Whale Sharks & Scuba Diving in Cebu

Currently we run several day trips a week to the whale shark spots in South-Cebu. The trips start at 7:30 am and end around 4 pm in the afternoon and includes lunch and drinks. Included are 2 whale shark dives or snorkel tours. We strictly enforce the whale shark code of conduct on all our tours at all times.

Whale Shark Video

Here is a short trailer from renowned Underwater videographer Klemens Gann which he made for Philppine National TV Team, GMA 7.

 

Whale Shark Background Information

Here is some background information on whale sharks from Wikipedia: The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark. It is the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb), and there are unconfirmed reports of considerably larger whale sharks. The whale shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years. Although whale sharks have very large mouths, as filter feeders they feed mainly, though not exclusively, on plankton, which are microscopic plants and animals.

Although massive, whale sharks are docile fish and actually quite gentle and can play with divers. Divers and snorkellers can swim with this giant fish without risk, apart from unintentional blows from the shark’s large tail fin. In July 2011, several sources reported, with photos, an incident of a diver who, allegedly, was nearly sucked into the mouth of a whale shark (but escaped unharmed) off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico (remark: please always adhere to our whale shark code of conduct).

 

Whale Shark Images and Impressions

Here are some images and impressions from some of the most amazing whale shark encounters in the Philippines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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