1) we want this trip to be easygoing, go to places with regular, reliable public transport or low priced taxis - no haggling and getting ripped off
2) there must be fantastic snorkelling off the beach at each of the places we stay, no need to take a boat
3) each place should have excellent diving nearby
4) in addition to the above at least one of the places we stay should be on a very nice, quiet beach allowing to relax, no dogs or crowds, no guys starring at the girls as if they had not seen one before in a bikini.., clear water, white sand, island feeling, a little paradise.. you know what I mean
5) no big distances (max 6 hours from door to door)
6) midrange accommodation (max 50 euro per doubleroom, low priced restaurant nearby)
arriving from Donsol we thought about going to CABILAO, MOALBOAL and DAUIN; spending 3-4 weeks in total in March 2012
do you think these places will meet our expectations?
probably gonna skip MALAPASCUA coz of the long travel distance from Cebu airport or any of the other places we want to stay
would love to see the thresher sharks but what are the chances? do not dive with Nitrox, do deep dives down to 30 meters, (but don’t have the Advanced OW certificate), running out of air rather quickly
apart from the thresher sharks - is the diving different from the other 3 places?
can you think of an affordable alternative place with similar island feeling, white sand, clear turquoise water.. and fantastic underwater world??
even though this trip will focus on diving and snorkelling, we still do want to spend part of the trip at a place where we can have both :)
appreciate your help. Andrea
