Whale Shark Tours
And General Information
A whale shark sighting trip by boat including 1 Touring Guide and 2 Spotter and Environmental Fee costs:
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for 1 person = PHP 4,500
for 2 people = each person PHP 2,000
for 3 people = each person PHP 2,000
for 4 people = each person PHP 2,000
​for 5 people = each person PHP 2,000
The whale shark excursion is limited by the tourism office to 3 hours at sea.
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Not included in the price:
mask, snorkel and fins,
(you need this to swim with the whale sharks).
Which can be rented for a fee.
Each Spotter more: PHP 450
Mask, snorkel, fins = PHP 180
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​Very important: You need your own (Lycra) rash guard with long sleeve and better also your own long pants. These are not available for rental. You don't need a wetsuit if you have a long-sleeved t-shirt and leggings, that's enough.



Want to know more about Whale Sharks ?
The Whale Sharks season
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The gentle giants feel particularly comfortable in our diving waters here. We find the whale sharks at our house reef or often 10 to 15 minutes away from our diving resort. The giants are often found near the coast no deeper than 3 meters. Here are, among other things, the “playgrounds” of the whale sharks, which are mostly visited by the younger whale sharks measuring 3 to 8 m in length. But the larger whale sharks can also be found here. There are days of the year when we find up to 10 whale sharks in one trip. The whale sharks are hardly disturbed by us as they are doing their favorite activity, eating plankton.
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The encounter
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Encountering whale sharks is undoubtedly one of the highlights for every diver. There are some divers who have completed many dives throughout their lives, but unfortunately have never had the chance to get even close to a whale shark. Where and when exactly you can expect a whale shark encounter obviously depends on a bit of luck, as there are no guarantees or tickets for sighting the whale sharks . Despite everything, the likelihood of us snorkeling with the giants or perhaps even diving with them is very high. All of our whale shark encounters take place in the waters of Pintuyan, very often right on our house reef in front of our resort
The best probability
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We have been watching whale sharks here in Pintuyan and the surrounding area for a good 16 years. and we always notice that whale sharks can be found here all year round. If one can speak of a whale shark season at all, it usually starts in September and continues into July and even August. Of course, the whole thing depends on the food supply, as the whale sharks are always looking for food, and without the plankton, which fortunately is available here almost all year round. Otherwise the whale sharks would certainly not be found here.
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Whale shark excursion procedure
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We go out with one of our boats for whale shark watching.
There is a boat driver and a guide on the boat who looks out for the whale sharks. We decide which boat goes out. The bigger the group, the bigger the boat. We go out with 1 person or more, but the price is higher. In order to be able to find whale sharks well, we need at least 2 spotters. We take them out behind the boat. We start by looking for the whale shark where we think we can find them. The spotters observe the surface and also look underwater from time to time with a mask.
When we have then spotted a whale shark, we carefully drive the boat further in front of the whale shark. Then the guests jump slowly and safely into the water without making unnecessary noise. A quick look below you is enough to see if the whale shark is already below you. Otherwise, you look up and the spotters show you the direction in which the whale shark is swimming. For this you need a mask, snorkel and fins.
We recommend at least a long-sleeved Lycra T-shirt and possibly leggings for swimming. The sea can also be full of stinging creatures. A good swimmer can also swim long distances with a whale shark. Otherwise, you give a hand signal and the boat will pick you up again and then drive back to the whale shark so that you can jump back into the water to snorkel.
The trip lasts a maximum of 3 hours.
It is recommended that you take water and sunscreen on board.

Whale Shark Interaction Guidelines
Whale shark watching guidelines are essential to ensure a pleasant tour for us and to respect the well-being of the sharks, which ultimately leads to longer interaction times and reduced disturbance to these magnificent creatures!
- No touch
- No splash entry in the water
- No roadblock
- No flash photography
- No feeding
- Try to keep a min distance of 3 meters from the head and body of the shark and 4 meters from the tail
- Do not use selfie sticks
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Thank you ! :)
