Now, the whale sharks have become a tourist attraction in Oslob, 117 kilometers south of Cebu City. They are locally called “tuki” and in Donsol, “butanding.” Visitors want to see and swim ...

The town of Oslob in Cebu province has become popular because of the beautiful and clean beach and the experience to swim with whale sharks, which are locally known as butanding. One tourist, however, ...

The two main attractions in Oslob, Cebu are swimming with the whale sharks and the incredible Tumalog Waterfalls! We only spent one day there but it was enough to see it all. DOGE, tariffs ...

MANILA, Philippines – The days allowing whale sharks to be hand-fed in Oslob, Cebu, may be numbered. On August 28, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) issued a memorandum to its ...

Tourists can see the whale sharks all year round (except on Good Friday) from sunrise until noon. It sounds like a good deal, and this is the main tourist attraction in Oslob, a coastal town a few ...

The footage from Milkie Espinosa Rodrigo and her friends shows the gentle giant approaching the group as they swam in Oslob, Cebu ... of a whale shark can be seen looming in the background.

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A 10m-long whale shark glides through the water, its white-spotted coat glistening ... to get us to the small fishing village of Oslob, southeast of Cebu. By this point, swimming with the sharks ...

Nov 19, 2016 15:00:00 In Cebu, Philippines, it is possible to swim in the sea with the whale shark and the sea if it is 4000 yen It is located in the south of the Philippine resort island "Cebu ...

CEBU, Philippines — After over a ... two of the famous tourist destinations in the southern town of Oslob have reopened to the public. The whale shark watching in Barangay Tan-awan and Sumilon ...

A researcher observes a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) while taking notes in Oslob, Philippines. ... More (Photo by: Steve De Neef/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Scientifically ...