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| Whale shark - "Tuki" |
Whale Shark - “Tuki” or “Butanding” in local name
Barangay
Tan-awan, Oslob, Cebu
19 July
2013
This is a
detailed itinerary based on our Southern Cebu (Oslob-Dalaguete-Badian-Moalboal) adventure series 2013.
Day 1 (August 19, 2013)
Day 2 (August 20, 2013)
-
Kawasan
waterfalls – Badian, Cebu
Day 2-3 (August 20-21.
2013)
-
Panagsama
beach – Moalboal, Cebu
On our
first day, we swam with whale shark then trekked to tumalog waterfalls both
found in Oslob.
Day 1
– 19 August 2013
Whale
shark watching & Tumalog waterfalls in Oslob, Cebu
0530 We arrived at Mactan-Cebu
International Airport – Lapu-lapu City, Mactan Island.
0600 Head
to south terminal | Taxi (230php)
0630 ETA
Cebu South bus terminal, Natalio
Bacalso Avenue
0640 Depart
for Oslob | Ceres aircon bus (150php)
Tell
the bus conductor to drop you in Barangay Tan-awan whale shark watching resort.
1000 ETA
Barangay Tanawan, Oslob, Cebu.
We
opted to enter MB’s Sunrise View resort.
500php for
snorkeling + 70php for resort entrance fee and wash up.
After paying the fees, we attended a brief
orientation of dos and don’ts of whale shark watching.
OSLOB
RESORT AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Whale
watching fee inclusive of snorkel, mask, life jacket and boat
300php
- local discounted rate
500php
- foreigner regular rate
500php
- snorkeling rate
1500php
- diving rate
The assigned boat
brought us to the whale shark watching area which is 50-80 meters away from the
shore.
1018 Start
of whale shark watching / swimming/ snorkeling.
All
visitors have 30 minutes watching time.
We saw approximately 6-8 whale sharks
on the area. Local name for whale shark is “TUKI” or “BUTANDING”.
Whale sharks are present
from morning up to around 12:30 in the afternoon.
1058
End of watching | back to resort
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| close encounter with the whale shark |
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| Oslob Beach |
***A
nearby waterfalls is also located in Oslob and a must see attraction.
Expense:
230 – Taxi
150 – Bus
500 – Whale shark watching (snorkeling)
70 – Resort fee
TOTAL 950.00
