Moalboal Adventure: Sardines, Turtles, Canyons

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Experience the thrill of the massive sardine run in Moalboal and embark on an intense canyoneering adventure. Dive, swim, trek, and jump your way through this action-packed private tour!

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Moalboal - Experience the Sardine Run in Moalboal – Marvel at one of the globe’s largest sardine migrations just a few meters from the shore! Snorkel among the dazzling schools of fish at Panagsama Beach — a must-do for any travel enthusiast!
Swim with Sea Turtles – Glide alongside gentle green sea turtles in their natural environment. Remember to…

What's Included

Local guides
Licensed tour guide for canyoneering
Safety gear (helmet, life jacket, and shoes for canyoneering)
Lunch
Snorkeling gears (Life Jacket & Mask)
Snorkeling in Sardines and Turtles
Round-trip private transportation

What's Not Included

Insurance
Tips
Breakfast

Additional Information

The Moalboal Sardines and Turtle Snorkeling + Kawasan Canyoneering Tour offers more than just a typical day trip — it’s an extraordinary Cebu adventure that combines marine beauty with thrilling excitement in one unforgettable experience!
Swim alongside wild sea turtles — not in captivity, but in their natural environment off the shores of Moalboal’s…

Location

Moalboal

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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A1737zfrachelp

Apr 6, 2026

Trip of a lifetime! - This was a trip of a lifetime and several days later we are still talking about it and buzzing from it. The day was perfectly organised, to say we were well looked after would be an understatement! We had a driver collect us from our hotel in Cebu who delivered us safely to the meeting point, some 2.5 hours away. There, we were welcomed and geared up with our safety gear, life jacket and helmet before being driven to the drop off point. Here we were given a choice of a 45 min hike or a zip line ride lasting 1 min covering the distance of the walk. We chose the Zipline which was the perfect start to this exhilarating experience. From landing safely it was a short walk down to the first jump, which was around 4 metres. Our guide took my phone for the duration of the trip and took in excess of 200 photos and videos. Swimming through canyons, jumping off ledges up to 7 metres high and swinging off rope swings into perfectly clear lagoons was nothing but exhilarating. After all the jumps and swings we enjoyed a 20 mins walk through shade back to the original meeting point where we were geared up. Here, we were presented with a lovely lunch of chicken, rice and mixed vegetables with fresh bottled water. When we had finished lunch we were then driven the 25 mins to Moal Boal to enjoy the snorkelling with sardines and tortoises. This part of the trip was with a different guide who was equally organised and helpful. There is an option to leave your phone behind and pay 700 pesos to have your experience videod by the guide. I totally recommended this as we have beautiful momentous of us swimming with the sardines and tortoises. If you are looking to do a trip whilst in Cebu then make it this one! You will not regret it. Many thanks to our guide and driver for making this trip exceptional.

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Helena_g

Mar 5, 2026

Exceptional tour! - This was my favourite tour of the whole trip! Our tour guide was called Mac and he was incredible! The activity itself was so much fun and both places were incredible! I would repeat it for sure! Highly recommend!

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Jennifer_k

May 8, 2025

Best tour ever - it was a private tour which was actually such a good way to experience everything and take your time exploring the areas 😍 there is other tour groups around ofcourse but having your own guide and time to explore was so much better and would do it again this way every time! The sardine run was the coolest thing I’ve seen and we saw 3 turtles and a baby turtle 🥹 Our tour guides were super helpful and helped get amazing footage of us with our water cam Kawasan falls and canyoneering was the best experience ever, we also did ziplining which was the most beautiful scenery! immersed in a beautiful rainforest with the most beautiful waterfalls and crystal clear water - our guides were super friendly, helpful and hilarious which made the day so much more fun and encouraged me to jump and made sure we feel safe doing so ( you also do not need to jump if you don’t want to ) I would 100% do this tour again with the same guides if we could Thank you Jon and Arnel you guys are the best and hope to see you again when we return ♥️ And our driver Joseph G was very friendly and helped us stop along the way for breakfast and toilet trips and to find disposable towels Overall amazing experience and we couldn’t stop talking about it all day :)

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Breanna

Nov 13, 2024

Such a fun filled day with so many memories captured on camera! - Canyoneering We had a great time! Gim and John made sure we had the most fun and were so high energy! The guys were so funny and seemed to have just as much fun as us and the footage shows it! John helped my friend with extra assistance to avoid tripping/ slipping whilst Gim captured the whole adventure in my insta 360 camera! He captured better footage than I would have been able to myself and through all the rock slides etc kept the camera safe at all times protecting it with his life! John also brought my phone with us safe in a dry bag and took some awesome photos at Kawasan falls for us too! Snorkeling- turtles/ sardine run The guys made sure we had a great time on our private tour. We weren’t rushed and took things at our own pace and they stayed incredibly patient with us. They did an awesome job helping us get some turtle shots on my camera and pushing my friend under to get some turtle selfies as she was struggling to do so herself. We had the best time! They also captured some incredible sardine footage for us with us swimming through the sardines which looked totally insane! Awesome experience definitely recommended Thanks to Mcrich for making the best day!

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Dublinreviewer2015

Mar 20, 2024

Great fun book it & enjoy! - Lots of fun book it! Communication was excellent too I only booked c. 12 hours in advance. 4.30am start from Cebu our driver Topaz was brilliant he picked us up pronto and was so lovely and helpful throughout the day. The snorkelling trip was first c. 2.5 hours from Cebu and was super with three stops and we saw two turtles. Canyoneering was next c. 30 mins from snorkelling area. The guides were very professional, kind and fun we had one each for the entire duration. Tips are bring good water shoes with decent soles (otherwise you can get at the starting point) and money with you in a waterproof pouch as snacks can be purchased along the way and for guide tips they really deserve it and don’t even expect it. Its c. 3.5 - 4 hours return to Cebu because of traffic.

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Camper00465772004

May 21, 2023

Best adventure ever! - Amazing adventure experiences, totally beyond my expectations. This is an exclusive tour, I booked by myself so the whole drive is only the great driver and me, he came to pick me up at 5 am, and on the way to the destination he passed by Jollibee so I got to get some breakfast (super yummy). The first stop is Scuba Dive, and see the Salatin fish and Sea Turtle, you can rent Go-pro so a tour guide will take pictures and videos for with very reasonable charge. Around 11 am we arrived at the adventure place, and had some lunch before the adventure, my guide was a total of 5 stars called Mac, definitely highly recommend it if you can choose :) He is very caring, and kind and great sense of photography. The canoeing was the best adventure I've had ever, it was scary for the first 2-meter jump, but once you tried you will enjoy it, btw I did my 10-meter jump, so good luck to you! The whole views are very stunning and felt so involved by the natural elements, very satisfying and relaxing. Another 5 stars for the driver Elizer, he is such a kind and humorous person, you won't be bored even for 4 hours driving :) Thank you everyone for offering such a great experience for me in Cebu, hope I'll be back here soon!

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Chinyuw2023

May 10, 2023

Best adventure - Kawasaki Canyoneering Adventure was super great! Please try this if you love exciting adventures! We really had a good time because of our coach. He is the best monkey coach ever🫶🏼🇹🇼

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516junb

May 3, 2023

Once in a life time experience! One of the best thing to do in cebu. - Canyoneering is thrilling! Jumping from a 4-10metres high and exploring the mountains and clear water is a great experience. Whereas for moalboal snorkeling, if you are a beginner like us (novice swimmer), it isn't as fun because most of the time, you will just be drinking sea water. Although we get to see sardine and 2 sea turtles, but it is quite tiring for starters. However, to be able to see the vast deep sea and groups of sardine swimming below us is a spectacular view. Our guide for canyoneering is great, he helped us took many photos and take care of us. Do note to go on a non-public holiday as our waiting line for zipline took more than an hour (zip line is not included in this package) Overall, I would recommend this package as it is well organised and thoroughly planned out.

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Q9433icemmat

Apr 5, 2023

Moalboal one day tour - The Kawasan view is amazing, and our guide Eylo is so nice .He took many funny photos and videos .Also thanks our driver and two island hopping guides ,the sardine running is so cool.

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Isabelf1489

Oct 4, 2023

Assessment - I really liked this activity. For those who are already in Moalboal and it is a little expensive to buy through Klook. However, the experience is very worth it. We really liked the guide.

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From $104

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult