Malapascua Island is located in North of Cebu. From Cebu
City, we took ride from North Bus Terminal via Bus. It took us 3 Hours and a
half before we reached Maya Port in Daan Bantayan. There are stop overs where
you can take a break from the long ride, eat, and relax a bit. When you reach
Maya port, you will to take a boat to bring you to Malapascua Island. Boat fee
is Php100 only. In case low tide, the boat will not be able to dock on the port
so you need to take a ride with a small boat to take you to the main boat.
Small boat costs Php20 only. On the way to the island, the waves were a little
bit big but do not be scared with it. It is already natural on going to
Malapascua. The sea was splashing into the front of boat so in case you are
sitting in front, just be prepared for the splashing waters.
It took us 20 minutes before we reached the island. It was
low tide when we reached Malapascua island, so we needed to ride on the small
boat again and pay the Php20 fee for it.
We had Lunch in Cocobana, the place is great and the food is
sumptuous but a bit pricey. There are many places to dine at the inner part of
the place. The ones which are not in the beach front area.
We took the island tour where we went around the island. It
costs P1400 for us. We stopped over in some parts of the island. There was a
part of the island where the beach was very blue. It is like it was dyed. It
was my first time to see such beach with very blue waters and very fine sand.
We really love the beach!
We
also stopped over in another part of the island where the boatman’s family
where swimming. They are very generous. They let us join them and enjoy their
food. Their food was very yummy!
Malapascua Island has very fine sands and crystal clear
water. It is a very peaceful and quite place which is perfect for vacation!
Many foreigners visit the island because of it. The island also offers scuba
diving where you will have the chance to watch the thresher sharks. Thresher
sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family
Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world like
here in the Philippines. They have tails or caudal fins
which can be as long as the body of the shark itself.
We stayed in Roquesa’s
vacation rooms. It is just behind the beach front hotel. Less than a minute
walk to the beach. The rooms are very huge and spacious. You can contact
Roquesa at 09361728244
We went into a bar to enjoy the night. We had
some drinks. The place was like Boracay Island but is it a more quiet version
of it. All the bars, restaurants, and
other establishments there close at 12 midnight so we had to continue drinking
in our room.
During the morning, we walked
at the inner parts of the island to find affordable food for breakfast and
fortunately, there are lots of restaurants there offer affordable foods. There
are different kinds of food which will surely fit your taste.
I rate Malapascua Island 5 Stars! It is a very
beautiful, clean, and peaceful island. We are planning on going back there
someday.
