Comments on: Philippines Adventures Part 4: Swimming with Whale Sharks on Leyte

By: corazon Vergara

corazon Vergara — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:57:50 +0000

Hello Matt, just found your blog. We will be in the Philippines on the 27th of Dec. We have a couple days before we check into our hotel in Manila. Would you recommend trekking up to Leyte to do the Stark/Whale adventure for a couple of days? We will be flying into Tacloban Airport. Is it a good season for Shark/Whale diving? My boyfriend is an expert swimmer & free diver. I on the other hand, NOT so much. I’m not sure if that is the best thing to do especially if he has to fly back and forth from Manila. Do you recommend any other diving company closer to manila. Thank you for your time and consideration.

By: Oslob Canyoneering Day Tour Package

Oslob Canyoneering Day Tour Package — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:00:02 +0000

Wow! This is amazing. Your photos of the whale sharks are amazing as well. Thanks for this one.

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By: Campbell

Campbell — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:22:10 +0000

Hi Matt Leyte sounds like the place to go! we traveled around the Philippines and compared snorkeling with whale sharks at different spots. Oslob was horrible, I did not enjoy this ecological nightmare. The thirty seconds with the sharks in Donsol was great, even though it took us three days to find a whale shark. The water at Ligazby was very dirty, basically mud with horrible polution. You can see a comparison and photos and videos at our blog post http://stingynomads.com/whale-sharks-philippines/

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 04:20:30 +0000

In reply to Erica Hargreave @ Roamancing. Where is this basking shark. Please post link Facts?

By: xpatmatt.com - outdoors adventure travel writer and photograper

xpatmatt.com - outdoors adventure travel writer and photograper — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:40:45 +0000

[…] And, if I have a chance, I’d love to get back Leyte where you can be boated out to remote, empty bay to swim with the whale sharks. […]

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By: Who Needs Maps

Who Needs Maps — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:02:39 +0000

Wow, you have written a killer article mate, very interesting with some fantastic pictures and videos!

We also went swimming with whale sharks but is Oslob as you mentioned earlier. We wrote up a smiler article about our experience. It has some handy tips for people are looking to swim with the friendly giants in Cebu!

http://www.whoneedsmaps.com/whale-sharks/

Cheers,
Jack

By: Lundy Castaway

Lundy Castaway — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 15:55:25 +0000

Interesting reading about snorkelling and diving with the whale sharts. In our uk waters snorkelling and diving with the seals on Lundy Island has become very popular. The seals on Lundy seem to love being interactive with human beings and literally mimic the movements that we make in the water. Snorkelling with the seals gives ours of natures entertainment with these wild animals. Experiences like these make us realise what a wonderfull world we live in