To reach Malapascua, you would need to ride on a bus bound toMaya from North Bus Terminal. It would cost you around 150php. Upon reaching Maya port, you would need to go on a boat ride for 30 minutes. This would cost you 80 php. Upon reaching Malapascua island, you would need to ride another mini boat to reach the shoreline which costs 20php. We really did not like the way passengers/tourists can reach the island. For only around five minutes, you already need to pay for 20php. The worse thing we encountered is that when we went back to Maya port the next day, we rode again on that mini boat since it was low tide. Pretty sure, tourists won't come and go to Malapascua in the future because of the poor transportation strategies.
We stayed at Mr. Kwiiz over the weekend. This resort is very affordable though it is not beachfront. You would need to walk for about 3-5 minutes to reach the beach. The room rate(aircon rooms was 2200 php good for four people, additional head would cost 250 php. Not bad for a group of seven. We were really able to save! Most of the resorts here have room rates(fan rooms) that would only cost 500-600 php good for two persons. Aircon rooms, in general, on this island would cost a bit higher since electricity there is expensive. Well, this is what they told me while I was canvassing for resorts few days before we went there. There was an eatery beside Mr. Kwiiz and we only had our meals there for us to save. However, the only restaurant that we were able to try was Exotic Bar and Restaurant. There pizza is good. But there ube shake is <3!!! It really tastes like ube ice cream and we loved it!
Pizza at Exotic Bar and Restaurant (i forgot the name. lol.)
Ube Shaaaake <3
When we had our beachin' on the afternoon, I was really amazed on the clear blue waters in Malapascua. However, as I looked under the water, I saw a jellyfish and that freaked me out. I was not sure if it was alive or not! lol. What I did not like on their beach is that there are a lot of "sea leaves" or whatever you call that. The leaves are present even if the water is still shallow. Thus, it was not really a good beach to swim with. :( Me and my friends did not get to try snorkeling or diving. But, I guess those activities would be worth it in Malapascua since there are a lot of resorts around the island that offers those activities at a reasonable rate.
White sands and crystal clear waters
Basically, Malapascua is good, but I won't bother to go there for the second time.
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