South Cebu Exploration: Whale Shark Interaction, Tumalog Falls, Sumilon Island and Pescador Island

Experience the best of South Cebu in just one day! Swim with whale sharks, marvel at Tumalog Falls, explore Sumilon Island, and witness the Sardine run at Pescador Island. Hassle-free guided tour with hotel pick-up and drop-off.

Duration: 16 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Oslob Whale Shark Watching - The highlight of this package, where you’ll start your morning with a 30-minute interaction with whale sharks.
  • Tumalog Falls - Following the whale shark experience, you’ll head to Tumalog Falls, located just 5 kilometers away, where you can spend 20 to 30 minutes. (Temporarily closed due to lack of water)
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What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Boat with crew to Pescador Island
  • Shared boat to Sumilon Island’s white sand beach and sandbar
  • Local tour guide at all mentioned spots
  • Snorkeling or swimming with whale sharks, including mask
  • Breakfast
  • Towels and all entrance fees included
What's Not Included
  • Camera Rental, you can rent one from us and can be paid on the day of the tour
Additional Information

This package stands out as it includes visits to four renowned tourist attractions in South Cebu in a single day. Namely, you will experience the whale shark encounter, witness the Tumalog falls in Oslob, visit the Sumilon Island sandbar, and explore Pescador island, including the notable Sardine run. This tour is also completely stress-free as it is…

Location
Oslob Whale Shark Watching
Natalio Bacalso Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Miguel
Jul 5, 2025
Expectatacular experience - It's a tremendous and grateful experience to dive along with butanting(Shark). If you have plans to visit please do so dont waste your time .
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Shanepeters25
Jun 22, 2025
A great way to see a lot in a day! Amazing team - Traveling solo in Cebu for 5 days so wanted to see as much as possible. This trip was a 16 hr day with 4 main stops, food, plus pickup.. no brainer! My driver Wilson picked me up bright and early in and was great to talk with on the ride. My tour guide was super helpful and attentive, my boat crews made sure I got great videos and had a good experience, 10/10 customer service from everyone. My favorite part though was that I literally just had to show up, the team took care of everything else; and the experience was exactly what I had hoped for.
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Josephsb7513ja
Jun 1, 2025
Great experience - bring your underwater camera - I booked a solo tour- I was unable to book a shared tour (still waiting on the refund from cebutours.ph for that one). My driver, Angelo, showed up earlier than the appointed time for the tour and was ready to go. Angelo got me where I needed to go all day long without any issues and easily pointed me in any direction I needed to go. I'd say his English level was adequate, as I had no issues communicating with him. Thanks again, Angelo. I first arrived at Oslob to get my spot in the que for the whale shark experience with the help of Yancy, my guide for the area. Yancy spoke fluent English and was a ray of sunshine all morning. She knew exactly how to help her guests get the most out of the experience with meals, the trip to sumilon sandbar, the whale shark experience, and our visit to Tumalog Falls. All of the experiences are well worth it. The views our amazing and the whale sharks are simply majestic. They will get close to you - I had to dodge tails a couple of times. Don't forget your underwater camera! If you do, there are go-pro for rent on site. Here, I had to say goodbye to wonderful Yancy to head to Pescador with Angelo. There, this is where the private tour really became private. I had my own boat with two crew members to move around to three different snorkeling areas. The first showed lots of small, colorful fish. At the second, my friends on the boat got out and helped find the sea turtles hanging out on the sea floor- of which, we found 3. Pretty awesome. Just a short way away, we went to the sardine run. Millions of sardines, no exaggeration. While snorkeling, you can look down and watch how the light reflects from them as they move. Also, the geometric patterns form by the movement of the large groups of sardines is a sight to see. Your mileage may vary, but I had a beautiful, clear day and outstanding people. The only difficult part of the day were the long rides from Cebu, as that is where I was staying, but Angelo was a pro getting us there and back. He easily drove for over eight hours that day. For my money's worth, even doing having to book a solo tour was worth it.
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Colin
May 30, 2025
Packs a lot into one day - A well organised tour that packs a lot into one day. If you’re short of time this is a great tour to see a fair bit of the southern part of Cebu island. You need to expect that the Whale shark watching is a production line experience & the sharks are being feed to keep them near the tourists. The water was crystal clear & the snorkeling was fun especially with the sardines. It’s a long day so make sure you’re well rested before the tour.
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Noah_h
May 29, 2025
You Must Do This! - Wow! What an incredible day!! From beginning to end, this trip was well organized and super fun. Wilson, our guide, was amazing! He was very friendly, polite, and professional. He was knowledgeable about the island and our experiences. Anna was fantastic in Oslob for the whale sharks swimming and waterfall and the swimming with sardines and sea turtles were unforgettable!! It was a long day, so I recommend bringing snacks and a set of dry clothes to change into at the end, but it was hands down one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had. 10/10 recommend!!!
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Melannie_k
May 26, 2025
This is such a great... - This is such a great package of experiences!! From our driver, our tour guide and the experiences themselves were unforgettable. Wilson was very friendly and outgoing driver and made sure we were comfortable during the long drives. Our tour guide Joy was so attentive and kind throughout our time in Oslob. She made sure everything was okay throughout the experiences. The whale shark watching is truly a very special and unique experience. You get to be right next to the whale sharks in the water!! It was a very rainy day which made the stop at Tumalog falls so great for pictures. Sumilon island is also a great beach to stop at while you’re in the area, the water is very clear. While we were waiting for our boat to go to Sumilon island Joy got us some food from the local food stand. The lunch at the restaurant in Oslob was great, they provided a lot whole feast of Filipino dishes and the food was workers were so kind. The sardine run and sea turtle snorkeling experience were also very unique and something I haven’t experienced before. Overall this was an incredible experience and I highly recommend to anyone visiting Cebu!!
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H1095pkjacobb
May 22, 2025
Great experience - Great experience and got some great photos. Would recommend this if you’re a nature lover. Although some people say it unethical I believe it isn’t due to the animal being free in the ocean….. great experience and great tour guides
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Johnny_w
May 5, 2025
It was an early morning... - It was an early morning and a late night. Definitely very enjoyable. My only complaint was that at the whale shark portion of the journey. It was so insanely crowded.
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David_h
May 18, 2025
Long Long Day - Bring Snorkel - A very long day, 3am to 7pm - You do a lot between 6am-9am when you are in Oslob, the sharks are great - BRING YOUR OWN SNORKEL AND MASK, no snorkel provided - Organised chaos there but it worked, got very close to them, then the sandbar is just a swimming spot but such clear water, the waterfall I’d suggest pay the little and do the motorbike down and up as it’s a steep hill, life to swim there and fish to nibble on your toes, then a few hours drive to Pescador, that island is just a coral reef to swim around, closer to shore is where the turtles and sardines are, spent about 2.5hr here and then off to Cebu, a few more hours drive, about 8hr driving to do but broken up, driver was very good, local guide in Oslob too
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X1272szsarahn
May 27, 2025
Please DO NOT book and protect animal welfare - Unfortunately, this is truly a terrifying experience. The whales are not fed 30 meters from the shore. At least 20 boats are with the animals at once and you are much too close, so you have to be really careful not to accidentally touch the animals. The animals themselves are of course really impressive, but that is certainly not with right things. The waterfall was quite sweet and the food was also good. The driver did a great job and got us safely from A to B all day. Please do not make this tour for the welfare of the animals. I hope there are still trips that pay more attention to animal welfare.
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From $75
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).