Philippines · SCUBA DIVING IN CEBU
The 7 best scuba diving in Cebu you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Beach-based Cebu scuba intro in Mactan with patient instructors, free GoPro photos and videos, and a good chance at sardines and sea turtles.
“Oneil was very informative & made sure we had a great experience underwater! First time diving and would do it again! Pictures & video were awesome too!”
From Cebu City, go early to Oslob for a scuba whale-shark swim with full gear and English instruction, plus a calmer water experience.
“Whale shark watching in Oslob starts early at 3am, but you should definitely go. There are many snorkeling tours, but there are a lot of people lined up to board the boat that goes out to sea, so you have to wait quite a while. And the surface of the sea is also full of people. However, with diving, you can enter directly from the beach without having to wait to enter, and the water is empty so you can move freely and see well. It's a little more expensive than snorkeling, but diving is definitely recommended. At Sumilon Island, we didn't dive, we went snorkeling. The drivers are very…”
Moalboal, Cebu in 11 hours: scuba with the sardine run, turtle snorkel in shallow water, and reef time for $115.
“The sardines dive was such a magical experience! The crew was great, very helpful and intuitive. It was a little windy when we went to the coral reefs in Pescador Island but the drift dive with the sardines I’d say for me was fulfilling enough lol Moalboal looked like a fun little island too, lots of cute little coffee shops and dive shops. Definitely a must see when in Cebu.”
Moalboal sardines run scuba session and Pescador Island snorkeling in Cebu, with hotel pickup, equipment, and a full 8-hour marine-life day.
“1) Good diving instructor at Moalbal. 2) I had some cash with me, but i was not aware of a choice of php$ 2,000 in case interest to dive at Pescador Island, therefore i was not able to choose that option. Maybe if i knew it i may have took more cash with me. 3) Reckless driving from/to the hotel to/from the diving place. by driving faster than needed it made the driver have to perform many times sudden short breakings (not completely stops, but the ones that make the copilot to nod with his head (uncomfortable).”
Scuba with whale sharks off Oslob plus a second underwater stop at Sumilon Sanctuary, with hotel pickup, gear, guides, and photo time.
“Only saw 2 whale sharks, the guide said it was 3. But still I was expecting to see many more. The diving in the Sumilon sanctuary was good lots to see.”
Two-session scuba trip to Olango Island from Mactan on a fast speedboat, with GoPro photos, small-group coaching, and select hotel pickup.
“close to water front, very close even with diving geers on back.”
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.”
Pick the island first. The boat sorts itself out.
