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Purple Snapper Dive Resort

Name: Purple Snapper Dive Resort
Address: Barangay Logon, Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Daanbantayan, Cebu, PH
Price range: $

Hotels & Resorts · Daanbantayan, Cebu

Backpacker-friendly dive resort about 100m from Bounty Beach with a pool and 21 mixed rooms.

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Price range

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Purple Snapper Dive Resort

Purple Snapper Dive Resort sits roughly 100 meters from Bounty Beach and about a 10-minute walk from the main port. It has 21 rooms ranging from native-style backpacker rooms to en-suite fan and air-conditioned rooms, plus an outdoor pool, billiards and table tennis. The in-house Tasty Stop restaurant and bar serves international dishes, and diving is offered on site.

What's on offer

Amenities & services

AccommodationScuba DivingSwimming PoolRestaurantBarWiFi

Wayfinder route

Getting to Daanbantayan

Take a bus marked Maya or Daanbantayan to Maya Port at the northern tip of the island.

Malapascua Island is part of Daanbantayan — everything on the island is reached on foot or by boat.

Leaves from Cebu North Bus Terminal

Journey time 4-5 hours

Typical fare PHP 200-250

Getting around From Maya Port, public boats cross to Malapascua in 30-45 minutes for PHP 100-150 per person, or PHP 2,000-2,500 for a private boat.

Arriving at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, take a taxi, Grab or airport bus across to Cebu North Bus Terminal and pick up the route above. Allow extra time for bridge traffic at peak hours.

Fares and journey times are indicative and change with traffic, season and operator. Confirm locally before you travel.

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Nearby destinations

Islands

Malapascua Island

Daanbantayan

A world-famous diving paradise known for thresher shark encounters, featuring beautiful white sand beaches and laid-back island vibes.

Diving & Snorkeling

Thresher Shark Diving

Daanbantayan

One of the world's only reliable locations to dive with pelagic thresher sharks at the famous Monad Shoal cleaning station.

Beaches

Bounty Beach

Daanbantayan

Malapascua's main beach featuring powdery white sand, crystal-clear waters, and a relaxed atmosphere lined with beachfront restaurants and dive shops.