In Cebu, Philippines, it is possible to swim in the sea with the whale shark and the sea if it is 4000 yen

It is located in the south of the Philippine resort island "Cebu"Oslob (Oslove)You can swim with whale sharks. Just running on the east coast by bus from Cebu City could play with whale sharks in unusual space.

The bus from Cebu City to Oslob departs from "Cebu South Bus Terminal".


Arrived at the bus terminal. The time is 7:00 am, but passengers get in on any bus and are waiting for departure.


There are two kinds of buses to Oslov with air conditioner and no air conditioner. Air fare is recommended because the fare changes only tens of yen.


The inside of the air conditioned bath was a 4 row seat with reclining function.


A seller who comes to sell drinks and sweets often gets on the bus.


Looking outside, the bus without the air conditioner is also stopped. Bus without air conditioner runs windows fully open. Air conditioners in Philippine buses are surprisingly powerful, so people who are not good at air conditioning may prefer a non-air conditioned bus.


The buses departed as they were fully occupied. The fare for Cebu City - Oslove was 155 pesos (about 350 yen).


Arriving in Oslov for about three hours south down the east coast of Cebu Island. When you pay the fare in the bus, tell him "Whale Shark" and let him know so as to let him know the arrival of Oslove. When you get off at Oslob you will see some signboards of the whale shark tour.


There was "before the eyes when the bus arrived"MB 'S SUNRICE VIEW RESORTWe will enjoy the whale shark tour with.


As I walk down the road next to the signboard ....


Arrived at a building with objects of the whale shark.



The waiting place is like this. Not only snacks and drinks ......


I can also buy alcohol.


I will apply for the whale shark tour. In the tour menu, "whale watching" to observe from the top of the ship is 500 pesos (about 1100 yen), borrowing snorkel and sneeking "snorkeling" for 30 minutes is 1000 pesos (about 2200 yen), borrowing the equipment for 50 minutes "Scuba diving" where you can enjoy diving is 1,500 pesos (about 3200 yen). When applying for the snorkeling course, it is 1100 pesos (about 2400 yen) with entry fee (100 pesos · about 220 yen) included. When asked, "What is an entry fee?", It turned out "1000 pesos are OK". The Philippines is about anything.


By the way, only the mask and snorkel can be rented at the snorkeling course. An additional fee of 100 pesos (about 220 yen) was necessary when fin was necessary.


Pay the price and get the locker's key.


You can store valuables and clothes in such a wooden locker.


Unfortunately there is a previous guest on the locker key number. Since I can not help it, I will use an open locker.


The toilet also functioning as a space for changing clothes was waiting in order.


He said he will guide the beach immediately after changing clothes to swimwear.


Arrived at the beach in 3 minutes on foot.


The sea on this day was waveless and in a calm state.


Boat launched to the beach. It seems to move to the place where the whale shark swim with this boat.


Discover the triangle spot at the front and rear of the ship. Things troubled by wetness are likely to evacuate over there.


On the beach side enter the name and place of origin as prompted.


A training session has already started.


For those who come from the middle, notes are written on the paper. People who are not good at English are safe because there are also Japanese notation paper. The main points to be noted are "Do not touch the whale shark so as not to stress it", "Being hit with a whale shark and leaving about 4 meters to avoid injury" "Do not use flash for shooting".


When the short course ends, we finally start departing to the place where the whale shark swims.


I wear a life jacket on a boat.


It is departure.


I encountered a ship that came back from whale watching on the way. Everyone is smiling, no longer wearing a life jacket. Again the Philippines is about.


I arrived at the spot in less than 5 minutes.


Everyone is peeping through the water unnoticedly.


This is a boat of staff who feeds whale sharks.


Apparently the whale sharks are gathering at the boat of bait.


I immediately entered the water and I tried to observe the whale shark at the latest.

Swam with a whale shark at Cebu · Oslove - YouTube


It is impressed that it swims swayingly that the whale shark is such a beautiful creature.


You can not get tired of seeing glossy moving fins.


Hanging eyes.


The whim shark opens a large mouth and you can see how drinking up the food swiftly in the following movie.

How the whale shark swallows wholeheartedly with foods - YouTube


If it is watched in the scene by the sweetness of a daunting food too much, the whale shark will be heading for us and it will be in a panic.


In addition, if you deposit the camera to the staff who will enter the sea together, we will shoot the best shot. In order to record memories with whale sharks, underwater cameras are said to be indispensable items.




In 30 minutes quickly finished. The scuba diving course is said to be 50 minutes, but the spot where the whale shark swims is only about 10 meters deep, and the whale shark which swims for food is mostly near the water surface, so the snorkel course more than the scuba diving course I felt that it was good.


It is also possible to eat as the restaurant is also in the shop.


The menu is reasonably priced from 100 pesos (about 220 yen) to 200 pesos (about 230 yen).


Fried chicken and rice were 100 pesos.


There is an à la carte as well as a set menu.


Special food in the Philippines You can also eat "Lee Chun", a roasted pig.


There is pool also beside restaurant. It was a place to enjoy not only the whale shark tour but also the relaxing resort.


After playing with a whale shark, after finishing lunch and going out the road, I found a large bus at Ceres Tours waiting.


It is much more gorgeous specification than the outgoing bus. Of course, air conditioning is also equipped, and movies are shown on the LCD monitor. The fare for this bus was 165 pesos (about 360 yen), which was a great price that only changed to about 20 yen for the outbound route.


Oslove's Jimbei shark tour, which you can enjoy on a day trip from Cebu City, you can enjoy enough if it costs 1800 pesos (about 3900 yen) even if it includes the round trip fare and tour fee, so when traveling to Cebu it is recommended as a sightseeing spot to visit by all means .