14 Island Hopping in Cebu Worth the Early Start

1.Mactan Cebu Island Hopping with Lunch – Gilutungan, Caohagan, Nalusuan

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 132 reviews · from $85Our pick

Mactan island hopping to Caohagan, Gilutungan and Nalusuan with snorkeling gear, hotel pickup, and BBQ lunch on the water.

“The tour started out great! We enjoyed snorkeling and got to see lots of fish. However, We fell pray to a scam. The boat captain allowed a local fish vendor to board the boat and offer to grill small pieces of seafood for us, which turned out to be at extortionate prices. (about 10 times typical cost for the area). This really put a damper on how we felt about the tour and the day. When we choose to book through Viator, our expectation was that we are paying a premium price for what we expect to be a vetted tour company, which would not allow this type of scam…”

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2.Cebu Island Hopping with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 82 reviews · 6 hours · from $145

Cebu island hopping from Mactan with Gilutungan snorkel, Nalusuan lunch and swim, Caohagan village visit, hotel pickup, 6 hours.

“When they picked us up from our hotel the host was very sweet and walked us through what was going to happen the whole day. However, it was a sever understatement from the amount of fun and excitement the tour had to offer. In the first island we went snorkeling in the beautiful waters and one of the hosts was free swimming with the whole group showing us where all the big fish were and where all the beautiful areas were at. But during the last part we drifted away from the boat kinda far and the host swam all the way back to the boat, grabbed a tube, swam…”

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3.Island Hopping to 3 islands with BBQ lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · 7 hours · from $113

Cebu island hopping to Nalusuan, Hilutungan, and Caohagan with onboard BBQ lunch, snorkeling gear, GoPro rental, and hotel pickup.

“Hey folks, We did the tour with Mae as our guide - every tour needs a guide like Mae, she is fantastic. The pick up was good, a nice touch Mae met us at the hotel as the driver was picking up other guests . 3 stops on the tour, first snorkeling in sea. 2nd an island stop where you could get a drink and with snorkeling where you walked in the sea. down a ladder 3rd stop an island stop for a swim , and again you could buy a drink. BBQ food between stops 2 and 3. Good simple food ( chicken / pork / prawn skewers )…”

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4.Island Hopping 3 Islands + San Vicente Fish + Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 69 reviews · 8 hours · from $121

8-hour Cebu island hopping with San Vicente Fish Sanctuary snorkel, Gilutungan and Nalusuan reefs, Caohagan village, and restaurant lunch.

“Overall a good day even though the boat broke down and we just there for an hour waiting for another boat. We didn’t go to Pandanon island. When I questioned the tour operator they said it was closed to tourists. They need to update their listing because you pay more for that island and you don’t actually get to go. I’d choose another operator that is cheaper that doesn’t offer Pandanon.”

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5.Bantayan Island and Virgin Island Hopping Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 30 reviews · 16 hours · from $169

Early ferry from Cebu to Bantayan’s mangroves and beaches, then Virgin Island for white sand, guide-led tricycle tour and transfers.

“The beach at each place visited was beautiful No big crowds. Excellent background information given by the guide Ample time for swimming and snorkeling Good weather conditions luckily Very capable and experienced guide”

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6.Mactan Island Hopping Gilutungan, Caohagan, Nalusuan + Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $132

Snorkel Cebu’s Gilutungan, relax on Caohagan, swim at Nalusuan, and enjoy a seaside lunch with hotel pickup.

“there is a scammer coming on board offer you food and drinks don't buy anything he ask double money he pretend to be nice guy but is a scammer and a asshole he also tells you what price but for the food he count double for 2 persons”

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7.Mactan Island Hopping Boat Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 1 day · from $125

Mactan island hopping by private boat with snorkeling at Gilutungan and Nalusuan, Caohagan beach time, and a buffet lunch.

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8.Moalboal Island Hopping and Mantayupan Falls Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · 8 hours · from $112

Private Moalboal snorkeling with sea turtles and sardines, then Mantayupan Falls. Hotel pickup, boat rides, gear, English guide.

“Underbar upplevelse rekomenrat stsrkt men billigare att boka på plats. Vår chaufför var fantastisk”

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9.Sardine Run, Turtles and Pescador Island Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 19 reviews · 1 day · from $95

One day in Moalboal with door-to-door pickup for Pescador Island snorkeling, the Sardine Run, and Turtle Point sea turtle encounters.

“The activity has a much higher price than the official boats price plus private driving to Moalboal. Additionally, the sardine run activity with turtles did not seem correct to me. It is crowded, people try to touch turtles, interfere in their swimming and do not respect animals properly. I would not recommend it to a friend at all. Despite this, the driver and the boat driver were nice with us.”

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10.Private Mactan Island Hopping Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $100

Private Cebu Mactan island hopping with snorkeling at Gilutungan and Nalusuan, a Caohagan village visit, and a BBQ lunch with a drink.

“Wycieczka prywatna, cała łódź tylko dla nas. Mogliśmy poświęcać tyle czasu ile chcieliśmy w danym miejscu.”

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11.Pescador Island Hopping Adventure and Sardine Run

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $126

Snorkel Pescador Island in Cebu to witness the Sardine Run and spot sea turtles, with transfers, boat ride, gear, and an English guide.

“We spent a great time for a last minute booking activity. However, we did not experienced the activity we bought for. We were supposed to visit 3 snorkeling sites (one on a specific island to see deep sea landscapes, one to see the sardine run, and ANOTHER ONE to see turtles). As we were lucky we saw one turtle on the site dedicated to sardine run. As a consequence, the guides decided not to go on the third site dedicated to turtles. The experience only last 2h instead of three. We were disappointed especially considering the price we paid (almost 100€ per person). Finally, no sardine fishing experience as promised…”

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12.Moalboal Island Hopping & Kawasan Falls Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $126

Cebu day trip to Moalboal: snorkel Pescador’s sardine run and sea turtles, then hike to Kawasan Falls swimming pools.

“Amazing! My Tour guide, Java, is kind and thoughtful. I did this as a solo traveler and felt very safe! The activities were extremely peaceful with stunning views of the waterfall and water life”

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13.Scuba Diving and Pescador Island Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $168

One-day Moalboal scuba trip with roundtrip transfers, two underwater sessions, sardines, sea turtles, and Pescador Island coral.

“It was a great trip where we saw millions of sardines, sea turtles, and all the fish in Finding Nemo.”

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14.Cebu Mactan Island Hopping + Picnic Lunch (Private Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★2.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $124

Private Cebu Mactan island hopping with sanctuary snorkeling and picnic lunch across Gilutongan, Caohagan, and Olanggo.

“Je déconseille fortement activité soit disant de 8 h ça a durer 3:30 visites de 3 iles on en a vu que une ! Tout ce qui est inclus ne l’est pas il faut payer 75€ pour manger plus les boissons, l’équipage ne parle pas anglais même pas une bouteille d’eau ! Arnaque totale à éviter absolument ! Journée gâchée nourriture brûlée pas de couverts ni de serviette, snorkeling 🤿 au milieu des bateaux et des jet ski en mouvement très dangereux”

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