Philippines
Diving in Cebu
14
Dive Schools
3+ sites
Dive Sites
26-30°C
Water Temp
Year-round
Best Season
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About Cebu
Cebu is one of the Philippines' top diving destinations, offering world-class encounters with whale sharks in Oslob, vibrant coral walls at Moalboal, and the famous sardine run — a mesmerizing tornado of millions of sardines. With over 150 dive sites around the island and its neighbors (Malapascua for thresher sharks, Mactan for macro diving), Cebu offers year-round diving with water temperatures of 26-30°C.
Quick Facts
- Dive Sites
- 3+ sites
- Max Depth
- 35m
- Visibility
- 18m+
- Best Season
- Year-round
- Marine Life
- Thresher sharks, Manta rays, Hammerhead sharks, Devil rays, Millions of sardines
Top-Rated Dive Schools in Cebu
Cebu, Philippines
Moalboal institution since 1998. Famous for the sardine run, sea turtles at Pescador Island, and excellent house reef diving.
Popular Courses in Cebu
Fun Dive (2-tank)
$60
Discover Scuba Diving
$70
PADI Advanced Open Water
$200
Dive Sites in Cebu
3 dive sites — from beginner-friendly shallows to advanced deep pinnacles.
Malapascua - Monad Shoal
IntermediateThe only place in the world where thresher sharks are seen daily at dawn, visiting a cleaning station on this submerged island.
Moalboal Sardine Run
BeginnerOne of the only places in the world with a permanent sardine run. Millions of sardines form mesmerizing bait balls just meters from shore.
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