I have 20 days El nido, Boracay, Malapascua and what else? | Philippines - Lonely Planet Forum

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Thu, 03 Dec 2015 03:49:58 +0000

I have 20 days, I arrive to Manila the 27th of Dec and I'm leaving out of Manila the 16th of Jan my itinerary so far is this
27th Manila
28th flight Manila-PP van PP-El nido
2nd van back to El nido then fliy PP-Manila-Kalibo van and ferry to get to Boracay (this probably will take 2 days)
7th Ferry and bus to get to Kalibo flight to Cebu city bus to Maya and ferry to Malapascua (maybe stay 4 nights)

If there's any other interesting places I would consider skipping Malapascua ( I dive with sharks before ), I have no interest in the big cities, I would like to relax at some nice beach, diving and maybe hiking any suggestions after Boracay?

1 best way to get to Boracay from El nido is bus El nido-PP flight PP-Manila-Kalibo then bus/minivan to Caticlan port and ferry to Boracay?
2 do I need an advanced certification to go diving and see the Thresher Sharks ?
3 Malapascua island besides the diving is it worth the visit?
4 Is there any other place other than Oslob/Donsol to see the whale sharks? is possible to see them in Palawan? (I read that Donsol/Oslob is really crowded)

anonymous

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Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:53:44 +0000

You can now fly direct from El Nido to Cebu, will save a lot of time. Sogod Bay in Southern Leyte is the other alternative for Whalesharks. Threshers at Malapascua are seen deep, so AOW adviseable..

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Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:17:55 +0000

In response to #1

You can now fly direct from El Nido to Cebu, will save a lot of time. Sogod Bay in Southern Leyte is the other alternative for Whalesharks. Threshers at Malapascua are seen deep, so AOW adviseable..

Thanks for the info,, do you know witch airline flights from El Nido to Cebu?

and what is the best way to get to Boracay from Cebu? (flight to Aticlan?)

Thanks!

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Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:35:24 +0000

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2015/11/30/airswift-starts-daily-cebu-el-nido-flight-444299

Yes, for Boracay fly either to Caticlan or Kalibo..

In Sogod Bay..

http://whaleofadive.com/

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