Moalboal Tour

Moalboal has been a haven for divers  attracting many across the globe because of its spectacular sardine run, rightfully earning it a place as among the top diving destinations in the Philippines. The great thing about it though is that you don’t have to be a diver to see it! Just about 30-meters from the shoreline, just at the drop off, with just a mask and snorkel, one will be awed by the millions of sardines swimming and circling, and at some point, move in unison as if to play catch with free divers. That alone is  enough to get tourists flocking to this laid back town, southwest of Cebu. And if you have want to summon  your inner “Jacques Cousteau” , there are  19 internationally recognized dive sites in the area to discover!

And there’s more to Moalboal as it hosts a part of the Tanon Strait  where 14 out of the 27 listed whales and dolphins in the Pilippines have been found (DENR,2019). Thus, a chance to see some dolphins is also part of what makes a visit more exciting! Don’t miss to swim with turtles, and frolick in white sand beaches too!

ITINERARY

  • 04:00AM – Pick up hotel (breakfast on the way preferably take out
  • 07:00AM – Register @ Tourism office & proceed to  island hopping
    • Dolphin watching (chance sighting)
    • Snorkeling at Pescador Island
    • Swim with Sardine
    • Swim with Sea turtles
  • 11:00AM – End of Island hopping / Freshen-up
  • 12:00NN – Lunch @ local restaurant (charged to guests)
  • 01:00PM – Depart to City with optional sidetrips
    • Carcar lechon tasting /chicharon pasalubong center
    • Taboan dried fish & pasalubong market
  • 05:30PM – Drop of at hotel

INCLUSIONS

  1. TRANSPORTATION
    • Private use of airconditioned vehicle with fuel and fully vaccinated driver
  2. TOURS
    • 3-4 hours private use of pumpboat for island hopping
      1. Dolphin watching area (chance sighting)
      2. Pescador island for snorkeling
      3. Snorkeling at Panagsama for sardine run
      4. Swim with turtles at Talisay Point
      5. Snorkeling in marine sanctuary with variety of fishes, corals
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    • Free use of lifevest & mask
    • Eco tour fees
    • Boatmen as snorkeling/ swimming guides
    • Boatman tips

OTHERS

    • Chilled two (2) 500ml mineral water per pax
    • Light breakfast on board during island hopping
    • Service towels

EXCLUSIONS

  • Meals and other items not mentioned in inclusions.

 

ITINERARY:

  • DAY 1 – ENROUTE / RELAX & RECREATION
    • 09:00AM – Pick up hotel
    • 12:30PM – Lunch @ resort restaurant
    • 2:00PM   – Check-in @ resort
    • PM          – Free & easy @ resort / Basdako Beach
    • Evening   – Dinner @  local restaurants @ Panagsama
  • DAY 2
    • 7:00AM   – Register @ Tourism office & proceed to  island hopping
    • 7:30AM   – Moaboal Island Hopping
    • Dolphin watching (chance sighting)
    • Snorkeling at Pescador Island
    • Swim with Sardine
    • Swim with Sea turtles
    • 11:00AM – End of Island hopping / Freshen-up
    • 12:00NN – Check-out & lunch @ local restaurant (charged to guests)
    • 01:00PM – Depart for Cebu City with optional sidetrips
      • Carcar lechon tasting /chicharon pasalubong center
      • Taboan dried fish & pasalubong market
    • 05:30PM – Drop of at hotel

INCLUSIONS:

  1. TRANSPORTATION
    • Two (2) days private use of airconditioned vehicle with fuel and fully vaccinated driver
  2. ACCOMMODATION
    • Overnight stay at either 2-star or a 4.8-star dive resort
      • 2-star : aircon rooms with own CR, hot & cold shower & complimentary water, without breakfast
      • 8-star: aircon rooms with own CR, hot & cold shower, with breakfast and free use of facilities.e.g salt-water pool, kayaks, paddle boards
    • TOURS
      • Moalboal Islang Hopping Tour
        • 3-4 hours private use of pumpboat for island hopping
          • Dolphin watching area
          • Pescador island for snorkeling
          • Snorkeling at Panagsama for sardine run
          • Swim with turtles at Talisay Point
          • Snorkeling in marine sanctuary with variety of fishes, corals
        • Free use of lifevest & mask (snorkels are no longer provided at this time for hygiene purpsoses in this time of Covid.
        • Eco tour fees
        • Boatmen as snorkeling/ swimming guides
        • Boatman tips
  3. OTHERS
    • Chilled two (2) 500ml mineral water per pax/day
    • Light breakfast on board during island hopping
    • Service towels

EXCLUSIONS:

  • Meals and other items not mentioned in inclusions.

ITINERARY:

  • DAY 1 – ENROUTE  TO MOALBOAL / RELAX & RECREATION
    • 09:00AM – Pick up hotel
      • Optional side trips – Carcar Heritage Homes (century old houses), Carcar Church (18thcentury)
    • 12:30PM – Lunch @ resort restaurant
    • 2:00PM   – Check-in @ resort
    • PM          – Free & easy @ resort / Basdako Beach
    • Evening   – Dinner @  local restaurants @ Panagsama
  • DAY 2 – SWIM WITH SARDINE RUN, TURTLES AND A CHANCE AT SEEING DOLPHINS,  EXPLORE THE REEFS
    • 7:00AM   – Register @ Tourism office & proceed to  island hopping
    • 7:30AM   – Moaboal Island Hopping
    • Dolphin watching (chance sighting)
    • Snorkeling at Pescador Island
    • Swim with Sardine
    • Swim with Sea turtles
    • 11:00AM – End of Island hopping
    • 12:00NN – Check-out & lunch @ local restaurant (charged to guests)
    • PM – DIVE
  • DAY 3 – EXPLORE THE DEPTHS / ENROUTE TO CITY
    • AM          – DIVE
    • 12:00NN – Check-out & lunch @ local restaurant (charged to guests)
    • 01:00PM – Depart for Cebu City with optional sidetrips to “pasalubong centers”
      • Carcar lechon tasting /chicharon pasalubong center
      • Taboan dried fish & pasalubong market
    • 05:30PM – Drop off at hotel/airport

INCLUSIONS:

  1. TRANSPORTATION
    • Three (3) days private use of airconditioned vehicle with fuel and fully vaccinated driver
  2. ACCOMMODATION
    • Two (2) nights stay at highly rated 3-star or 5-star dive resorts with breakfast.
  3.  TOURS
    • Moalboal IslandHopping Tour
      1. 3-4 hours private use of pumpboat for island hopping
        • Dolphin watching area
        • Pescador island for snorkeling
        • Snorkeling at Panagsama for sardine run
        • Swim with turtles at Talisay Point
        • Snorkeling in marine sanctuary with variety of fishes, corals
        • Free use of lifevest & mask
        • Eco tour fees
        • Boatmen as snorkeling/ swimming guides
  4. OTHERS
    • Chilled two (2) 500ml mineral water per pax/day
    • Light snack on board during island hopping
    • Service towels

EXCLUSIONS:

  • Meals and other items not mentioned in inclusions.
  • Dives

Moalboal boasts of  19 internationally recognized dive sites with varying submarine topography. While mainly of steep wall dives, there are muck dives, a plane wreck, and a few coral gardens that add to the variety of the experience. When on limited time in Moalboal, there are a a number of sites dive enthuriasts can prioritize.

 

Pescador Island

Average journey time: 20 minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 40 meters
Accessible: All year
Min certification: Open Water
Min depth: 10 to 12 meters
Max depth: 45 to 55 meters
Best known for: Cathedral cave
May see: Numerous  hard and soft corals, giant nudibranchs, butterfly fish, Frog fish, electric clams, tuna, whalesharks, hawksbill turtles, green turtles, moray eels, barracuda, and whitetip sharks

Sardine Run

Average journey time: None, house reef
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 20 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Suitable for beginners
Minimum depth: 3 meters
Maximum depth: 55 to 65 meters
Best known for: the sardines
May see: Millions of sardines, numerous hard and soft coral, Frog fish, Barrel sponges, Tuna, Jack fish, whalesharks, moray eels, hawksbill turtles, green turtles, thresher sharks

Airplane Wreck

Average journey time: 15 minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 40 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Open Water
Minimum depth: 10 to 12 meters
Maximum depth: 45 to 55 meters
Best known for: The small aircraft wreck
May see: Gorgonian sea fan forest which is host to some macro critters including the mantis shrimps, squid, pigmy sea horse, angelfish, ribbon eels, black and whitetip sharks, eagle rays,

Tongo Marine Sanctuary

Average journey time: 10 minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 30 to 40 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Open Water
Minimum depth: 5 meters
Maximum depth: 55 to 65 meters
Best known for: Lots of small caves and crevices
May see:  Being the  best site for spotting Hawksbill turtles and Green turtles, Nudibranch lovers haven, also a good site for macro organism, and at sunset you might find some mandarin fish.

Narc Rock

Average journey time: 5 minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 40 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Deep Diver
Minimum depth: 40 meters
Maximum depth: 65 to 75 meters
Best known for: The tip of narc rock
May see: In the deeper parts divers may see eagle rays circling, with the occasional appearance of a whitetip shark, just a few meters back from the rock is the vertical wall of balay reef, which is home to even more marine life.
 
White Beach
Average journey time: 10 minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 20 to 30 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Open Water
Minimum depth: 6 meters
Maximum depth: 45 to 55 meters
Best known for:: The coral garden in the shallow part of the dive are incredible
May also see: Impressive densely packed hard and soft coral between 10 and 5 meters. Also home to millions of critters, large scorpion fishes and some sleeping turtles.
 
Saavedra Cave

Average journey time: 15 minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: 30 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Cavern Diver
Minimum depth: 20 meters
Maximum depth: 26 meters
Best known for:: The flora around the entrance
May also see: Gorgonian sea fans close to the entrance host some pigmys, inside the cavern you will see lots of shrimp, lion fish, scorpion fish and encrusted coral adorning the walls

Tuble Cave

Average journey time: 15minutes
Average temperature: 27 degrees
Average visibility: light beam
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Intro to cave and Deco Procedures
Minimum depth: 16 meters
Maximum depth: 37 meters
Best known for:: Twin chambers
May also see: Inside the cave lots of encrusted coral, shrimps and some eels. Outside the cave, where divers complete their decompression, the wall is a great macro site, move slowly and check in all of the crevices for critters.

Sunken Island

Average journey time: 45 minutes
Average temperature: 26 to 27 degrees
Average visibility: 40 meters
Accessible: All year
Minimum certification: Advanced + 50 dives
Minimum depth: 26 meters
Maximum depth: 40 meters
Best known for:: The tombstone and surroundings
May also see: A pinnacle poking out of the sand, it draws some impressive fish numbers to it. Most notable is the number of large lionfish, that make the island home, keep an eye out for large fish in the blue, strong currents make this a challenging dive.

TIPS & REMINDERS

  • Best to go on tour during weekdays to avoid the crowd.
  • Wear aquashoes, rashguard, sun block
  • Bring extra clothes, & underwater camera/GoPro.
    • If none, GoPros are available for rent at the wharf.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to possible weather changes,  island hopping activities may be suspended. In such scenarios, we wish to inform guests that no refund on the  used transportation will be given.

CANCELLATION POLICY

  1. Full refund is given less minimal agency fees if cancellation is made 48 hours prior activity.
  2. No refund will be issued for NO SHOWS.

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