The 15 Sumilon Island Trips in Cebu That Earn Their Price

1.Whale Shark & Tumalog Falls & Sumilon Sandbar & Pescador Island with Sardines

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 223 reviews · from $164Our pick

4-in-1 Cebu day trip with whale shark swimming, Tumalog Falls, Sumilon Sandbar, Pescador Island snorkeling, plus Moalboal sardines and sea turtles.

“This was a full day tour. Driver picked us up at 4am at the hotel lobby and returned us to the hotel lobby at 8pm. Fun day filled with beautiful sites and snorkeling. Our Driver, Abahm (spelling?), was fantastic and very professional. Our tour guide Diana was also excellent. They took care of us from start to finish. Great explanation, we were never left guessing what we should do or what was coming next. Highly recommend for people with limited time and have just one day to explore Cebu. Fantastic!”

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2.Whale Shark Encounter and Sumilon Sandbar with Kawasan Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 175 reviews · from $200

Whale sharks in Oslob, Tumalog Falls, Sumilon Sandbar, and Kawasan Falls in one private Cebu day, with breakfast and lunch included.

“We had a fantastic time despite the long car ride home! Our guide Glaiza was amazing and really managed our time, made great suggestions and was really accommodating with our kids! The sharks were beautiful and calm definitely a trip to remember! Highly recommend!”

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3.Whaleshark Encounter, Sumilon Sandbar & Tumalog Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 77 reviews · 14 hours · from $108

Full-day Cebu tour to Oslob whale sharks, Tumalog Falls rainforest swim, and Sumilon Island sandbar snorkeling, with van transfer.

“All activities are well organized. Best tour is you want to experience the Oslob in one day. Although whalesharks part was so human made and didn’t really enjoy but other activities was great!”

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4.Whalesharks, Sumilon Sandbar & Tumalog Falls Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 68 reviews · from $119

Swim with Cebu whale sharks, cool off at Tumalog Falls, and snorkel the Sumilon sandbar in one full day of water wonder.

“MUST TRY! When you first start the trip you’re greeted with the driver. Little do you know, you’re now in a “fast and furious” movie. 3 hour drive to oslob? Nah, you’ll get there in 2. Arriving is breakfast. Yummy rice and mango and an ice cold San Miguel. (San Miguel not included, I just love it with mango) Whale shark time! Ask for the GoPro pictures! Even if you have your own, just do it. You won’t regret it. Sumilon sandbar and Tumalog falls were both amazing and when you come back you get to have a big feast with chicken, rice, San Miguel (San Miguel not included btw,…”

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5.Whaleshark Watching, Sumilon Island & Monkey Viewing

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $81Best value

One day in Southern Cebu for **whale sharks**, Sumilon sandbar snorkeling, Tumalog Falls, and a cheeky monkey stop, with private pickup.

“Absolutely worth the wait (90 mins) for whale watching. Swimming on the island and monkey feeding fantastic too. Excellent tour host Rey, and fellow tourists.”

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6.Whaleshark Encounter, Tumalog Falls & Sumilon Sandbar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · 1 day · from $126

Swim with Cebu whale sharks in Oslob, then snorkel Sumilon Sandbar and cool off at Tumalog Falls, with hotel pickup in one day.

“Very well organised day with all activities well planned with great service from our driver Arman. Whale watching at Oslob is much too crowded and that was disappointing. But we had a great day out and will book another day visiting waterfalls soon”

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7.Sumilon Sand Bar, Whale Sharks & Sardines Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 14 hours · from $126

Cebu day trip with Oslob whale sharks, Sumilon Sand Bar, and Moalboal sardine run snorkeling plus hotel transfers for about $126.

“Giornata piena e molto soddisfacente. Abbiamo visto gli squali balena e nuotato con loro. Se da un lato è una roba molto turistica, dall’altro quando ti trovi a contatto con le balene ti rendi conto di quanto sia un’esperienza indimenticabile. Sumilon island molto belle, noi sfortunatamente abbiamo trovato un tempo non bellissimo. E in ultimo le tartarughe marine e il banco di sardine, davvero spettacolare. Unica nota, la mattina abbiamo aspettato 3 ore per prendere il biglietto ma penso sia la fila che si debba fare necessariamente per prendere parte all’attività.”

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8.Oslob Whale Shark Swim and Sumilon Island Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 9 reviews · 11 hours · from $94

Swim with gentle whale sharks in Oslob, then relax at Sumilon Island’s white sandbar and blue water on a full-day Cebu tour.

“Discreta, non eravamo in mare aperto ma attaccati alla costa , tutti ammassati con delle barchette e che richiamavano con de cibo gli squali balena. Come essere ad uno zoo e partecipare allo spettacolo costruito”

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9.Oslob Whaleshark Scuba Diving & Sumilon Sanctuary

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 8 hours · from $251

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.”

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10.Whale Shark Tour with Sumilon & Moalboal Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 8 reviews · 1 day · from $81

Whale shark swim in Oslob, a quick Sumilon sandbar break, then Moalboal snorkeling for sardines and turtles, with Cebu pickup and gear.

“The driver was ok, the first guide was guiding a ton of different groups, there wasn't a guide for the second stop. Snorkeling guide in moalboal was fantastic. Whale shark viewing was very disillusioning, the visitors number in the thousands and are treated like cattle or worse. The whale sharks are led around by little boats with guys feeding them as if they're on leashes. You are not allowed to get more than a few feet from your boat or they yell at you and then they contradict that by yelling at you to get out of the way as they lead a shark straight at you, and when you…”

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11.Oslob Whale Shark Swim and Sumilon Island Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 8 reviews · from $97

Swim with gentle whale sharks in Oslob, then relax at Sumilon Island sandbar and beaches on a Cebu day tour with early pickup.

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12.Private Sumilon Island & Optional Whale Shark Swim

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 7 reviews · from $109

Private Sumilon Island beaches and lagoon time in Cebu, plus optional Oslob whale shark snorkeling and resort access with lunch.

“- 15.5 hours for a 13 hour trip. - 8.5 hours in transit in a small bus that got a flat tire. Because of the replacement tire, the driver went slow the rest of the time. - 1 hour in the queue - don’t know why we needed to be there. Why didn't the guide do this for us. - 5 hours sitting the car waiting for our turn - could have done sumilon island while we waited. - 1 hour activity with the whale and shopping….this is all we got. - No time for Sumilon island. So we got 1/2 what we paid for and a bunch of waiting.…”

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13.Whale Sharks, Tumalog Falls & Sumilon Trio Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 1 day · from $103

Swim with whale sharks in Oslob, cool off at Tumalog Falls, and relax on Sumilon Island with pickup and snorkeling gear for $103.

“Samotná aktivita ohľadom plávania so žralokmi bola na nezaplatenie ale čo predchádzalo k tejto aktivite bolo hrôzostrašne. Poprosím prehodnotiť šoférov alebo spoločnosť ktorá túto aktivitu zastrešuje a upozorniť ju na neprimeranú rýchlosť šoféra a úplne nebezpečenstvo sa dostaviť na dane miesto. Predbiehanie v zákrutách, prudké brzdenie, sialena jazda medzi šoférmi je neakceptovateľné nakoľko sme tam mali aj malé deti. A je jedno či sú v aute malé deti alebo nie. Proste čo tam predvádzajú šoféri o štvrtej ráno je životu nebezpečne. Aj sme upozorňovali šoféra ale vôbec nereagoval. Extrémne sme sa báli a skoro nám to pokazilo celý zážitok. Ďalej nie je to môj prvý výlet cez vašu spoločnosť ale...”

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14.Whaleshark Swimming, Tumalog Falls & Sumilon Island

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $112

One day in Oslob with whale shark swimming, Tumalog Falls, and Sumilon Island beach time, plus transport, guides, and key fees.

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15.Whale Shark Swimming, Sumilon Island and Kawasan Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 12 hours · from $137

A 12-hour South Cebu day trip to Oslob whale sharks, Sumilon Sandbar, and Kawasan Falls, with pickup, entrance fees, gear, and lunch.

“The day was great but VERY long! Which we knew but felt it could have been shorter, as in not such an early pick up… we only took 2.5hrs to get to Oslob and then we’re waiting around 3hrs in queues etc to get our boat to see the whales. It’s not the company’s fault but the organisation in Oslob as surely there could be a better system in place to avoid this. The lunch was mediocre too but fine. Again, the fault I believe in Oslob is the chaos to get to see the whale sharks. It’s just a free for all and hectic and not relaxing at all…”

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