Whale Shark Encounter and Sumilon Sandbar with Kawasan Falls

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• Best experience!

  Sep 10, 2024

  5.0

  This was one of the best experiences here in Cebu. The whale shark section was the highlight of the tour in my opinion. Kawasan Falls was also great and the water was very refreshing! The next time I visit here will definitely do the canyoneering tour. The tour guides for the whale shark/sumilon island was great. Edna was very accommodating and Ramil was also a great guide. Would recommend both for the tour.

• Greate experience with Whale and very well arranged tour

  Aug 5, 2024

  5.0

  It was very well organized by Cebu Tours. I received my pickup on time, in fact, the driver arrived early My tour guide was Yantcy. She helped me get the ticket and guided me to the tour. Her time management was excellent. During my swim, she was very kind enough to take care of my belongings and bag. Cebu tours are something I would recommend to others. The trip to Kawasan Falls was also excellent. It was a pleasure to have a driver who was always on time and took care of the timing.

• Wonderful Experience minus a few issues

  Jul 20, 2024

  5.0

  Our tour was absolutely amazing and breathtaking! The whale shark experience was a real highlight and something we’ll remember for a life time! We saw 20-30 sharks in a 30 minute period and the timing was the perfect amount to get the full experience! I would recommend bringing 550 pesos to purchase a gopro, and the guides will take photos and videos of you interacting with the sharks. The experience at the island was average- the water was so blue and beautiful but there’s nothing to do here if you don’t want to swim. The sand bar that is usually there wasn’t there during our visit due to the season, but it may be better when that’s there so you can walk out onto the sand but for us there was no beach or sand, just an underdeveloped island with pretty water. The breakfast and lunch were also very minimal and had limited options. The breakfast was toast, an egg, and banana and the lunch was a Philippine meal of chicken, rice, soup, watermelon, and noodles. If you’re picky, I would recommend bringing snacks along the way because it’s a long way. The Kawasan falls was also beautiful and relaxing. We chose not to do the canyoneering because I am pregnant and I have heard it’s not safe, but we had more than enough fun just swimming and enjoying the falls on our own. Lastly, this was personal to our tour but our driver was very sick the day he drove us. He was constantly sneezing, coughing, blowing his nose, and even opening the car door to spit gunk of out of his mouth. Considering we are in the car for 7-8 hours with him, it was quite unpleasant and uncomfortable. Plus, immediately the next day both my husband and I got sick, and I am pregnant so it was really not good. Plus no one wants to be sick on vacation! I would highly recommend encouraging drivers and guides to STAY home if they aren’t feeling well because it really puts paying customers at unnecessary risk of getting sick. Please encourage all future drivers to find replacement if they are feeling ill! It’s not fair for us to get sick, just because they want to keep working. Overall, besides the issues we had with the driver and the lack of food variety, I would highly recommend this experience for anyone coming to Cebu!

• The whales deserve better

  Jun 18, 2024

  2.0

  They are trying. But our guide and driver did not speak English very well and we felt very rushed and without a lot of communication. In truth, there were so many more people than I expected. The whole experience with the whales feels a little “icky” given the farmers are feeding them to stay.

• Fantasitic day trip to swim with the Whale Sharks

  Jun 3, 2024

  5.0

  Fantastic day tour - the tour operator, driver and local guides were excellent. Would highly recomend this tour to others seeks a smaller group experience.