Eight years ago most of the world had never heard of the sleepy fishing village of Oslob in the Philippines. But in 2011 a group of local fisherman came up with an idea that would ultimately put ...

Fees for swimming or diving with whale sharks in Oslob town, south Cebu, will go up almost double on April 15. The price hike is supposed to “discourage” July 10, 2022 ...

There, they do not feed the whale sharks, who eat mostly plankton and krill. You wait patiently, sometimes for hours, sometimes for days, hoping a whale shark will come by. We had been there a few ...

Oslob boatmen said they feared a drop in income and fewer tourists. Municipal Mayor Ronald Guaren doused emerging opposition to an April 15 increase in visitor fees for whale shark tourism by ...

For years, Oslob was the go-to spot in the Philippines for visitors in search of consistent sightings of whale sharks.

CEBU CITY—Even a visiting princess cannot resist the allure of swimming with famed whale sharks in Oslob town, 121 km south of here. Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand and her party ...

The chance to see whale sharks led to a tourism boom in Oslob, the municipality of which Tan-Awan is a part. Image The pandemic all but stopped international tourism, leading to boarded-up shops ...

In Oslob (located in the Philippines), whale shark tourism has become a popular attraction, where tourists observe these majestic creatures up close while they are being fed varying amounts of ...