Whale Shark Adventure: Swim in Oslob

Swim, snorkel, and discover the breathtaking Kawasan Falls Canyoneering in Oslob, Philippines. Get up close to whale sharks, participate in shark feeding, and explore coral reefs.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Oslob - Experience an up-close encounter with the largest fish species in the world, the whale shark. Be amazed by the view of the gentle giants of the sea as you swim next to them. Take a close look at their beauty, color patterns, and impressive size while keeping a safe distance.
  • Kawasan Falls - (CLOSED every 3rd Wednesday of the month due…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Private tour or shared tour option available
  • Whale Shark Swimming Experience
  • Lunch
  • Trained Tour Guide/s
  • Canyoneering gears (life jacket, aqua shoes, and helmet)
  • Snorkeling gears (mask & life jacket)
  • Oslob swimming fee
What's Not Included
  • Insurance
  • Breakfast
Additional Information

• Tick off a bucketlist experience: swim and snorkel with whale sharks in the Philippines
• Head to Oslob for a once in a lifetime chance to get up close to real whale sharks
• Participate in shark feeding and explore surrounding coral reefs
• Scramble, climb, jump, rappel and swim through the rugged but scenic cliffs of Badian
• Make a splash as…

Location
Oslob
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(72 Ratings)
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Nina_d
Apr 13, 2026
A great day overall - The whale shark experience was well organized. Every attempt to make it ethical was done except for the fact they feed them to prevent from leaving. No one touched the animal and they were truly a majestic animal.. Driver, Loloy was pictual and helpful with anything we asked of him, The canyoneering adventure is a must due! Shout out to Benji, Joe and Fred (sp) they truly made this a trip to remember. They were so helpful to me (had knee problems) and helped me throughout the activity making I would not get hurt and enjoying ourselves. I cannot say enough about them. Just do it and make sure you give them a great tip as they really deserve it!
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Ryanalexis_c
Apr 9, 2026
An amazing experience. - This is my second time doing the Canyoneering and Kawasan Falls but first time with this company. I enjoyed the second one than the first. Kuya Joseph was our driver. He was quite friendly and accommodating. The van we rode was clean. Tip: You might want to bring neck pillows as the pick up time is super early (think 2am) and the drive to Oslob takes 3-4 hours depending on road conditions. Breakfast and Dinner was included in our tour. Really an amazing experience. I would highly recommend this.
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Christine_s
Mar 30, 2026
Fun for family - Our family had lots of fun with this trip. From whale watching to canyoneering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Krishnig2024
Mar 28, 2026
Excellent experience - We booked this tour through Klook and had an excellent experience from beginning to end. Everything was well organised, from the early morning pickup to both activities and the final drop-off. Our driver, Rudel, picked us up from the hotel at 2:00am for the whale shark experience. He was punctual, friendly, and very helpful throughout. The whale shark activity itself was fantastic, and the tour company managed everything smoothly. After that, we headed to the canyoneering experience, where our guide Zac was absolutely incredible. He supported us every step of the way and played a huge role in making the experience so enjoyable. Personally, I’m not very confident with water activities and not a confident swimmer, but Zac made me feel safe and comfortable the entire time. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone considering it!
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John_t
Mar 12, 2026
Bring snacks and water.... - Bring snacks and water. Lunch is not great or filling. The rest is amazing. Make sure you get good shoes lots of rocks on the hike. The van isn’t comfy so bring a pillow lol
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Jovian_s
Mar 10, 2026
2nd best day of my life - That Whale shark is really awesome, make sure to put this in one of your bucket lists. Really worth to go
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Emily_m
Feb 27, 2026
Kawasan Falls was a definite win! - Kawasan Falls was incredible! Splurge on the private tour option, because the McRich Canyoneering guides made it a spectacular experience. Our team were a load of fun, knowledgeable and environmentally aware, had their eye on safety at all times, and even photographed our entire trek. On-site, opt for the zip line, do all of the swings, and enjoy the BBQ hut break stops. You’ll want sturdy soles on your water shoes for all of the rock scrambling; our trail running shoes did just fine, totally soaked. You’ll get to do 5m jumps into the pools, or go big with the 7m leaps. The Oslob Whale Watch was thrilling to see these gentle giants, yet with environmentally conflicting thoughts as you know these sharks are being fed to endure the crowds. Be prepared for about 3-4hr wait for the 30min experience. So use that time to enjoy a good breakfast and shop a bit. The transfer to the falls takes another couple hours and you’ll be greeted with a fine Filipino lunch before the canyoneering trek. Or, enjoy that lunch at the end of the trek, as we did with the timing flexibility of our private tour.
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Llena_r
Apr 1, 2026
Please read so you can enjoy this tour :) - I went solo and thankfully met some great people in my joined group tour. You definitely need to be a bit fit for this tour and won't help if you got major injuries. WARNING!!!— Nobody talks about how you get stung by little jelly-fish/plankton when you’re swimming/snorkelling with the whale sharks and other species. Almost everyone in my tour group got stung and were left itchy and had bites/scars all over our body for a whole week. I'm still suffering with marks all over my body and itchy as L! Best to wear a long sleeve snorkelling suit or at least a long-sleeve swim shirt with some leggings and swim shoes. They definitely feasted on my skin! Haha and I wasn’t even wearing a bikini. We arrived there at 5:30am and didn’t start till 7am so I ate breakfast by myself and walked around for a bit. No snorkelling gear provided, just a mask for the Oslob whale shark swimming. Would’ve liked it if that was truthful as it said in the description of this tour we are provided with snorkels, not just a mask. We came up really close with them which was great! Although they were just being fed constantly to keep them swimming around us… aha… Best to bring a waterproof phone case to take your own photos and videos underwater, if you ask the guides to get some photos/videos of you, they are great at capturing as I was struggling so much haha the life vest was forcing me to stay up so I took it off so I can dive a bit deeper to see :) The toilets absolutely sucked here as the flush wasn’t working so you had to use a bucket from the sinks to flush. Shower straight afterwards so the plankton aren’t still on you, feasting on your skin!!! Paid ₱600 for ziplining before kawasan falls canyoneering, to get to the hike, otherwise you have to walk 30-40 mins on top of the 1hr30min hike. This was the highlight of my trip! I got to fly superman style!!! Definitely worth it, I’m scared of heights and HATE anything that makes my stomach drop — I was scared but hyped myself up and gaslit myself and it was the BEST thing I’ve ever experienced. My stomach didn’t drop once as I was flying on my stomach! I want to do it again! The kawasan falls canyoneering was great! You can pay ₱800 for a GoPro and the guides we had, (you get your own in your group) were frkn amazing and made me laugh the whole time. I gave mine a FAT tip bc it was so well deserved. I’m so thankful for him. He helped me step on certain rocks when I was struggling with the hike. The hike is SUPER humbling, I thought I was fit but truly I need to be more fit. If you get tired easily or have major health issues, may not be recommended. My knees and ankles were feeling a bit painful at the end of the day/next day due to all the hiking on the rocks. The hiking shoes we were given were like magic I don’t know how they survived at the end. Unfortunately as well, I brought a not-so ‘waterproof’ bag and a lot of my things got wet like my passport, camera and fan which all stopped working :( Make sure if you’re bringing a bag you bring a DRY BAG and a waterproof bag that actually folds down secure and all. The one I got from shein was so poor. Thankfully my guide was holding it the whole time on his vest and whenever he swam in the water he would hold it up.

You get to jump off multiple cliffs into water. Make sure if jumping in backwards, you tuck in your chin and land on your butt as much as you can as it does hurt, but the normal jump in, block your nose and jump as instructed. It’s amazing! I could only jump on the low cliffs as I was scared! Haha my stomach got used to the jumps and it was super fun being strung along in a group when we the guides made us hold each others legs whilst they drag us. Thankful to our driver for driving us to and from such a long way!! Had to tip him as well.
 Bring a neck pillow/jumper as the car ride is long to and from and can get cold. So so happy with how this went. One of my highlights on this trip to the Philippines AND A MUST DO when visiting Cebu.
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Sadfafs
Mar 17, 2026
Too crowded - 3 hour wait to get on our boat. The area needs better places to entertain tourists while they wait their turn. Too crowded.
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Paradise28234219975
Mar 2, 2026
Whale Shark and Kawasan Falls - The whale shark experience was good. There was one shark being led back and forth across our boat the whole time. The water is pretty full of people and it is a very popular activity. I would prefer 45 minutes I think instead of 30. Cool experience though. Kawasan Falls was incredible! So much fun. I would do that again and again. It is a very long ride from Cebu with the traffic in the city. We had to go through it to get to our hotel on Mactan, but I would rate the falls at 5-stars for sure
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up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).