Private Tour
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10 hours
Mobile ticket
Once in a lifetime swimming with the whale shark in Oslob Cebu. Explore breathtaking sites such as Tumalog Falls (currently closed for rehabilitation) and southern Cebu scenery on this private tour.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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 a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch
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Swim with the friendly giants in Oslob or you can just watch from the boat. Whale Shark No Sighting Policy. There is a possibility that whale sharks may not be seen during the tour or activity was suspended due to unpredictable nature, inclement weather, and other environmental factors that are beyond our control. In such an occurrence, we regret to inform you that there will be no refund on the used transportation charges.
Pickup included
144 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Joshua B,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
Our experience was awesome, we had great tour guide Gene. Gene took care of all of our belongings, made sure we got to the whale sharks briefing and boat loading zone. She was very entertaining helpful and enthusiastic. The tour company was trek tours, which we booked through viator. We saw plenty of whale sharks, they are friendly, one even snuck right under our boat without us even noticing him until he was right next to us. After the tour our guide recommended a brief tour of tumalog waterfall, which was at no cost to us. The waterfall was beautiful, romantic and they have the fish that eat the dead skin off of your feet. All in all, I would highly highly recommend this experience.

ngeliv nc,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
A stunning experience, go bottle diving or snorkeling, see yourself a few meters from those skies is hard to imagine


YANN2,
Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
To flee absolutely!! Our tour started very badly, this “activity”, even if it supports some local people, looks more like a large amusement park. From hundreds of people are launched near whale sharks that are fed abundantly. No distance with these majestic creatures, who kick each other by tourists ready to do anything to have the best possible picture....I am ashamed to have participated in this circus....but I must take and make you this deplorable feedback.... There are other islands where whitewater encounters are organized, of course the encounter is not guaranteed, but it is respectful.
Jopamare,
Aug 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The whales are therefore concentrated in one place surrounded by one of the nets, which make the area an enclosure, far from their natural space, chain boats with dozens of tourists on them leave every 5min, so that in one morning more than a thousand tourists could swim with these locked whales. A regulation is in place but very little respected (distance to 5m, do not touch...) people panic and touch the animals. To take their best picture people try to get as close as possible. This system is not tolerable, and other cities offer to see them in their natural state by protecting and respecting them. To flee!!!!!!
Jackson C,
Jun 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
If you require a tour guide and driver for Whale Watching, look for Rex +63 956 037 7590 He can pick you up from Cebu City to Oslob and look for a boat guide for whale watching. Be prepared to get ready at 4:30am because the trip from Cebu to Oslob is almost 4 hours. Enjoy!


Oliver G,
Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Great experience. Was fun and interesting and an amazing way to see whale sharks. The guides were friendly and accommodating

MichaeletRomane,
May 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We cancelled our stay in Cebu knowing the conditions to see and swim alongside the whale sharks, thank you to all the negative comments and shame to all those who give 4 or 5 stars for this deplorable spectacle, shame to you, so you do not respect these animals...... Flee these vile activities
bones498,
Apr 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We got picked up at 5 am in Cebu City. The driver was very competent, safe and arrived 30 min early. We got handed to our guide, Maxene, she was very friendly and recommended us to go monkey watching, which was also amazing. Overall unforgettable experience, would recommend to anyone!
mattjroman,
Mar 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Awesome experience! Do it with a guide for sure! The lineups without a guided tour look like they take a long time to get out on the water to swim! My guide (I think Dan was her name) was great! She made the experience so much more efficient, fun and exciting than trying to do this alone.
O755YAl ac,
Feb 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
The worst activity I have ever done in my life. I regret having participated in this business ... quick description: thousands of people waiting by a beach, 30 boats in the water that make a circuit 20m from the beach where whale sharks are fed. No distance rules are observed with animals.
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