Malapascua Island

Dive with one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet, the elusive thresher sharks, who frequent the Malapascua area. It's perhaps the only site on the planet where you can witness a thresher shark on a daily basis.

Malapascua, which has over 20 dive sites, is a diver's dream, with warm tropical water, incredible diversity, and breathtaking sceneries, one of the best Dive Sites in the Philippines.

Monad Shoal is a submerged island with a 200-meter dip. Thresher sharks, manta rays, devil rays, and a variety of sharks call it home.

Another must-see is the cave, sometimes known as "the tunnel." This 30m tunnel is home to a plethora of fish, as well as a whitetip shark that circles near the exit. For more experienced divers, this spot is recommended.

Kimod Shoal is another place with a sunken island that draws schools of up to 200 hammerhead sharks between the months of December and May.

• Highlights: Seeing the graceful thresher shark swim across the water. Close encounters with these creatures are also very common as they don’t tend to be very shy.

Location: Cebu City, Negros