SunTrips: Moalboal

Moalboal Philippines

Since the 1970s, Moalboal has developed a tourism industry based on recreational diving and beaches. Panagsama Beach (Basidot) is where most resorts and restaurants are established, while further north on the peninsula, in Saavedra, is White Beach (Basdako), a two-kilometre beach. This beach used to be mostly frequented by locals, but has since developed an international tourist trade. In Moalboal, most tourists stay at either Panagsama Beach (Basdiot) or White Beach (Basdako), both located 3–5 kilometres away from the main bus stop in Moalboal. Recreational diving is the main tourist activity in Moalboal, and reefs along the west coast of the Copton peninsula are home to a great variety of marine life. Pescador Island, about 3 kilometres off the coast, is the most popular dive spot with an underwater cave known as "the Cathedral". Indeed a breath-taking view of the underwater world as some of the country’s best diving sites in Moalboal as the terrain of the reef follows the entire coast line, making the place ideal for scuba-diving, snorkeling and freediving, with a shallow drop-off close to shore dropping down to more than 40 metres. The area is also known to be a sanctuary for sea turtles, as well as vast schools of sardines. nearby Pescadores Suites. Whale shark, dolphins and threshers are also seen out of the blue.

Recommended airport

Mactan Cebu Intl (CEB)

Nearby destinations

Oslob a 46.74 km

Moalboal, Philippines

Moalboal Philippines