Gato Island
Gato is a small uninhabited island north west of Malapascua. You can see it from the beach just in front of the shop.
One can easily do three different dives at Gato.
·The south wall is a beautiful wall covered with corals of all sort, hosting frogfish and nudibranchs. Large fields of purple soft coral are just one highlight of this dive.
·The tunnel, close to the guard house, is the main attraction in Gato. Around 30 meters long, it traverses the island in a depth of 6 to 10 meters. You will need a torch to do this dive. Sea snakes and crabs are the usual inhabitants of this cave and at the exit you can see white tip sharks swimming around or sleeping in the holes and crevices.
·The cathedral is a huge overhang where you will spend most of the dive in shallow depth between 5 and 9 meters. It is a spot for macro lovers as you can find nudibranchs and sea horses.
Other highlights in Gato are the pygmy sea horses and spider crabs.
Check out our YouTube channel to see the white tips at Gato island.
Depth: 5 – 25 meters
Current: variable, can be strong but there will always be one protected side of the island
Visibility: 10 – 25 meters
Recommended level of training: Advanced open water or Open water diver with deep dive experience
Distance: 45 minutes from Malapascua