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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Years of experience, national awards & network of Travel Industry colleagues in the Philippines and abroad–makes CTPH TOUR among the trusted DMC in the region. We serve from experience and learned a lot as the business grew. CTph Tour is a one-stop-shop for Philippine Tours, Activities and Experience. Our objective is to create a positive impact to guests we serve.
Luzon, Philippines
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7–9 hours
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3.5
263 reviews
Excellent
130
Very good
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Average
28
Poor
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52
Arsenio S
51 contributions
Nov 2018
Booked this tour for a family of 6 adults. We had expected: Siete Pecados marine park, Twin Lagoon, Kayangan Lake, Corn Youth Club (CYC) Beach, Bali Beach, and Coral Garden (as indicated in Tour description and on our ticket booking). Last minute we were told that Siete pecados and twin lagoon was not included. Quite disappointed as we wanted those 2 destinations! They substituted 2 other destinations with nothing but dead and gray corals! Tried to complaint but no avail. Will not recommend this tour unless you can be assured that itinerary will not change last minute! Realized that it would be better to just get a private tour at the countless operators at the pier and hotels. cheaper and you can get the boat all to yourself plus choose with destinations to go to!
Written November 7, 2018
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Denny W
Angeles City, Philippines3 contributions
Jun 2022
Kind of boring. Didn't really need to purchase. Could've just taken a trike to the site, would have been much cheaper.
Written June 14, 2022
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sroseyyc
8 contributions
Feb 2020
I was excited for this tour but honestly it was a let down to us.
From the start it seemed like we were just getting passed around and the tour didn’t follow the itinerary it originally said so that confused us because we had no explanation on what was going on. There was no music or even water provided on the boat and people were falling asleep during the boat rides.
The helmet and parasailing were the highlight for us, but the rest we could do with out. To improve this tour I would recommend to the company to have one snorkeling spot, not two when they’re similar places to snorkel. Also the lunch stop confused us as well. The boat pulls up to a junkyard and you walk about 1KM to go for a buffet lunch. The lunch was cool with the heated bowls to sit in but the location for it is questionable because it’s so far out of the way and not in a great spot. For paying $100US dollars and comparing it to other tours I have been on for the same price, this was a let down.
I hope this feedback helps for improvement!
From the start it seemed like we were just getting passed around and the tour didn’t follow the itinerary it originally said so that confused us because we had no explanation on what was going on. There was no music or even water provided on the boat and people were falling asleep during the boat rides.
The helmet and parasailing were the highlight for us, but the rest we could do with out. To improve this tour I would recommend to the company to have one snorkeling spot, not two when they’re similar places to snorkel. Also the lunch stop confused us as well. The boat pulls up to a junkyard and you walk about 1KM to go for a buffet lunch. The lunch was cool with the heated bowls to sit in but the location for it is questionable because it’s so far out of the way and not in a great spot. For paying $100US dollars and comparing it to other tours I have been on for the same price, this was a let down.
I hope this feedback helps for improvement!
Written February 29, 2020
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bakricidal
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Family
There's no exact words can explain how satisfied we were during our last trip in Boracay with the help of this agency.
"What you see, is what you get." If you are looking for a cheap accomodation yet worth the budget and considering you have no idea on where to go, what to try, or just simply where to explore, then you came to the right agency. In terms of their accomodation, Hands down👌🏻 they are really giving the service that you are looking for. All i can say is, that we made a good choice on trusting this agency. Me and my family had so much fun knowing the fact that it was only a 5-day-vacation trip yet we made a bunch of memories that will surely be treasured forever. Thankyou so much CTPH, till next time. ✨
"What you see, is what you get." If you are looking for a cheap accomodation yet worth the budget and considering you have no idea on where to go, what to try, or just simply where to explore, then you came to the right agency. In terms of their accomodation, Hands down👌🏻 they are really giving the service that you are looking for. All i can say is, that we made a good choice on trusting this agency. Me and my family had so much fun knowing the fact that it was only a 5-day-vacation trip yet we made a bunch of memories that will surely be treasured forever. Thankyou so much CTPH, till next time. ✨
Written February 11, 2020
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moyadoncic
1 contribution
Sep 2019 • Family
Last September, my family and I went to Boracay where we spent our youngest brother's 13th birthday. Before reaching Boracay, we flew about 1 hour to Cebu and from Cebu, we flew again all the way to Catiklan. I was really amazed when I first saw the beauty of Boracay since it was my first time to go there. The beach and shore was so tidy and there were lots of fancy restaurants to dine. We spent 4 days on the resort and some of the activities we did were helmet diving, cliff diving, surfing and many more. The activities made us really exhausted but the fun we experienced was priceless.
Written February 10, 2020
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Ramses Borges
Newark, NJ22 contributions
Dec 2017
Beautiful Old Farm, far from Manila be ready having so much traffic could not spend much time there,
food was amazing of course plenty food.
Eating next to the waterfall was a great experience!
Pools are pretty as well, make sure u go on the day where they have the phillipino culture show I missed that and is supposed to be great.
Enjoy!
food was amazing of course plenty food.
Eating next to the waterfall was a great experience!
Pools are pretty as well, make sure u go on the day where they have the phillipino culture show I missed that and is supposed to be great.
Enjoy!
Written January 19, 2018
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LizMcLure
Santa Barbara, CA24 contributions
Jan 2023
This review is not for CTPH Tours, but rather for the establishment that offers these whale shark experiences in Lila. I could not find a direct site to leave my review, and travelers should be aware of what the actual experience is.
Do not support Bohol Taug whale shark watching in Lila! Swimming with whale sharks is an extraordinary experience that I highly recommend you put on your bucket list, but this IS NOT THE PLACE TO DO IT. This is a tourist trap where they canoe mass numbers of people to a spot right off shore where they have employees hand-feeding the whale sharks. They have buoy lines that encourage tourists to remain in a small area, which the sharks swim through and stop in to get fed. This is not a natural way to see these incredible creatures. It’s disruptive to their migratory patterns and hurts the local ecosystem.
I had heard of what goes on in Oslob and knew I didn’t want to support such unethical practices. I had trouble finding reviews for the tours offered in Lila in Bohol. Some had said to experience swimming with the whale sharks in Bohol before it turns into Oslob, and I had read that whale shark sightings aren’t guaranteed there. Both of these led me to believe the excursions were still being done ethically, but I was very disappointed to discover first-hand that the Taug Whale Shark tours are doing the same activities as what’s going on in Oslob. Here’s a summary of the experience:
We arrived at 6:00 am when they opened to discover there were already about 50 people there waiting to go out to the sharks. We were given a group number and waited about twenty minutes before being called, though about eight groups seemed to be called at the same time. This meant that even though they only loaded each canoe with about 10 people, there were six to eight canoes all going to the same location at the same time, putting a large number of people in the water. We were given a briefing on rules prior to loading the canoes, which made it seem like they were acting in the best interest of the whale sharks. Don’t wear sunscreen. Good. Stay a certain distance away from them. Good. Don’t swim on top or underneath them. Good. Don’t touch them. Good.
All of this seemed like it could still be fine until they brought you out to the site, maybe 100 feet from shore. The buoy lines they placed corralled a large number of tourists into a small area, which limited anyone’s ability to follow the rules. You were forced into groups with the masses, which made it difficult to get out of the way and move around freely in the water. All the rules about keeping distance from the whale sharks were no longer enforceable because they were feeding the whale sharks. The sharks would swim in, and you weren’t always able to maintain the stated distance or even get out of their way. People were trying to tread water and move away but accidentally kicking the sharks. The best thing to do was to hang out on the outskirts of the boundary lines where tourists weren’t all gathered. While I never felt we were in danger from the whale sharks nor that the sharks were in danger due to the tourists, it was a very chaotic and unnerving experience. Pair that with the fact that the staff was actively feeding them, and it’s not an activity you want to support. The sharks weren’t trapped there and could definitely leave, but they obviously opted to hang out for the free meal. It was really disappointing to see and participate in this. I hate that I paid money to this practice. Please stay away and find a more natural, ethical way to see whale sharks in the Philippines.
We were limited to 20-30 minutes in the water with the whale sharks to “protect” them, which I applaud, but I think it’s merely a convenient rule they enforce because it means they can charge and row a new group out to the spot immediately after. The place was packed. I’m sure they easily get 1,000 people out there each morning.
Do not support Bohol Taug whale shark watching in Lila! Swimming with whale sharks is an extraordinary experience that I highly recommend you put on your bucket list, but this IS NOT THE PLACE TO DO IT. This is a tourist trap where they canoe mass numbers of people to a spot right off shore where they have employees hand-feeding the whale sharks. They have buoy lines that encourage tourists to remain in a small area, which the sharks swim through and stop in to get fed. This is not a natural way to see these incredible creatures. It’s disruptive to their migratory patterns and hurts the local ecosystem.
I had heard of what goes on in Oslob and knew I didn’t want to support such unethical practices. I had trouble finding reviews for the tours offered in Lila in Bohol. Some had said to experience swimming with the whale sharks in Bohol before it turns into Oslob, and I had read that whale shark sightings aren’t guaranteed there. Both of these led me to believe the excursions were still being done ethically, but I was very disappointed to discover first-hand that the Taug Whale Shark tours are doing the same activities as what’s going on in Oslob. Here’s a summary of the experience:
We arrived at 6:00 am when they opened to discover there were already about 50 people there waiting to go out to the sharks. We were given a group number and waited about twenty minutes before being called, though about eight groups seemed to be called at the same time. This meant that even though they only loaded each canoe with about 10 people, there were six to eight canoes all going to the same location at the same time, putting a large number of people in the water. We were given a briefing on rules prior to loading the canoes, which made it seem like they were acting in the best interest of the whale sharks. Don’t wear sunscreen. Good. Stay a certain distance away from them. Good. Don’t swim on top or underneath them. Good. Don’t touch them. Good.
All of this seemed like it could still be fine until they brought you out to the site, maybe 100 feet from shore. The buoy lines they placed corralled a large number of tourists into a small area, which limited anyone’s ability to follow the rules. You were forced into groups with the masses, which made it difficult to get out of the way and move around freely in the water. All the rules about keeping distance from the whale sharks were no longer enforceable because they were feeding the whale sharks. The sharks would swim in, and you weren’t always able to maintain the stated distance or even get out of their way. People were trying to tread water and move away but accidentally kicking the sharks. The best thing to do was to hang out on the outskirts of the boundary lines where tourists weren’t all gathered. While I never felt we were in danger from the whale sharks nor that the sharks were in danger due to the tourists, it was a very chaotic and unnerving experience. Pair that with the fact that the staff was actively feeding them, and it’s not an activity you want to support. The sharks weren’t trapped there and could definitely leave, but they obviously opted to hang out for the free meal. It was really disappointing to see and participate in this. I hate that I paid money to this practice. Please stay away and find a more natural, ethical way to see whale sharks in the Philippines.
We were limited to 20-30 minutes in the water with the whale sharks to “protect” them, which I applaud, but I think it’s merely a convenient rule they enforce because it means they can charge and row a new group out to the spot immediately after. The place was packed. I’m sure they easily get 1,000 people out there each morning.
Written April 10, 2023
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Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. We take ethical wildlife interactions seriously, Your feedback is valuable, and we'll continue to advocate for sustainable tourism practices in the area. If you have any further questions or would like more information about our tours, please feel free to reach out.
Written July 1, 2024
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Ebrahim S
Houston, Texas, United States5 contributions
The tour itself was fun and the crew were helpful and friendly. But you can book the same tour in your hotel in Coron with half of the price. Also, as soon as you arrive to Cron Airport, they give you a broucher for the tours with phone number and WhatsApp account so you can contact them and get the tour.
Written January 8, 2024
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Aussie Travel
Geelong, Australia230 contributions
Really enjoyed this tour to 5 destinations. Be careful when booking as the 1,200 is just the starting price they tap on environment fee, lunch, snorkel etc so ends up 1,600 so shop around as they are all the same boats
Big lagoon was outstanding (300 for kayak)
Take cash so as there are vendors at each place
Lunch was pretty good. P
Big lagoon was outstanding (300 for kayak)
Take cash so as there are vendors at each place
Lunch was pretty good. P
Written November 1, 2023
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FSahertian
Leerdam, The Netherlands888 contributions
Actually we really like this tour!
Did some island hopping, kayaking and snorkeling. Bring your own snorkeling or you have to rent it!
We were happy with the tot and had an amazing time! The staff were very nice!
Did some island hopping, kayaking and snorkeling. Bring your own snorkeling or you have to rent it!
We were happy with the tot and had an amazing time! The staff were very nice!
Written August 2, 2023
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hi, i'd like a tour from dumagete city to apo island, swim with the turtles and drop off at oslob for 4 pax
Written October 7, 2019
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