Lembeh Straits is considered by many to be the Muck-Diving Capital of the world. But many of our customers have said that the muck diving in Malapascua is equal to Lembeh, if not better. We got more support for that today:

What a beauty!
Today we saw that prized of all creatures, the MIMIC OCTOPUS!

Whachoo looking at?
Sightings of the mimic octopus have been becoming increasingly common at TSD, thanks in part to Tata and Botchoy, who have become quite adept at spotting these elusive creatures.

Mimic Octopus mimicking the sand
All shots were taken by Rohan Suppiah using a Nikon D200 with Nikkor 105mm lens.

About Andrea Agarwal

Andrea Agarwal is a PADI Master Instructor and the founder of Thresher Shark Divers on Malapascua Island, Philippines. Originally from the UK, she moved to the Philippines in 2003 and built what is now one of the largest and most respected dive operations in the country. TSD is a PADI 5-Star Career Development Center (CDC) and the only PADI TecRec facility on Malapascua. Andrea has spent over 20 years diving Malapascua's waters and has been instrumental in developing its reputation as the world's best destination for daily thresher shark encounters.