The 4 Whale Shark and Whale Swims Worldwide Worth the Boat Ride

1.Swim with Whale Sharks in the Ningaloo Reef: 3 Island Shark Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 919 reviews · from $444Our pick

Spend about eight hours on Ningaloo Reef with Three Islands Whale Shark Dive, following a spotter aircraft to find whale sharks. You may also see manta rays, turtles, dolphins, dugongs, and humpback whales. The trip includes snorkeling gear, meals, drinks, a professional photographer, hotel pickup, and a safety tender.

“Amazing, all of the crew were very friendly and informative. The photographs were brilliant. Thank you”

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2.Swim with Humpback Whales – Ningaloo Reef – 3 Islands Whale Shark Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · from $430

Join Three Islands from Exmouth for about eight hours at Ningaloo Marine Park. A spotter plane helps locate humpback whales, while the crew provides wetsuits, snorkel gear, meals, photos, and hotel transfers. You may also see turtles, manta rays, dolphins, dugongs, reef fish, and, on rare days, a whale shark.

“Just incredible. The crew on the boat made the day amazing, we were well looked after, catered for and reassured and got to see and swim with some incredible humpback wales.”

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3.Gansbaai: Shark Dive & Whale Watching Combo Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 22 reviews · 6 - 12 hours · from $292

You spend one day or two exploring Walker Bay with Ivanhoe Sea Safaris. The shark boat heads from Kleinbaai to Dyer Island and Shark Alley, where you enter an eight-person cage without scuba tanks. From June to December, a separate boat seeks southern right whales from Gansbaai, with sunset trips available in peak months.

“Shark Diving was absolutely great, the driver arrived on time and the drive to Gansbaai was smooth. They gave us breakfast and briefing before heading to the boat. We went in the cage for two dives of about 15 minutes each. We saw so many bronze whaler sharks. When we came back lunch was waiting for us and then we got back to Cape town. We couldn’t do the whale watching due to the strong wind in the afternoon, it got canceled. We got a refund. Totally worth it”

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4.From Cebu City: Scuba Diving with Whale Sharks Trip in Oslob

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 14 reviews · from $172Best value

Leave Cebu City around 5:00 AM in a private car for Oslob’s whale shark area. An English-speaking instructor explains basic scuba skills, fits your wetsuit and equipment, then guides you underwater for about 30 to 40 minutes. This trip welcomes beginners and licensed participants, with hotel or airport pickup available.

“Whale shark watching in Oslob starts early at 3am, but you should definitely go. There are many snorkeling tours, but there are a lot of people lined up to board the boat that goes out to sea, so you have to wait quite a while. And the surface of the sea is also full of people. However, with diving, you can enter directly from the beach without having to wait to enter, and the water is empty so you can move freely and see well. It's a little more expensive than snorkeling, but diving is definitely recommended. At Sumilon Island, we didn't dive, we went snorkeling. The drivers are very…”

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