Oslob: Walhai-Schnorcheln, Pescador, Sardinenwanderung und Schildkrötenbeobachtung

This was amazing!! What a cool experience to swim with whale sharks and likely millions of sardines! Highly recommend! And bring a go pro for those awesome shots! The boat guide was great in taking sick photos! Our driver Abam was also such a great driver and kept us safe during the long drive to and from Cebu City. This is a must do when visiting!

Unfortunately, of all the tours we did, this was by far our LEAST favourite. We had initially booked a group tour but were advised the day before it that not enough people booked and were recommended to upgrade to a private tour. Our driver/ guide Abam, was fantastic! Such a nice guy and great to talk to, but unfortunately that was the best part of this tour. We didn’t realise that we were being taken to see the whale sharks in a netted off area where they are lured into with food. As beautiful as they were, it was super sad. Then we were taken to see the sardine run and the turtles. The water conditions and clarity was terrible and we could hardly see anything. To be fair, there were a lot of sardines. They were basically everywhere and it was kinda cool if you’re into that. But when it came to seeing the turtles, well there was just 1 turtle and so many people crowded around. You could barely see it as the clarity was so bad and it was so scared is was laying still on the ground with nowhere to go and so scared. There were other guides there as well physically pushing us out of the way so their guests could take photos. The water was really dirty and I was stung by what I’m assuming is sea lice from all the seaweed that wrapped around us while we were snorkelling. The guides for this part were also really good but the experience as a whole was sub par. Won’t be recommending this tour to anyone.

夫婦で参加。ホテルへ3時にセダンで来てくれて、オスロブへ。時速100キロ近くでの運転は、少し恐怖を覚えた。しかし、オスロブへ到着すると、美しい女性のローカルガイドさんが付いてくれ、オスロブのチケット購入、待ち時間に近くのレストランでの朝食（薄い食パンに目玉焼き、バナナ味は…△）、追加50ペソで滝への見学に連れて行ってくれた。積極的に、写真を撮ってくれたり、荷物を持ってくれたりと紳士的な対応。ジンベエザメは、本当に近いし大きい。感動的だった。追加500ペソ？でゴープロはあったほうが良い。動画をたくさん撮ってくれた。 その後は、ランチの為再びレストランへ。コース料理（スープ、野菜炒め、チキンなど…現地の味付け△）をいただき、ウミガメとイワシを見にセダンに2時間揺られた。ウミガメとイワシは、貸切ボードで、現地ガイド（男性2人）が案内してくれた。現地ガイドは、素潜りがとっても上手。ゴープロ800ペソで追加し、たくさん写真を撮ってくれた。ウミガメは触れるほど近い。イワシの場所はクラゲがたくさん。長袖長ズボンが良い。 その後セダンに揺られ15時にホテル到着。 ※オスロブからウミガメまで全て水着移動の為、ラッシュガードや濡れてよいTシャツがあるとよい。滝ポイントはかなり寒い。 ※貴重品管理は、オスロブでは女性ガイドさんが地上で預かってくれた（船の上には持って行けなさそう）。不信感等は感じられなかった。ウミガメでは、船の上に持っていくことができた。