About

A family-owned business with roots from Boracay Island and over 30 years of experience in catering the needs of diving enthusiasts and professionals.

Our Mission

We are a group of trained professionals with a passion for fun and adventure. We aim to provide the best diving experience with safety as the top priority.

Our Location

Island Divers is conveniently located at M. Saagundo Street, Brgy. Poblacion, Bantayan Island, Cebu. Dive Shop Name: DIVE EXTENSION

How to get to our shop?

From Sta Fe, Bantayan. Our dive shop is about a 10-minute motorized tricycle ride from Santa Fe Port, and the fare is typically around PHP 25-30.

From Cebu City. Head to the North Bus Terminal and take a bus or van bound for Hagnaya Port (or direct to Bantayan Island). At Hagnaya Port, take a ferry to Santa Fe. Once you arrive, hop on a motorized tricycle to DIVE EXTENSION

From outside Cebu Province. Fly from your nearest airport to Mactan-Cebu International Airport. From there, go to the North Bus Terminal and follow the above instructions from Cebu City.

Note: Direct flights from Cebu to Bantayan Island are available on Fridays and Sundays. Drop us a message if you’d like assistance with airfare booking!

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Do you offer hotel accommodations?

Yes, we offer hotel accommodation for our customers through our affiliate, Hibiscus Dive Inn, located in Brgy. Pooc, Santa Fe. Our budget accommodation are available as an add-on for guests who book scuba diving services with DIVE EXTENSION.

If you’re interested in other options, we’re happy to assist with arrangements at nearby hotels to make your stay as comfortable as possible!

Dive Spots

The diving action in Bantayan Island is still in it’s infancy and still recuperating from abusive fishing. Thus we are still on exploratory mode but these are the diving spots we could offer so far:

1

Oboob Platform

Depth: 12-14 meters

A few distance outside of the mangrove garden and just outside barangay fish sanctuary.

2

Bugnay Shoal

Depth: 7-10 meters

A stretch of shoal just outside the coast of Brgy. Sulangan.

3

Virgin Point

Depth: 7-10 meters

Private fish sanctuary of Virgin Island.
Available only with our dive packages

4

Kinatarkan Wall

Depth: 15-22 meters

Perfect for wall diving just a distance of the coast of Guinatarcan Island.
Available only with our dive packages

Meet the Team

Skid – Operator
PADI/SSI Instructor
Vic – Company Proprietor
SDI Dive Master/Freedive Instructor
Porto – Dive Team Manager
PADI/SSI Instructor
King – Freedive/Dive Instructor
PADI/SSI/SDI/TDI

Community Outreach

We at Island Divers always try to make an effort to care for the environment and the community in our own way. So if you have the same passion as us don’t hesitate to reach out and we will figure something out over a bottle of beer or two.