North Beach
Malapascua Island, Philippines
A half-hour walk from Bounty Beach, home to Hippocampus Beach Resort and its beach bar.
Places in North Beach
- Hippocampus Beach Resort beach bar Arguably the best beach bar on the island with happy hours between 4 pm and 6 pm, and a live band after sunset.
Practical notes for Malapascua Island
- Best time to visit
- November to May (dry season) offers the best diving conditions for spotting thresher sharks.
- Getting around
- The island is small enough to walk end to end in about 45 minutes, with Bounty Beach the main hub 10 minutes from the port and North Beach a further 30-minute walk or motorcycle ride away.
- Currency
- Philippine Peso (₱)
- Language
- Cebuano. Filipino and English are widely spoken.
- Timezone
- PHT (UTC+8)
- Current trends
- Malapascua's hospitality scene continues to center on its world-famous thresher shark diving, with Tepanee Beach Resort's luxury oceanfront amenities and Hippocampus Beach Resort's best-beach-bar reputation reflecting a small island that has built a full range of accommodation and dining around its singular diving claim to fame.
Other neighborhoods in Malapascua Island
- Bounty Beach — The main hub, a 10-minute walk from the port, home to most restaurants and dive shops.
- Oceanfront luxury district — Home to Tepanee Beach Resort, the best luxury accommodation on the oceanfront.
Read the full Malapascua Island guide