Why
not join Extreme Sports Cafe Scuba Diving Boracay in the Philippines...
Holidays
& Adventure on Boracay in the Philippines..
 Everyone
wants to find that special place, somewhere different, somewhere
that no one else you know has been. We now believe that we have
found locations in South East Asia which offer exceptional watersports,
yet are still relatively untouched.
Either the location, or an aspect of the watersport is unique,
normally
both. Dive with Thresher Sharks at the island of Malapasua, or
on the WW2 Japanese wrecks of Coron, be one of the first to kitesurf
in the tropical paradise of Boracay, or compete in the Asian Windsurfing
Tour with the likes of Kevin Pritchard.
The majority of our holidays are on one of the 7000 islands of
the Philippines. Because we take you beyond the normal tourist
haunts our destinations are not always the easiest to reach, but
we can always guarantee a certain degree of comfort, with the
accommodation ranging from bamboo stilt huts over the water to
luxury suites with air-conditioning and satellite TV.
So,
if you're individual, and don't want to follow the crowd, just
maybe we've got something for you...
Boracay: Island Diving Paradise
Voted as one of the world's top ten paradise
islands, Boracay also offers some world class diving. Our PADI
5 star IDC centre Extreme Sports Cafe is the most modern in the
region. With air-conditioned classrooms, a freshwater training
pool, constantly updated equipment and an enviable reputation
when it comes to safety and professionalism, the centre is perfectly
placed to help you enjoy the best of the 45 dive sites in the
area.
The centre is situated right on White Beach, literally a stones
throw from the dive boats, and less than a two minute walk from
your accommodation. With a bar and restaurant to relax in after
your days diving, Extreme Sports Cafe also introduces you to a
great social scene of like-minded people.
First class diving on an island
which offers the perfect balance between tropical paradise and
western comfort.
Island Life 
Boracay offers a unique lifestyle for locals
and visitors. Having avoided the ravages of mass tourism, Boracay
maintains a great beach community atmosphere. Sandy paths connect
the island, and everyone walks. You probably won't see a car during
your entire stay.
Most amenities are within 10 minutes walk of each other, stretched
out along White Beach, one of the worlds most beautiful stretches
of powder white sand. Whether you're into watersports or not there
is something here for everyone. Just watch as your pace of life
slows down and your worries fade to nothing… it's going
to be difficult going back to the office.
Activities
Diving,
Windsurfing
and Kitesurfing
are only a few of the many ways to enjoy Boracay. You won't find
better beaches for sunbathing, reading or taking a dip. And you
can fill days at a time by having a Shiatsu massage at Fausto's,
coffee at Nadines, cocktails at the Wreck Bar and beach walks,
visits to the market, and bike rides.
After Dark
Evenings are never dull. Start off at one
of the chilled bars by the beach, taking your time over a couple
of 'rum cokes' to decide whether to eat Mongolian, Korean, Thai,
Japanese, Filipino, Indian, French or Swiss from one of the many
restaurants along White Beach. After dinner you'll want to move
on to a friendly bar to either relax, mix, dance or try your hand
at 'singalong' (karaoke Filipino style!), you're always made to
feel welcome by warm hearted locals.
Accommodation
Beach Bungalows
 The
rooms have basic en-suite facilities, a fan, double bed, mosquito
screens, veranda and hammock, and although not the Hilton, they
are clean and comfortable. The dive centre is a 2 minute walk
away, the sailing beach is 5 minutes by trike, and you are within
easy walking distance of many bars and restaurants.
Deluxe Rooms
Set in lush gardens, the villa rooms all
have air-conditioning and fan, western style ensuite facilities,
TV, mini bar and patio. There are only 5 rooms in the villa which
are in a very quiet location only 5 minutes walk from the dive
centre.
Luxury Rooms
Right on the beach, next to the dive centre,
the rooms are very modern and beautifully decorated by local artists.
Air-conditioning, TV, mini bar, a roof top sun deck, and prime
location, all add to make this the place to stay.
Diving Locations
There is a great diversity of diving in
the Philippines, you can dive with thresher sharks, explore Japanese
WW2 wrecks, take a liveaboard to untouched reefs or combine your
diving holiday with a bit of socializing and relaxing.
Dive Sites around Boracay Island
First class dive sites surround the island,
and the 5 star IDC centre offers state of the art facilities,
instruction and equipment. Voted as one of the world's top ten
paradise beaches, Boracay is a beautiful, relaxing place to unwind,
leaving the stresses and strains of Europe behind. Boracay still
retains it's charm and relaxed atmosphere and offers visitors
the perfect combination of comfort, culture and, great diving
of course.
Yapak
Wall from 35-60m
This can truly be a world class dive. It ranks with the
walls in the Caymans and the Red Sea. Caves and overhangs house
an amazing abundance and diversity of marine life, including sharks,
schools of barracuda, tunas, surgeon fish, sweetlips, napoleon
wrasse, groupers, jacks, large eagle rays, sea snakes, and giant
barrel sponges. Only for advanced divers, good air consumption
is a must as strong currents and a dive through the blue require
a rapid descent.
Managuin Island
Remote island, walls to 70m
Offered as a day trip, the dive sites of Managuin Island can only
be described as world class. Many divers rank these dive sites
second only to those of Tubbataha Reefs, the best diving in the
Philippines. It is wall diving at its best with maximum depths
of over 70m. Most of the reef-top gently slopes from 10-17m with
top quality soft, hard and whip corals harbouring abundant reef
and pelagic fish life. The wall itself is full of caves and crevices,
which contain sleeping whitetip reef sharks and nurse sharks.
Many fish are seen on every dive including napoleon wrasse, barracudas,
tunas, trevallys, large grouper, and many sharks. Hammerheads,
mantas and turtles are becoming common sights on the dive trips,
and there are even encounters with dolphins on the surface.
Buruanga
50m drop-off and shallow coral wall 
About 30 minutes boat trip, this site is in a spectacular location.
Moor up next to the tall limestone cliffs, which plunge vertically
to the seabed 50m below. On the wall you'll find massive gorgonian
fans, large grouper, rays, sweetlips, tunas, sharks, and barracuda.
See if you can find the two swim throughs. Then work your way
up to the most beautiful safety stop imaginable, a wealth of life
keeps you amused while you explore the upper reaches of the wall.
Black Rock
A conical pinnacle to 40m
Just off the coast of Panay, 30 minutes beyond
Buruanga, Black rock is a wall dive with a depth range of 7-40m.
The long wall hosts a good array of smaller fish and plenty of
larger fish deeper down. batfish, snapper, sweetlips, jacks, trumpetfish,
cornetfish, soldierfish, squirrelfish, damsels and cardinalfish,
are all around the area. Dog Drift 30m wall with caves and holes.
This gentle drift dive is 20 minutes from Boracay, great during
the day, it is even better at night. The colours are awesome,
and the juvenile batfish, sleeping turtles, corals and anemonies
all provide a beautiful, surreal picture, which will stay with
you forever.
Tubbataha
Liveaboard
Instead of us telling you about Tubbataha, lets see what UNESCO
has to say:
" The Tubbataha Reefs, in the middle of the Sulu Sea,
lie in the richest biogeographic area of the world. This reef
is home to one of the world's largest assemblages of marine life,
per unit area."
A
World Heritage Site, Tubbataha is uninhabited and isolated, and
as a result free from the damage that many more accessible dive
sites have experienced. UNESCO also says:
" Tubbataha is a unique example of an atoll reef with
a very high diversity of marine species", and that "the
site
is an excellent example of a pristine coral reef with spectacular
100m walls, extensive lagoons,…".
Many big fish come here to breed, and common sightings include:
black and white tips, mantas, eagle rays, hammerhead, tuna and
turtles.
The season is a short one, from March to June.
Coron Wrecks
The best wreck diving in Asia.
In September 1944 Admiral "Bull" Halsey, commander of
the US Third Fleet, sent reconnaissance planes to photograph the
Calamain group of islands in the North West Philippines. After
studying the photos, his navigators realised that many of the
'islands' had moved since the previous day, and he new he had
found a camouflaged Japanese fleet. At 9am on the morning of September
24th, 180 warplanes from Taskforce 38 began their attack on the
Japanese fleet,18 ships were sunk.
The wrecks now lie in and around Coron Bay, a region of outstanding
beauty and wildlife, 200 miles west of Manila. These ships represent
the best wreck diving in Asia, with most between 100m to 200m
long and many lying upright between 20m to 45m. Visibility ranges
between 10m to 25m and is always best on neap tides.
Sangat Island Reserve is an eco-resort and is right in the middle
of the greatest concentration of the wrecks. Staying at Sangat
gives you the unique opportunity to dive the wrecks without a
two hour boat trip from Coron every day. Most of the wrecks are
only a ten minute boat ride away. The resort is the perfect island
hideaway, with its clear waters, white beaches, tropical forests
and a fascinating variety of flora and fauna, all in an ecologically
sound resort.
Accommodation is in one of ten exclusive cottages, built on stilts,
using local architecture and local materials, they come with complete
ensuite facilities. Be lulled to sleep by lapping waves by the
Beachfront Cottages or the local wildlife around the Cliffside
Cottages. Or, for that extra special holiday, try the Secluded
Villa with it's own private beach.
The beach-side restaurant serves fresh seafood
delicacies, fruits and vegetables, all caught or picked that day.
The chef is a genius, offering a variety of cooking styles from
east to west, with the emphasis on freshness and health. All meals
are included.
“ I'll never forget my
first sight of the Irako as her massive bow loomed out of the
blue.”
A
whole Japanese WW2 supply fleet, all lying upright between 25m
and 45m, in excellent condition, surrounded by amazing island
scenery in an out of the way location. Need we say more?
Malapascua Threshers
Welcome to Shark Central
If you want to get close to sharks and mantas, then Malapascua
is the place for you. One of the best kept secrets in South East
Asia, the island is beautiful, secluded, quiet and offers some
very different diving.
The primary reason for most visits to Malapascua is to dive with
Thresher sharks and a variety of rays. Thresher sharks normally
inhabit deep water and are very rarely seen…, until now.
On Malapascua you can dive with these beautiful 4 metre long sharks
every day. Monad Shoal just off the island is a 'cleaning station'
for mantas and threshers, and you are likely to see 6 or 7 on
every dive.
 The
dives to Monad are in the early morning, and with the biggest
and fastest boat on the island we are invariably the first ones
at the dive site. After returning to the island for breakfast,
a full days diving is offered to other great sites. Gato Island
is nearby offering seahorses, bamboo sharks, frog fish, giant
cuttlefish, turtles and great caves. Slightly further afield are
some very interesting wrecks and walls.
Malapascua is in its infancy as a tourist destination. Facilities
are a little more basic than at some of our other destinations,
but still comfortable, great fun and above all safe. The main
reason for visiting the island is the sharks and rays, so we offer
5 day trips combined with another Philippine location, usually
Boracay. We have found that this is long enough to see lots of
sharks and check out the best of the other dive sites.
Remember, make the most it, it's not every
day you get to dive with these beautiful creatures!
Thresher sharks normally inhabit deep water
and are very rarely seen….until now. We have found an island
where you can dive with these beautiful 4 metre long sharks every
day. Monad Shoal just off Malapascua is a 'cleaning station' for
mantas and threshers, and you are likely to see 6 or 7 on every
dive. Needless to say, the island is also beautiful and a great
place to just do nothing.
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