Bohol: Turtle Sanctuary Snorkeling and Boat Tour with Lunch
Overview
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Hotel pick-up is inclusive within Panglao Muncipality, please respond to email to coordinate. We need guest phone number. (Dauis and Tagbilaran not included).
Meet new friends in this shared half-day tour to Balicasag Island.
Boat Boarding is at Alona or Momo. Enjoy a ride in our bigger boat to see dolphins swim along the boat! Refreshments will be served onboard while traveling about 11 kilometers to the dolphin sighting area. (Dolphins are seasonal and sightings are not guaranteed)
After dolphin watching, guests will travel to Balicasag Island to transfer to a small paddleboat with a local tour guide. Guests will spend 30 minutes per snorkel area, which are the big colorful fish area and the serene majestic turtle area. Lifevests and snorkel/masks are provided.
Virgin Island Sandbar is closed due to government ban. Alternate activity is extra snorkeling (depending on wind conditions - Gak-ang, or Doljo)
Freshly grilled lunch served on boat
Return to meeting point
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers with seasickness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
environmental and entrance fees to Balicasag Island
simple and fresh meal, cooked while you swim. pork, chicken, shrimp, rice, fruit. Vegetarians MUST inform one day prior for preparation
balicasag paddleboat tour to turtle sanctuary
Restroom on board
Coffee and/or Tea
lifevest, snorkel, mask
underwater camera
snorkeling fins
Beach shoes
towel
What To Expect
Balicasag Island
Our boatman guide will meet guests at Alona Beach, to ride a boat to see Dolphins. Actual Location and Sightings are not guaranteed as Dolphin Pod can transfer feeding areas seasonally. This will be a few kilometers from Balicasag Island.
Balicasag Reef
Guests will disembark and transfer to a tiny paddleboat with a guide in groups of 2-4 per boat. The paddleboat guide is a local islander, who will take guests to two areas. 30 minutes in the fish area, and 30 minutes in the turtle sanctuary. The paddleboat guide is not our own boatman, due to government policy. Balicasag Island is a popular tourist spot. All tourists must have a guide before snorkeling, and there may be a waiting time for guide availability.
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Bohol: Turtle Sanctuary Snorkeling and Boat Tour with Lunch
Pickup included
Reviews
5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very badly organized, not worth the money
EdwardYesid R,
Mar 30, 2025
- Viator
2.00The boat that we started with was broken, we had to wait for an hour and a half for them to bring another boat, we understand these things can happen, but they did not inform us what will it happen, they kept saying the rescue boat will come, but we had no idea if we will go back to our hotels or continue the tour. Finally when a new boat arrived, we were taken to not all the spots, only turtles and 1 snorkeling place The lunch was very greasy Really I think for the price we payed we got the exact same experience as the 900 php tour that they sell on the beach.
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