Mactan Cebu Island Hopping: Explore Gilutungan, Caohagan, Nalusuan with Private Tour and Lunch
3.9
69 Ratings
Cordova
Experience the beauty of Mactan Cebu's surrounding islands with a private island hopping tour. Visit Gilutungan, Caohagan, and Nalusuan Islands, enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch, and have the freedom to manage your own time.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Caohagan Island - One of the beautiful islands found in Mactan reef. You can also relax in their white sand beach area.
  • Hilutungan Island - Another beautiful island to visit during the island hopping is the Hilutungan (Gilutungan) island. This is where you can snorkel at the snorkeling area where you can find lots of fishes.
  • Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary - In Nalusuan island, you will be doing snorkeling in the fish sanctuary where you can see lots of fishes.
What's Included
  • Assistance from boatman and crew
  • Private motorized boat for island hopping (6 hours)
  • Snorkeling equipment provided
  • Lunch included
  • All fees and taxes covered
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off by experienced driver
What's Not Included
  • Towel
  • Shower Room
  • Fins
Additional Information

Discover the charm of the islands encircling Mactan Cebu through our latest Island Hopping tour package. This itinerary encompasses visits to three primary islands: Hilutungan, Caohagan, and Nalusuan Islands. The deal includes both pick-up and drop-off services from your accommodation in either Cebu or Mactan, as well as a barbeque lunch. One of the standout features is the exclusive nature of this tour: it’s private, not communal. Hence, you have full control over your schedule.

Location
Cordova RORO Port
Roro Port Road
We pick you up from your hotel (any hotel in Cebu City, Mandaue City or Mactan area), then we drive you to the starting point of the island hopping which will be in Cordova RORO Port.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(69 Ratings)
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Jjamtravelcebu
Feb 27, 2024
J-Jam Travel Cebu - Amazing and Memorable place ever! I could really say that I can really recommend this Island to my friends. Perfect good
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Timothy_f
Feb 19, 2024
First annual company trio - The experience was amazing. The staff was very knowledgeable and very helpful. The locations we traveled were far beyond expectations
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Joie_d
Feb 9, 2024
Beautiful waters - Our guide and chaps on board were all excellent and expert. The locations chosen were perfect. The snorkeling was a highlight.
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Joy_b
Jan 11, 2024
The most amazing day - This was an amazing trip. The water was so beautiful. The driver and boat staff were extremely friendly. It was perfect.
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Jason_h
Jan 9, 2024
A great half day swimming and snorkeling trip! - My family and I decided on a last minute visit to Cebu and wanted to get in some island hopping that wasn't too far from our hotel in Mandaue. We truly enjoyed this excursion and got in some awesome snorkeling. The crew was friendly and accommodating and the provided lunch was tasty. This trip isn't for everyone though for a couple of reasons: 1. The boat motor is extremely loud. My phone showed about 80 decibels while we were cruising, which is borderline uncomfortable. Not sure if all boats are the same. The exhaust smell was quite overpowering towards the end of the day. 2. While the lunch was tasty, it sat on a table in the sun all morning. However, this seems to be the norm in the Philippines, food is allowed to sit out unrefrigerated for many hours. None of us got sick. If this bothers you, don't go on this excursion, or just bring your own food. Despite these issues, we had a blast and would do it again!
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Chels_steere
Dec 3, 2023
Another amazing tour!! - This was our second booking with Cebu tours… and once again was amazing! I loved how private this tour was. Our driver and tour guide Josef was so knowledgeable and catered to all of our needs. I would come back to Cebu just to use this tour company!
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S8620gngavinm
Dec 22, 2023
All in all a great day out on the islands! - I went with my wife and 13 year-old daughter on this trip and we had the boat to ourselves (!!) with the 3 crew, who were friendly enough. The 3 islands were all very beautiful and we had a great day all round. Some quick points to consider if you are thinking about this trip: -Snorkle and mask was a decent quality, no complaints there! Saw some great fish and plenty of starfish!! -Food was seafood and rice and was not kept cool. Probably fine but we did not chance it. The first island had beer and snacks for sale, so we had that instead, all good! -The 3rd island was essentially to let the locals sell their food and jewellery but was all very nice never the less. -Getting on and off the boat might be a slight challenge for some. -Overall it was still a great trip...the natural beauty is worth it alone!!
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Jeff_l
Nov 20, 2023
Disappointing Island Trip - The most memorable part of this trip was eating burnt, cold barbeque on the boat, not on Nalusuan Island like it said in the trip description. The snorkeling at Nalusuan was excellent, but we were only there for a limited amount of time, and only allowed to snorkel in a very small patch of reef. Caohagan Island was a big rip-off; they charged additional pesos to use the disgustingly dirty bathroom there. They also charged pesos for using the shelters on the beach. Snorkeling at Gilutungan was okay. We saw a sea turtle there, but not many fish. I would not recommend this trip.
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Charlotte_s
Apr 5, 2024
Wouldn’t go - I’ve done a few different island hopping tours around Asia before and this was by far the worse. Nothing was explained to us during the entirety of the trip, on the last island our tour guide didn’t even bother to get off the boat to tell us the name of the island or anything about it. The islands that we got taken to were very small and purely for tourists so weren’t particularly interesting, you could definitely find nicer ones around the Philippines. The snorkel equipment was broken to the point where it was easier to use just the goggles without the snorkel. After the first stop, we got offered fresh coconuts which we thought were included in the experience they were not and they charged a significant mark up for these, they then tried to get us to buy more seafood to have with the lunch, which we refused. The lunch that was provided was was seafood which had been left out for about 6 hours in the sun and definitely wasn’t edible. The safety of the boat was also not up to scratch, the ladder to get on and off the boat was slippy and I fell and hit my head
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Martin_x
Feb 8, 2024
The worst trip ever with viator - Went on this trip !!! Really not worth the money that u pay !!! U can easy go onto the harbour pay 3.000 pesos and it dose that same thing !! The islands are so close to each other, you can practically do it within an hour and a half would consider it as Island hopping !!!… the pictures that you see with the snow, Clear, the corals and everything else is not right you’re not see those kind of pictures don’t be fooled by it !!!….. as I was … also the food that provided is not very attractive and healthy I asked for vegan vegetarian option, what I got was carrot and beans and some rice …!!!! it’s probably the worst trip I’ve booked with viator and the last trip I will do with them !!! Don’t bother what I would say
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