you might be ready for the PADI Advanced Open Water, or even the PADI Rescue course. If you are thinking about making diving your profession we have PADI Divemaster training available all year round, and we run PADI Assistant Instructor courses, and PADI Instructor Development Courses (PADI IDC) several times per year, get in touch and talk to your instructor right away, we could have you started on an e-learning program the same day.

For technical divers, we can provide training through both PADI’s Tec Rec programs, or TDI. Get started with PADI’s Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses, or TDI’s Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures, and Extended Range. No matter if you are just getting started, or your goals extend to Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR), cavern diving, cave diving, wreck diving, or even Technical instructor, we have you covered, more info here.

We provide PADI diver training from absolute beginner, through to instructor. If you have not tried diving before check out the PADI Discover Scuba Dive, or the PADI Open Water course. If you have some experience you might be ready for the PADI Advanced Open Water, or even the PADI Rescue course. If you are thinking about making diving your profession we have PADI Divemaster training available all year round, and we run PADI Assistant Instructor courses, and PADI Instructor Development Courses (PADI IDC) several times per year, get in touch and talk to your instructor right away, we could have you started on an e-learning program the same day.

For technical divers, we can provide training through both PADI’s Tec Rec programs, or TDI. Get started with PADI’s Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses, or TDI’s Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures, and Extended Range. No matter if you are just getting started, or your goals extend to Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR), cavern diving, cave diving, wreck diving, or even Technical instructor, we have you covered, more info here.

Most courses can begin anytime on request, book early to secure your preferred date or check our events to see if there is a course you can join

Visayan dive safaris and liveaboards

From October to May each year, our Visayan Dive Safaris provide an opportunity to see the best of the dive sites in the Visayas, and some of the best dive sites the Philippines has to offer in one action packed six day, five night trip. The trips are unique in the sense that you can choose a liveaboard experience and stay onboard the traditional Filipino banca boat each night, or you can stay in a beautiful beach resort every night at each one of the different locations we visit. The trips visit some famous diving areas such as Moalboal, Santander, Liloan, Sumilon Island, Siquijor, Balicasag, Bohol, Dumaguete, Dauin, and Sipalay, for more information click here.

Visayan dive safaris and liveaboards

From October to May each year, our Visayan Dive Safaris provide an opportunity to see the best of the dive sites in the Visayas, and some of the best dive sites the Philippines has to offer in one action packed six day, five night trip. The trips are unique in the sense that you can choose a liveaboard experience and stay onboard the traditional Filipino banca boat each night, or you can stay in a beautiful beach resort every night at each one of the different locations we visit. The trips visit some famous diving areas such as Moalboal, Santander, Liloan, Sumilon Island, Siquijor, Balicasag, Bohol, Dumaguete, Dauin, and Sipalay, for more information click here

Here are some of the upcoming safari trips, the full schedule can be viewed here

If you are ready to book, or you have some questions, drop us a line. You can use the live chat option, the contact page, or find some other options below. We are happy to help with all aspects of your trip, and when needed provide you with some useful local knowledge. If you are planning a trip that visits several areas in the Philippines, let us know where you would like to go, we work with a network of dive centers and resorts throughout the Philippines, we can help you organise the trip.

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