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Kasai Village Dive Resort is located on the southwest coast of Cebu, near the fishing village of Moalboal. The province of Cebu lies in the heart of the Philippine archipelago in the Central Visayas and consists of the main island and one hundred sixty-seven surrounding islands. The capital, Cebu City, is the oldest and first capital of the Philippines. This region is endowed with a wealth of natural attractions including white sand beaches, verdant mountains, and mysterious caves. Divers to Cebu are attracted to the pristine waters and rich marine life. Moalboal is a slice of heaven above the water and this area is known for macro critters that will get the most experienced diver excited.

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Moalboal is located on the southwest side of Cebu Island, at the heart of the Philippines. It’s on a peninsular just in front of the Tañon Strait, with over 20 dive sites for beginners, technical divers and macro photography enthusiasts. The Scuba Diving in Moalboal offers some of the best marine life, corals, creatures, and fish variety in Asia. On any given dive you are likely to see an abundance of reef fish: parrotfish, damselfish, butterfly fish, frog fish, angel fish and many others. Grouper and snappers are healthy and you may see large schools of blue tang and creole wrasse. You are also likely to encounter hawksbill or green turtles, blue ring octopus, mandarin fish, ghost pipefish, and harlequin shrimps. Let’s just say that the scuba diving in Moalboal has a great deal to offer.

Kasai Village Dive Resort offers two styles of accommodation: the sea view room and the pool view room. The sea view rooms are large and airy, located just meters away from the shoreline and swimming pool. These rooms feature air conditioning, a super king-sized bed, wi-fi, complimentary coffee and tea, a private terrace, towels, an adjustable ceiling fan, toiletries, a sofa bed, and include breakfast. The pool view rooms have all of the same amenities however, the rooms are slightly smaller. When guests aren’t diving or lounging on their private terraces, there are plenty of activities to enjoy. There is a swimming pool, spa, beach volleyball, and kayaking. Of course, the diving is superb.

The rooms, dive center and boats are well-designed for enthusiastic and active disabled divers. Guests can use their own or the resort’s wheelchair on the boat. All the dive masters are trained and educated to care and guide disabled divers underwater. Many disabled people experience scuba diving as a therapy. During the dive, physical restrictions are forgotten, and in some cases, there is relief from pain and discomfort. Scuba diving can help people rehabilitate. It can have a positive effect on the mental state because the physical and mental experience underwater is the same for both able-bodied and disabled people.

The resort’s restaurant provides a premium dining experience in a relaxed setting. Most of the food is supplied from Cebu City and local markets. Locally caught fresh fish is provided when available. There are a range of cuisines offered, and guests can enjoy meals from halal to gluten-free to lactose-free options. The resort’s bar, Kasai Rock Bar, is located on the seaside and is an ideal location for relaxing after a day of diving.

The dive center at the resort is first-class operation with over 30 years of training experience. The academy offers the full spectrum of scuba dive courses within SSI, ANDI, PADI, NAUI, PADI, and IANTD agencies. Technical diving in Moalboal is the best. The dive guides are trained up to Hypoxic Trimix and Technical Rebreather certification, as well as Cave diving and DPV diving. The dive sites are fantastic for technical diving and divers can find many unexplored areas, with great walls raging down to great depths of 60-120 meters. Kasai Village has a fully equipped Tec Centre, with all the necessary equipment to cater for all types of technical divers.

There are dive sites located immediately off the shore of the island. Kasai Wall is located near the resort and is great for macro photography. Copton Point is a plane wreck that has a maximum depth of 30 meters. There is also a CCR dive of 60+ meters and is perfect for macro photography. There are opportunities for night diving at the house reef as well as night dives from the dive boat. Blackwater diving is also a unique experience for divers. A boat takes guests from the island to the Tanon Strait, in between the islands of Cebu and Negros. The depth ranges from 300-800 meters and a large light rig is used to attract critters and pelagic animals. This trip includes two dives and dinner on the boat. Divers depart at 6 pm and usually return at midnight. There are also 10 caves located in the wall surrounding the island as well as one in the house reef, all that are great for diving.

The diving in the Central Visayas is excellent all year round. Air temperatures are normally 24° C to 32° C. Water temperatures are normally 26° C to 29° C.

Hyperbaric chamber services are available at PCSSD Hyperbaric Chamber, Mandaue City, Cebu.

Narrative text and photographs courtesy of Kasai Village Dive Resort and Kasai Village Dive Academy.

Dive Conditions

There are three seasons that affect the diving conditions in the Philippines. The northeast monsoon brings strong winds from December to March. The southwest monsoon affects the months of July through November which are wet but the ocean waters are warm. April through June are the dry months with very little winds.

November to May is the dry season in the Philippines, offering little to no rain and a nice hot and humid weather. This period of time is often considered as the best time to dive in the Philippines and is the most popular time to visit the country. Regardless, the diving season in the Philippines runs year-round, keeping in mind that some of the areas and certain marine life sightings are either seasonal or weather dependent, this includes Tubbataha which can only be dived around the months of March to June. During the wet season, typically runs from May to October, most of the dive sites remain great, the waters are warmer, and divers have the advantage of having uncrowded sites. Typhoons may occur during the wet season, particularly around July to September.

Tubbataha Reefs National Park – amazing biodiversity. Tubbataha is home to no less than 600 species of fish, 360 species of corals (about 50% of the coral species in the world), 11 species of sharks (including tiger sharks, whale sharks, and whitetips), 13 species of dolphins and whales, nesting hawksbill and green sea turtles. You can also see manta rays, schools of barracuda and tuna, and smaller marine life like nudibranchs, ornate ghost pipefish, seahorses, and frogfish.

Anilao, Batangas – best muck diving. The long list of small-scale sea life and critters that you can find in Anilao includes nudibranchs, frogfish, seahorses, cuttlefish, and pipefish. But don't leave your wide-angle lens at home. Beautiful coral reefs, turtles, huge schools of jacks, jellyfish, and the occasional reef sharks await in Anilao.

Dauin, Dumaguete – the luxury destination. The variety of marine life that you can find along the Dauin Coast include various types of frogfish, dragonets, pipefish, nudibranchs, blue-ring octopuses, bobtail squids, mandarin fish, seahorses, cardinalfish (with eggs), various shrimps and crabs. The main diving season in Dumaguete is October to early June, but the prolific marine life of Dauin can be found all year round, so there’s no worry of missing out.

Moaboal, Cebu – amazing sardine baitballs. Scuba diving in Moalboal is diverse and very vibrant. Think big schools of fish, beautiful walls, canyons and caves, and fascinating macro life. Pescador Island offers some of the best dives in the Philippines, featuring a dramatic wall with colorful soft corals teeming with anthias. Then there is a large cathedral on the west side of Pescador which makes a nice background for dramatic underwater shots. You can also see schools of barracuda, beautiful caves, reef sharks, and also smaller marine life like nudibranchs and frogfish

Puerto Galera, Mindoro – stunning white sand beaches and diverse dive sites. Canyons provide plenty of action with strong currents. For divers interested in wrecks, the three sunken boats of the Sabang Wrecks offer a fascinating dive trip. Don't forget to include a day trip to dive at Verde Island during your stay in Puerto Galera. Its passage is known to offer some of the highest biodiversity in the Philippines. Nudibranchs, reef octopuses, frogfish, and seahorses can be seen in abundance in Puerto Galera. There are also many stunning soft and hard corals to be found while exploring the reefs of this dream destination. Like most of the Philippines, Puerto Galera can be dived all-year-round.

Anda, Bohol – the hidden gem. There are 17 kilometers of coastline to explore in Anda, with a good mix of walls, slopes and sandy muck dive sites as well as coral gardens. The diverse underwater topography and critter population in Anda are really worth exploring. Divers can see pygmy seahorses, skeleton shrimps, anemone shrimps, dragon sea moths, mantis shrimps, Napoleon snake eels, nudibranchs, and mating mandarin fish. Turtles and beautiful reef fish can also be seen in the area. Anda can also be dived all-year-round.

Malapascua, Cebu – thresher sharks abound. Malapascua is known to be the best place in the world to see thresher sharks. This tiny oasis is the only place in the world where thresher sharks are consistently seen daily. Combine that with its pristine waters and milky-white beaches, and divers have a perfect destination for a dive vacation.

Coron Bay, Palawan – the destination for wreck dives. The historical World War II shipwrecks of Coron are unique. Coron Bay used to be the harbor for World War II Japanese warships. Eleven of these ships were sunk during an air attack in September 1944. Today the wrecks of serve as reef systems, supporting a number of marine critters. Some of the residents of these wrecks include scorpionfish, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and octopuses. Divers see the occasional reef shark or stingray, hovering near the wrecks.