From Cebu: Island Hopping to 3 islands with BBQ lunch
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This island hopping adventure will be a great day out involving snorkeling, exploring wildlife and taking in amazing views of the islands. This is a great activity for those looking to really experience nature and the vibrant wildlife of the islands.
- On the Nalusuan Island, with its beautiful natural scenery, there are hammocks and chairs for relaxing and photo-worthy objects for you to enjoy your time exploring to your heart's content.
- Surrounded by a lot of corals, Hilutugan Island offers the best snorkeling experience because of its clear waters and a wide variety
of fish!
- Caohagan Island offers the luxury of doing nothing while gazing out at the beautiful ocean.
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
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.
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.
Insurance cannot be provided for those who are 76 years and older; however, you may participate if you purchase own insurance.
If you have any food allergies/restrictions, please inform us at least 2 days prior to the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Cebu City
We pick up from hotels in Cebu City and Mactan Island. Pick up starts 6:30 a.m.
Mactan Island
After picking up all guests, we will head to Roro port in Mactan Island.
What‘s Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
Boat fee
Bottled water
Life Jackets
GoPro rental (Please request upon booking)
Snorkeling equipment rental
If you have any food allergies/restrictions, please inform us at least 2 days prior to the tour.
Admission to Hilutungan Island Marine Reserve / Nalusuan Island / Caohagan Island
Towel rental
Gratuities
Fins rental
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Island Hopping Private tour
Chartered Boat
Pickup included
Island Hopping Shared Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
64 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour. Tour guide...
Michael M,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour. Tour guide communicated clearly before the tour; engaging and very knowledgeable. Stops for swimming and snorkeling were fantastic; very clear water. Also got to understand island life during those stops. Lunch was sufficient on the boat. Started very early but ended before 4pm.
Recommend !
Risa M,,Jan 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The pick up and boat transfers were seamless. The islands we visited were diverse. The snorkeling and swimming was magical. And Elvira, our guide was sweet!
Nice Cruise around the Islands
tleek,,Jan 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Elvira and the crew were excellent and were very attentive for all our needs. Lunch was nice and the islands were very chilling however due to low tide we couldn’t do much swimming.
Fun Family Snorkeling Experience
427lancem,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Overall great experience learning a bit about life on the smaller islands near Cebu and enjoying some fun snorkeling in the clear waters. Our guide Kenn was very friendly and knowledgeable. Group size was perfect as we were just under a dozen on the boat so we didn't overwhelm the locations like some of the larger boats did.
Nalusuan marine sanctuary was the highlight of this trip
Simone W,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Unfortunately our boat broke down after our first stop at Gilutongan marine sanctuary - and we had to wait 1.5 hours for it to be fixed ! 😩 The next stop at Nalusuan marine sanctuary was wonderful - shallow waters with so many colourful fish (including nemo 😃) - the next stop at Caohagen island - was interesting walking through the pretty little village but 1.5 hours a little too long there (only needed to be half hour) - unfortunately the break down of the boat tainted our experience and made to overall trip too long
Awesome
d0minique282,,Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great organisation, Farrah was very helpful and managed to answer my many questions about the region and its culture. The crew ship is professional and very friendly.
It was fun.
YOSHIHIDE W,,Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00There's a reason to leave early in the morning, and other tours allow you to enjoy nature before the island gets crowded. The guides are there to make sure the group members are comfortable, so there is nothing to worry about if you join alone. There was nothing awkward about not having to pay anything extra besides the tour fee. You can enjoy a pleasant day!
bring some good aqua...
Jesse Q,,Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00bring some good aqua shoes and swim wear as you absolutely should snorkel. bring snorkel gear to avoid borrowing or renting.
Hop into One Big Aquarium!
Mainul H,,Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Experience was superb! Specially stop at Nalusuan Island, we did swimming there. It’s almost like I went down to a big aquarium. It was really breathtaking experience. Our tour guide was Mae! She was super cool, made sure our tour goes smoothly. For those who seeking a chill & relaxing trip, definitely, you should go for island hopping.
3 island hop day trip with snorkelling
Gill C,,Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00This is a good option to visit a few different islands, snorkel and see some amazing fish, coral, starfish and get away from the busy city. As a group tour there are other pick ups on the way and traffic is always busy so expect a good hour or more travelling to and from the port. The bus driver was very helpful and stopped at a 7-11 store so people could get drinks/breakfast snacks as the picks ups began at 6am. Mae was our guide once we got to the port. Super friendly and informative, she explained how the day would plan out and what we would be doing at each location. The boat men were very kind and helped people on and off the boats via the gang plank. We were in a newer faster boat so it took about 15 mins to each island. First one we didn’t access the island but dropped anchor and snorkelled all around. The next island we did walk all around. Amazing starfish, as we walked along the pier then we could snorkel again, these were shallower warmer water with such a variety of colourful fish. We went back in our boat to enjoy lunch before taking a little boat to the last island. This is more a small section of the island to walk around with some tourist stalls but a great sandbank where you could walk with starfish and find lots of cool shells. If you wanted to just relax on the main big boat you could choose to do that too or swim as on this last island it’s too shallow to swim. Overall great day out to experience the islands and sea life and Mae and the whole boat and driver team made us all very welcome.
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