해변·섬

🇵🇭 Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island

Monad Shoal · 필리핀 세부 말라파스쿠아 섬

Location

Overview

Monad Shoal, a seamount off Malapascua Island north of Cebu in the Philippines, is world-famous as a cleaning station where thresher sharks show up almost daily at depths of about 18–30m. To see them, boats depart around 5am, before sunrise, for an early-morning dive. Sightings aren't guaranteed, but this is considered one of the highest-probability thresher shark viewing sites in the world.

Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island — © Petter Lindgren · CC BY-SA 3.0

Highlights

A cleaning station visited by thresher sharks almost daily in the early morning
One of the world's highest-probability sites for thresher shark encounters
Schools of hammerhead sharks are also sometimes seen nearby
Known as the birthplace of thresher shark diving in the Philippines

Good to know

·Join the first dive of the day, departing around 5am, to maximize the chance of a sighting.
SafetyDivers wait at roughly 18–30m depth, so this deep dive requires advanced certification and careful decompression management.
SeasonThe dry season, November to May, tends to bring more stable visibility and sea conditions.
RulesTouching the sharks or startling them with flash photography is prohibited.

On-site reviews📍 Verified on-site

No reviews yet. If you are here, be the first to leave one.

Report content

Tell us what is wrong or could be improved.

Write an on-site review

You can post only while you are within this attraction. Location permission is required.

📷 Add a photo