Malapascua Island
A small island off the northern tip of Cebu, about 2.5 kilometres long. It is known for diving at Monad Shoal, where thresher sharks can be seen at dawn, and for its quiet white sand beach on the south side.
- Where
- Daanbantayan, Central Visayas, Philippines
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.3333, 124.1167
Get the Malapascua Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Malapascua Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Visayas volume with your photos and a note.
Near Malapascua Island
Kalanggaman Island 28 km
A sandbar island in the sea between Leyte and Cebu, 10 kilometres west of Palompon, Leyte. Its name comes from the local word for bird, and its long white spit of sand stretches out on both ends.
Bantayan Island 44 km
A flat island in the Visayan Sea, off the north western tip of Cebu, with long white sand beaches near Santa Fe. Fishing is the main trade, and the island is known for dried fish. Its old church in Bantayan town dates to the Spanish period.
Camotes Islands 80 km
A group of islands in the Camotes Sea, east of Cebu, reached by ferry from Cebu or Leyte. They have white beaches, limestone caves and freshwater lagoons such as Lake Danao. The islands are quieter than the main tourist spots of the Visayas.
Gigantes Islands 90 km
An island chain of about ten islands in the Visayan Sea, part of the municipality of Carles in northern Iloilo. The two largest are Gigantes Norte and Gigantes Sur, and the islands are known for sandbars and limestone caves.
San Juanico Bridge 93 km
A long steel truss bridge across the San Juanico Strait that links the islands of Samar and Leyte, part of the Pan Philippine Highway. It was opened in 1973 and measures about 2.2 kilometres, making it the longest bridge over seawater in the country.
Sicogon Island 94 km
A resort island in northern Iloilo, 9.95 kilometres off the northeast coast of Panay. It is made up of three barangays under the municipality of Carles and is known for its quiet white beaches.
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park 99 km
A protected park at Palo, Leyte, commemorating General Douglas MacArthur's landing in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to retake the Philippines from Japan in October 1944. Large statues of the landing party stand in a shallow pool.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge 113 km
A cable stayed bridge between Cebu Island and Mactan Island, opened in 1999 as the second crossing over the Mactan Channel. It carries traffic towards the airport and the beach resorts of Mactan, and it is a landmark of the Cebu skyline at night.
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Questions
Where is Malapascua Island?
Malapascua Island is in Daanbantayan, Central Visayas, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kalanggaman Island (28 km), Bantayan Island (44 km), Camotes Islands (80 km).
How do I get the Malapascua Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Malapascua Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Visayas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Malapascua Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Visayas volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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