Monad Shoal
Almost the only dive site in the world where thresher sharks can be reliably seen every day. Wait at the cleaning station at dawn for the sharks.
Monad Shoal is an undersea plateau about 8 km east of Malapascua, with its top lying at 15–25 m depth. Every morning, thresher sharks rise from the deep to this “cleaning station,” where cleaner fish pick parasites off them, so sighting rates are very high. Manta rays are occasionally seen too. Dive operators usually depart around 05:00, and the boat ride takes about 30 minutes. An Open Water certificate is required. An Advanced Open Water certificate is recommended so you can descend to the deeper cleaning stations. Follow the rules: no flash photography, and do not chase the sharks. Nearby Kemod Shoal is also a thresher shark site.
Opening hours
Departures from about 05:00 in the early morning
Nearby sights
- Logon Village & Beach
- Bounty Beach
- Langob Beach
- Dakit-Dakit Island
- Malapascua Lighthouse
- Guimbitayan Beach
- Chocolate Island
- Kalanggaman Island