
Bohol
Settle into a week of tropical reef diving: bright coral gardens, walls, turtles, schooling fish and exceptional macro detail.

ZOTZ Expeditions · Philippines
Bohol & Malapascua
Meeting point
Cebu City
01 / The expedition
Two islands · One extraordinary journey
Fourteen nights in the Philippines designed around two distinct dive regions: Bohol’s coral gardens and walls, followed by Malapascua’s extraordinary reef life and its celebrated thresher shark encounters.
Why Bohol & Malapascua
A deliberate pairing of wide-angle reef scenery, biodiversity, macro photography and iconic pelagic encounters.
Bohol brings dramatic reef walls, coral gardens and clear tropical water. Around sites such as Balicasag, hard and soft coral gardens give way to blue-water drop-offs alive with schooling jacks, sardines, trevallies and countless reef fish. Green sea turtles are frequent visitors, while nudibranchs, crustaceans and other small reef life reward those who slow down and look closer.
Malapascua adds another dimension: colorful reefs rich in frogfish, seahorses, pipefish, octopus, mandarinfish and an extraordinary variety of macro life. Early-morning dives at Monad Shoal offer the possibility of seeing thresher sharks rising from deeper water—an encounter that has made the island one of the world’s most celebrated diving destinations.

The route

Settle into a week of tropical reef diving: bright coral gardens, walls, turtles, schooling fish and exceptional macro detail.

Continue north for vibrant reefs, intensive macro life, nitrox and multiple opportunities to dive with thresher sharks.



What is covered
Accommodation with breakfast and lunch
Three dives per day
Three dinners at the resort
Marine park and diving fees
Cebu City–Bohol ferry
Accommodation with breakfast and lunches
Multiple thresher shark dives
Three dives per day and nitrox
Three dinners at the resort
Marine park and diving fees
Cebu City–Malapascua ferry
Flights to Cebu
Most dinners
Dive equipment
Anything not specifically listed
Accommodation & investment
All prices are in US dollars and include both expedition segments.
Double room
Single room

Expedition profile
Open Water Diver certification
At least 50 logged dives
Open Circuit & CCR welcome
Tropical reef environment
Water temperature: 27–29°C / 81–84°F
Dive objectives, marine life and schedules remain subject to local conditions, safety and the readiness of the team.
Cancellation policy
20% cancellation fee.
50% cancellation fee.
100% cancellation fee.
Philippines 2027
Request the complete expedition brief, availability and booking details.
DM more info Meeting point: Cebu City