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Whale Shark Encounter & Sumilon Sandbar & Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls

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Whale Shark Encounter and Sumilon Sandbar and Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls

16 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Combine four top activities in one day with this private tour from Cebu. Enjoy pickup from your hotel and private transportation to and from southern Cebu. Go swimming or snorkeling with whale sharks, visit the Tumilon Falls, take a boat to Sumilon sandbar, then go canyoneering at Kawasan Falls. Breakfast, lunch, towel, and all equipment are provided.

Private whale shark, waterfalls, sandbar, and canyoneering tour
Breakfast and lunch provided during the tour
Includes entrance fee, life jacket, canyoneering equipment, and towel
Round-trip transfers from Cebu City or Mactan

What's Included

Towels
Local Tour Guide in all the spots mentioned above
All Fees and Taxes
Breakfast
Lunch
Private transportation
Canyoneering fees including helmets life jacket and aqua shoes
Snorkeling or Swimming fee with the whale sharks

Camera Rental, you can rent one from us and can be paid on the day of the tour

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

03:30 AM

Pickup details

We can pick up from any hotels in Cebu City, Mactan, or even in the South of Cebu. We also offer pickup from the airport, sea port or any residences within Cebu or Mactan area.

What To Expect

Oslob Whale Shark Watching

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Tumalog Falls

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Sumilon Island

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Kawasan Canyoneering

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Kawasan Falls

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Near public transportation

Stroller accessible
Not wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Cecilia_V

Incredible experience, whale sharks aplenty, so surreal, so friendly and safe. Beautiful sights to see with the waterfall and canyoning. The tour guides are so lovely and welcoming, and will help you with anything to accomodate you. Such a wonderful experience and would recommend others to do it.

Reviews

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Exceptional guides and tour

Kyla_R, Apr 2024

Favorite experience! The canyoneering was the highlight, but everything was great. Our driver was on time and was exceptional. Our guides for each location were also great, the canyoneering guides were so much fun!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for your wonderful review about Whale Shark Encounter & Sumilon Sandbar & Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls tour package, we hope to see you again in Cebu soon.

Exceptionall lifetime adventure

Bernadette_D, Mar 2024

Exceptional service from driver pick up and expert driving skills of Frank to the tour guide Anna, Denver n family were amazing! Even with someone with hip arthritis and joint problems I was treated with compassion and courtesy so I can also enjoy the experience. Humbling to swim near the gentle giant whale sharks, swim at Sumilon Sandbar and most memorable was the canyoneering at Kawasan Falls! The expert guides at Kawasan made it an unforgettable adventure! Well done team!!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you so much for your wonderful review about our Whale Shark Encounter & Sumilon Sandbar & Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls tour package. We appreciate that. We hope to see you again.

Great guides, unsafe driver

Daniele_S, Mar 2024

The tour guide Jayr in Oslob was amazing and took great care of us! Getting close to the whale sharks is worth it. We’ve had a lot of fun in Kawasan Falls and the guides were also great. We didn’t feel comfortable about the part of riding motorcicles to get to Kawasan Falls and the driver that did the hotel pick-up and drop-off made us feel very unsafe driving super fast, tresspassing everyone and honking the whole time, specially on the way to Oslob. I doubt those road are prepared for driving at those speeds.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hi we are sorry about your experience, we will call the attention of the driver and will suspend him for 2 weeks. They are always reminded to slow down or not overspeed when travelling to the South. Again, we are sorry for what happened and we will make sure that this wont happen again.

Amazing Experience

Abin_T, Feb 2024

Absolutely incredible tour! My drive Jossip was amazing, my tour guide Byron and my kanyoneering guide Albert were phenomenal. Experts! Byron really worked hard to reduce my wait time for whale watching and was successful! Jossip was a charismatic individual, great local and life story. Albert (a jokester) was very funny and good at taking pictures and videos. If you’re fortunate enough or able to to, request these three and you’ll have an amazing experience! Also, make sure you bring spare clothes to change after your dives and hikes are done and money to tip these guys. They deserve it!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you so much for your wonderful review, we appreciate that. We hope to see you again in Cebu in our other tours.

Great driver, great tour guide

William_S, Feb 2024

It was a great experience. The sandbar/fall/kawasan is a must see. Whale shark not bad but don't make the mistake I did and accidentally drink the water. Tour guide was great, driver was early which is fantastic. Thanks again for the great experience

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you so much for your honest review, we appreciate that. We hope to see you again here in Cebu.

Great Day

David_M, Apr 2023

We had a great time. Both our driver and guide were excellent. The Whale Shark experience was the best I have ever done. Tumalog Falls was breathtaking. Highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you so much for your wonderful review, we appreciate it. Hope to see you again in Cebu in our other tours.

Absolutely Amazing!

Joel_T, Mar 2023

Absolutely worth every single cent and more; Obet and Edna were absolutely amazing and made sure to make our experience great. It's a really early pick up time at 3.30am with another 3 hour drive but the experiences that follow are absolutely worth it. Swimming with the whale sharks is a once in a lifetime kind of experience and my partner and I still think back in disbelief that we got to do that! The following activities at the falls and Canyoneering were also absolutely breathtaking. Had one of the best days we've had in terms of activities and the team really made it stood out! Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you so much for your wonderful review, appreciate it so much. Hope to see you again in Cebu.

Don't pass this up! Book and ask for Obet and Chreyl :)

Krista_F, Jan 2023

All around an amazing adventure that I would do again in a heartbeat. It was a 0330 pick up and Obet was our Driver, he was absolutely amazing. (Take snacks and water with you for the drive there and back, it is about 3-4 hour drive). We were not able to do the Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls due to the heavy rains, but still 100% worth the trip. We arrived around 0620 and was greeted by our tour guide Cheryl for the day, she is also amazing and went above and beyond. The whale sharks are cool, I would recommend bring your own mask and snorkel although one is provided for you. Also if you want pictures with the whale shark don't look at the whale shark. I recommend going under and just appreciating the whale shark at least once without video or picture to truly take it in. Oh and we brought our own underwater cameras and you can give it to your guide to take pictures or we took pictures and videos of each other. After you get out you can stop by some of the shops on the road to get pearls, magnets, etc. We then went to breakfast and then the sandbar, (check to see if it is Jellyfish season at the sandbar). Then we went to the Tumalog Waterfalls, which was absolutely breathtaking. We road down on the motor bikes to the waterfall and then road back on motor bikes and went and had lunch. After lunch we headed back home due to the cancellation of the Canyoneering from the rain. We didn't know it was the international holiday so it took us a long time to get back to our hotel, but the snacks and extra water we packed was perfect.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Hi thank you so much for your wonderful review about our Whale Shark Encounter & Sumilon Sandbar & Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls, we appreciate it. We will surely let Obet and Cheryl know about this.

Best tour in Cebu

Cecilia_V, Nov 2022

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you so much for your wonderful review, appreciate it. Thanks

Awesome! Worth it.

Brian_A, Oct 2022

Awesome tour. I happen to be the only one booked for that day so i had one on one service from the tour guides. I paid a lil bit more because i was alone. But it gets cheaper when in a group. Each stop of the tour is a one in a lifetime experience. Whale sharks were beautiful giants. I was scared at first but they were no way aggressive. GOPRO is a must!! Boat operator was helpful and recorded the whole swim for me. I was free to swim next to the sharks without worrying about recording. Canyoneering was awesone too. U need to be moderately fit to complete. I was told it is around 7-8km hike and swim through canyon and river. Several jumps of cliffs. 10meter was the highest. Jumps are not mandatory and can be skipped. You will need basic swimming abilities but lifevest will keep you afloat. Waterfalls were beautiful.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you so much for your feedback, we appreciate it so much. Hope to see you again soon.

Oslob, Sumilion and Kawasan falls.

Augusta_U, Mar 2022

Excellent tour, first was the drive to Oslob, the tour guide Diana was delightful. Sumilion sand bar is as advertised in the pics at the airport. I’m not much of a hiker but with the amazing tour guides Rob and Albert, I made it through a 4 hour hike and jumped a few canyons. Though parts of the falls were damaged by the super typhoon, it was still a delightful experience.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Hi Maam, thank you so much for the wonderful review. Hope to see you again in Cebu.