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Snorkeling Adventure: Whale Sharks and Sardines in Oslob
4.7
107 Ratings
Mactan Island
Experience the thrill of snorkeling with Whale Sharks in Oslob and swimming with a large school of sardines and sea turtles in Moalboal. Book now for a safe and secure tour with licensed guides and insurance!
Experience the thrill of snorkeling with Whale Sharks in Oslob and swimming with a large school of sardines and sea turtles in Moalboal. Book now for a safe and secure tour with licensed guides and insurance!
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mactan Island - Hotel pick-ups are available from Cebu City and Mactan Island, starting at 3:00 a.m.
- Cebu City - Depart from Cebu City at 4:00 a.m. The journey takes approximately 3 hours, with a stop for breakfast along the way.
- BCD’s Place - Upon arrival in Oslob, complete the registration process and relax in the designated waiting…
- Mactan Island - Hotel pick-ups are available from Cebu City and Mactan Island, starting at 3:00 a.m.
- Cebu City - Depart from Cebu City at 4:00 a.m. The journey takes approximately 3 hours, with a stop for breakfast along the way.
- BCD’s Place - Upon arrival in Oslob, complete the registration process and relax in the designated waiting area (BCD’S PLACE) while awaiting your turn to snorkel in Oslob. The wait time is typically 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Oslob - Experience snorkeling with whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu Island. As soon as you dip your face into the water, you’ll witness the majestic whale sharks swimming elegantly. Their impressive size and gentle, endearing eyes provide a calming experience.
- Natalio Bacalso Avenue - Enjoy the scenic ocean views from the window as you travel to the next destination.
- Moalboal - Upon arrival in Moalboal, you can immediately enter the ocean from the beach and enjoy snorkeling!
- Panagsama Beach - Observe a vast school of shimmering sardines creating a whirlpool in the ocean. Delight in the charming scenes of sea turtles swimming gracefully, munching on seaweed, and resting serenely.
- Cebu City - After departing Moalboal, the drive back to Cebu City takes about 3 hours, with an estimated arrival time of 5:00 p.m. Drop-off is at the original pick-up location.
What's Included
- Admission fee for all activities (Oslob, Moalboal)
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Life jackets
- Bottled water
- Oslob Paid Waiting Facility (BCD) Fee
- GoPro rental (request upon booking)
- Snorkeling equipment
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Access to clean shower and bathroom
- Towel rental
- Admission fee for all activities (Oslob, Moalboal)
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Life jackets
- Bottled water
- Oslob Paid Waiting Facility (BCD) Fee
- GoPro rental (request upon booking)
- Snorkeling equipment
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Access to clean shower and bathroom
- Towel rental
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Optional: Underwater photography fee taken by boatmen (150PHP)
- Optional: Fin rentals (150PHP)
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Optional: Underwater photography fee taken by boatmen (150PHP)
- Optional: Fin rentals (150PHP)
Additional Information
A tour for snorkeling lovers which contains snorkeling with Whale Sharks for a lifetime memory in Oslob, and swimming with a large school of sardines and sea turtles at the finest diving and snorkeling spot, Moalboal.
We provide safe and secure tours with licensed and experienced guides and *insurance!
Experienced guides certified by the Philippines…
A tour for snorkeling lovers which contains snorkeling with Whale Sharks for a lifetime memory in Oslob, and swimming with a large school of sardines and sea turtles at the finest diving and snorkeling spot, Moalboal.
We provide safe and secure tours with licensed and experienced guides and insurance!
Experienced guides certified by the Philippines Department of Tourism will take you around, so you don’t need to worry about anything. You can enjoy a fulfilling tour with insurance!
Insurance coverage requires the submission of the names and dates of birth of all participants for age verification.
- For safety reasons, children under 7 years old are not allowed on the tour.
- The schedule for the day may be subject to change due to weather conditions. In the event of inclement weather, changes will be at the discretion of the guide on the day of the tour.
- For insurance purposes, we will require the names and dates of birth of all participants in order to verify the age. Failure to provide this information will result in your ineligibility for insurance.
- Insurance cannot be provided for those who are 76 years and older; however, you may participate if you purchase own insurance.
- The whale shark interaction in Oslob involves wild animals in their natural habitat and is operated and managed solely by the Oslob local government authorities. All procedures, including feeding practices, are conducted under their policies and are beyond our company’s control.
Location
Mactan Island
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(107 Ratings)
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Fl831
Mar 6, 2026
Oslob and Moalboal - Great experiences. Tour guide Mae made the experience even better. Highly recommended.
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G4381wtandrewl
Feb 27, 2026
Excellent - Life Experience - This was truly a wonderful trip - a lifetime experience getting close to the whale sharks and it was great to see sea turtles too.
The drivers on my pick up from hotel and the one in the mini bus were excellent but my special thanks and praise must go to Mae the guide, she is a truly lovely person, very knowledgeable and a pleasure to be guided by
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Angelina_p
Feb 27, 2026
Highly recommend booking... - Highly recommend booking this tour if you are staying in Cebu City or Mactan. It's a lot of travelling but well worth the drive. Mae was our guide and very clear and helpful to make sure we were all looked after.
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Germsvic
Feb 22, 2026
Unforgettable adventures ❤️ - Our family of 6 had an awesome experience at Oslob and Moalboal! We had to wake up at 4:30 am to join the long line of people. By 6:00 am, we were snorkeling and scuba diving with six big whale sharks. It was incredible!
We also enjoyed a side trip to Tumalog Waterfalls and loved the monkey feeding.
At Moalboal, we went scuba diving with sardines in thousands. We paid a diver to capture awesome video footages of the action. Added experience was the canyoneering. It was a perfect trip for the whole family!
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Gilloxfordshire
Feb 18, 2026
Bucket list tour - What an amazing experience. It’s a very long day when you are collected just after one am. Then you travel in a coach (which was comfortable and I was able to sleep) until ypu get there around 6am. Once you register is when you get a number for your tours turn to be taken out. In our case we waited almost 4 hours. It was a long time but we went shopping, had some food and watched the activities. We went out, it was a lovely experience. I would recommend beach shoes as we walked across rocks to board the boat. We got to see three wale sharks and they swim very close, it was such an amazing experience. We then had a quick shower and went to the next location about 2 hours drive away. I chose to stay in my bikini as we were going straight to swim when we arrived at the next place. We then stopped there for an hour to swim with the sardines and turtles, which we saw two turtles and hundreds of sardines. After the swim you get to have a quick shower in a rustic shower and head to the restaurant for lunch (late lunch) food was good and very reasonable. Mango shake was amazing !
Then you head back which takes 3.5 hours depending on traffic. This tour is amazing, but be prepared for an early pick up, 8 hours in a vehicle - but the experience was worth it.
Driver was safe and guide was friendly and helpful (mae) would recommend the tour
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Jocks244
Feb 9, 2026
Whalesharks are awesome saw 2 turtles and guide Mai was awesome - Did a trip to swim with whale sharks, sardine rum and possibly turtles .......so happy to say we saw all 3, it was truly amazing, our giude Mai was totally awesome, she helped us every way we needed and was such a great guide, really enhanced our day. 😀 truly awesome experience all round
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Milagros_d
Jan 23, 2026
Well taken care of - The tour guide Norvina and driver were excellent. She explained everything in detail, including why the early start was necessary, to queue in Oslob before 6am. We had plenty of breaks during the long drives, the van was comfortable, and each location had toilets and showers. The tour provides towels! Bring water shoes as oslob is rocky, and plenty of water and snacks, although there's always somewhere to buy these things. The lunch place had a delicious chicken adobo and sat by the sea, so a perfect end to the adventure before the drive back to Cebu. It's a long day but the service was always 5*
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Minniemae
Jan 18, 2026
BEYOND AWESOME !!!! - Both are incredibly fun and unique amazing experiences! Prepare & watch U-Tube videos. The hard part is getting up real early to get in line for the whale shark. If you are staying in central Cebu City, it'll take a couple of hours drive to get to the whale & sardine destination. Bring an underwater camera or rent their GoPro. Bring towels & dry clothes. THERE IS A VERY LONG LINE (worth lining up for!) it goes fast. If you purchase this package, everything is taken care of - just pay and go! You won't regret it!
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Zoe_w
Jan 15, 2026
One of the best experiences in my life - Fantastic trip, it was absolutely breathtaking
Bit of a long drive out but plenty of local atmosphere
Our tour guide Mae was really friendly and welcoming, it was all planned out for us and she made sure we were looked after
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Ilanna2017
Feb 28, 2026
Exhausting day of driving - Departure 2h in the morning for 3:30 of van then waiting in a queue for 1 hour to have a ticket that does not guarantee a swim with whale sharks (what happened for us) then 2nd stage another 2h drive to the school of sardines and not even able to see the turtles and to finish another 3h for a return to the hotel (so much car to see nothing)
Otherwise The guide was nice
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