Water activity

Experience an incredibly unique once in a lifetime experience to swim with whale sharks and go canyoneering in the cliffs of Badian with your professional guide.

About this activity

Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
Reserve now & pay later: Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
Duration 14 - 16 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, Tagalog
Pickup included: Pickup is available at any hotel within the Cebu City and Mactan Area.
Private group available

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

Curtis – Canada

Marcello is hilarious, and very energetic/ample with taking photos of you. Great experience.

Richard – United Kingdom

Fantastic tour and well worth the early pickup. I had some reservations about how busy it would be, but perfect. So many people make your day up from Francis our excellent driver, looking after us for 14 hours, and the team at the whale watching experience who get you organized and in the water as fast as can be achieved .. for us 6:20am.. superb experience. Definitely go for the go pro option and take your own snorkel if you can as you don't get the tube which makes layout about for longer tricky. Then off to the Canyoneering which was one of the best things we have done for so long. Our guides Matt and Marcelo could not do enough .. and again get the go pro .. the pics are incredible by the guides .. much better than I can do.. and do all the jumps .. 10m the highest .. so not as many times as you can ! Scenery and experience was fantastic. Do the zip wire at the start as well .. loved it .. gets the adrenaline going straight away. Lunch was excellent, brilliant tour.

Itinerary

9 pickup location options:
Badian, Apas, Cebu City, Cordova, Talisay, Oslob, Mandaue City, Moalboal, Lapu-Lapu City
Car
(3 hours)
Oslob
Breakfast (30 minutes)
Extra fee
Oslob
Snorkeling, Whale watching (30 minutes)
Badian
Lunch (30 minutes)
Kawasan Falls
Guided tour (3 hours)
Car
(3 hours)
9 drop-off locations:
Lapu-Lapu City, Talisay, Moalboal, Cordova, Apas, Oslob, Cebu City, Badian, Mandaue City

Main stop

Other stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

Swim and snorkel with whale sharks in the Philippines
Scramble, climb, jump and swim through the rugged and scenic cliffs of Badian
Make a splash as you jump off towering cliffs as high as 30 feet

Full description

Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime swimming experience with whale sharks. Your guide will take you on a scenic journey from Cebu's East Coast to the town of Oslob to capture a sight of this magnificent fish. Snorkel and swim alongside these gentle giants in their natural habitat.

After swimming alongside your new fish friends, you'll arrive at Badian for lunch before your canyoneering adventure. You'll travel to the jump-off point and swim, climb, rappel, and more all over Badian's picturesque cliffs—don't miss an opportunity to jump off cliffs as high as thirty feet.
Come down from your heart-pounding jumps with a relaxing swim in the beautiful waters of the beautiful and serene Kawasan Falls. You'll be brought back to your hotel carrying priceless memories and the thrill of adventure in your heart.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cebu, Mactan, and Lapu-Lapu areas (shared tour option)
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cebu, Mactan, Lapu-Lapu, Moalboal, Badian, and Oslob areas (private tour option only)
Entrance fees to Oslob's whale shark watching and Kawasan canyoneering
Oslob swimming fee
Snorkeling mask
Life jacket
Local guide
Lunch
Canyoneering gear (life jacket, trekking shoes, and helmet)

Insurance
Tips
Fins
Breakfast

Not suitable for

Children under 7 years
Pregnant women
People with back problems
People with mobility impairments

Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Change of clothes
Towel

Know before you go

For shared tour option: Hotel pick-up and drop-off is only available within Cebu city, Mactan and Lapu-lapu area
For private tour option: Hotel pickup and drop-off is available within Cebu City, Mactan Island, Lapu-lapu, Moalboal and Oslob area
Estimated return back to your hotel is around 6:00 - 7:00 PM depending on the traffic situations
Please bring your luggages in the car if you have a different drop-off hotel.
Canyoneering is a very extreme sport that includes jumping off cliffs and trekking downstream: all participants of this activity are expected to be in good health before joining the activity.
The minimum age to join the canyoneering activity is 7 years old for safety reasons.
Please note that for the Private Tour option during the whale shark swimming tour, you will have other guests on the boat due to Oslob’s Policy.
Please be informed that due to this peak season, there is an average waiting time for the whale shark swimming for 2-3 hours.

Nearby destinations

Nearby sights

Cebu City: Whale Shark Swimming & Kawasan Falls Canyoneering