Malapascua Exotic Island Resort is a PADI 5* star resort who have been leading the way on Malapascua Island since they were first established in 1997. Exotic were the first dive resort to open on Malapascua Island and were the pioneers of the Thresher Shark diving that makes Malapascua so famous today. We believe that Exotic offer the best resort and dive centre all-in-one set up on Malapascua Island. Exotic are located right on the beachfront on the best part of Bounty Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Philippines!
Beachfront Deluxe Room
The spacious 22-sq-metre room elegantly designed with a comfortable queen sized bed, individually controlled air conditioning, a fully stocked Mini Bar that offers you snacks and drinks for refreshment while watching satellite cable TV, Hot and Cold shower and with sliding doors open onto a private balcony to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. These rooms offer a seaview.
Super Deluxe Room
The spacious 26-sq-metre room elegantly designed with 2 comfortable queen sized beds, individually controlled air conditioning, a fully stocked Mini Bar that offers you snacks and drinks for refreshment while watching satellite cable TV, Hot and Cold shower and with sliding doors open onto a private balcony to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere.
The newly refurbished rooftop Exotic Spa is the ideal place to leave your stress behind. The ultimate relaxation experience, the professional masseurs are equipped with the knowledge and training to be able to offer you an array of different massages from Reflexology, Thai massage, Swedish, Shiatsu, Aroma Therapy or the Exotic Combination Massage where east meets west by combining a full body Swedish massage with pivotal shiatsu pressure points, the ideal way to start or end a perfectly relaxed stress free holiday.
Restaurant
Exotic’s restaurant is located just beside their beach. It’s open architecture and sand floor underlines the paradise island feeling. The menu has great variety and offers first class local and international cuisine ranging from appetizers, soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, baked bread, BBQ, pizza, excellent deserts and lots more. Exotic have an outstanding breakfast buffet offering a wide choice from homemade pancakes to freshly made croissants.
Bar
Exotic’s bar is located with the restaurant. Whether it is with a meal or just to relax after a great day diving, their freshly tapped draught beer might be a great choice. Perhaps you prefer a German or an Irish beer? They also have a variety of famous cocktails on the bar menu or fresh fruit shakes that are pure pleasure for the soul. They have “Happy Hour” from 5:00PM to 7:00PM, buy 1 and get 1 free on selected cocktail drinks.
Example dive schedule at Malapascua Exotic Island Resort
A usual day starts with a 5.00am dive to Monad Shoal or Kemod Shoal to see the Thresher Sharks. Yes it’s early but it really is the best time to spot the Thresher Sharks! The boat gets back at around 8.00am and then there are morning boats leaving between 8.30am and 10.00am. Some boats go for one dive and are back by lunchtime, others go for a 2-dive trip and are back by 3.00pm to 4.00 pm. There are also one-dive trips in the afternoon too. Then there is the “dusk dive” which leaves at around 5.00pm – the best time to see the Mandarin fish as well as other critters such as Frogfish and Seahorses.
Malapascua’s highlight dives
Malapascua is undoubtedly most famous for Thresher Sharks which are seen almost daily at Monad Shoal. This is probably the only place on earth where these elegant and shy animals can be seen in recreational dive depths. Exotic’s owners found the first Thresher Sharks here in 1996 and soon opened the first dive resort on the island. In the following years, Exotic hosted film crews and dive magazines from all over the world who came to visit Malapascua to document the Thresher Sharks. The Thresher Sharks come to Monad Shoal early each morning to be cleaned and then in the afternoon the same site becomes a Manta Ray cleaning station! Malapascua’s other highlight dives include Hammerhead dives at Kemod Shoal, dusk dives with the resident Mandarin fish at Lighthouse Reef, Gato Island to dive with the Banded Sea snakes, and wreck diving on the Dona Marilyn – a 98 metre long passenger ferry sunk during Typhoon Ruby.
