The 15 Best Island Hopping Trips in Cebu

1.Mactan Cebu Island Hopping with Lunch – Gilutungan, Caohagan, Nalusuan

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 132 reviews · from $85Our pick

Review of Cebu's private island-hopping tour to Caohagan, Gilutungan, and Nalusuan, with snorkeling, hotel transfers, lunch, and practical tips.

“The tour started out great! We enjoyed snorkeling and got to see lots of fish. However, We fell pray to a scam. The boat captain allowed a local fish vendor to board the boat and offer to grill small pieces of seafood for us, which turned out to be at extortionate prices. (about 10 times typical cost for the area). This really put a damper on how we felt about the tour and the day. When we choose to book through Viator, our expectation was that we are paying a premium price for what we expect to be a vetted tour company, which would not allow this type of scam…”

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2.Cebu Island Hopping with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 82 reviews · 6 hours · from $145

Review of Cebu island hopping to Gilutungan, Nalusuan, and Caohagan, with snorkeling, buffet lunch, village life, and practical booking advice.

“When they picked us up from our hotel the host was very sweet and walked us through what was going to happen the whole day. However, it was a sever understatement from the amount of fun and excitement the tour had to offer. In the first island we went snorkeling in the beautiful waters and one of the hosts was free swimming with the whole group showing us where all the big fish were and where all the beautiful areas were at. But during the last part we drifted away from the boat kinda far and the host swam all the way back to the boat, grabbed a tube, swam…”

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3.Island Hopping to 3 islands with BBQ lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · 7 hours · from $113

Review of Cebu’s 3-island tour to Hilutungan, Nalusuan, and Caohagan, with snorkeling, BBQ lunch, GoPro rental, and hotel pickup.

“Enjoyed the activity, had very beautiful blue waters, lots of fish during snorkelling, and not too busy. Thanks Mae!”

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4.Island Hopping 3 Islands + San Vicente Fish + Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 69 reviews · 8 hours · from $121

Review of Cebu’s four-stop island-hopping tour, with fish sanctuaries, reef snorkeling, village visits, buffet lunch, and practical tips.

“only 1/2 hour at 1st snorkel and extra 1/2 hr at Nalusuan Is. Swim away from walkway and see coral and an AMAZING variety of fish. So many varieties but so little time”

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5.Island Hopping to 3 islands with BBQ lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $113Top rated

Review of Cebu’s 3-island tour to Hilutungan, Nalusuan, and Caohagan, with snorkeling, BBQ lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Great and chill lots of time on the boat, different Islands, it was very fun. The food was good spicy option is available”

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6.Bantayan Island and Virgin Island Hopping Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 30 reviews · 16 hours · from $169

Review of Cebu’s Bantayan and Virgin Island tour, with beaches, mangroves, cliff jumping, ferry tips, costs, and practical advice.

“The beach at each place visited was beautiful No big crowds. Excellent background information given by the guide Ample time for swimming and snorkeling Good weather conditions luckily Very capable and experienced guide”

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7.Mactan Island Hopping Gilutungan, Caohagan, Nalusuan + Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $132

Review of Cebu’s Mactan island-hopping day trip to Gilutungan, Caohagan, and Nalusuan, with snorkeling, lunch, boat rides, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Het bezoeken van de eilanden is geweldig, maar puur en alleen omdat de eilanden geweldig zijn. De boot waar we de eilanden mee bezochten was zo luid dat we er beiden waarschijnlijk gehoorschade aan hebben over gehouden. De gids heeft geen woord gezegd tijdens het bezoeken van de eilanden. De lunch was oke, maar stond duidelijk al heel lang op ons te wachten.”

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8.Mactan Island Hopping Boat Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 1 day · from $125

Review of Cebu’s Mactan island-hopping tour, with snorkeling at Gilutungan and Nalusuan, Caohagan beaches, buffet lunch, and practical tips.

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9.Moalboal Island Hopping and Mantayupan Falls Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · 8 hours · from $112

Swim with Moalboal sea turtles, watch the sardine run, and cool off at Mantayupan Falls on this private Cebu day trip.

“Overall the experience was cool, but that had less to do with the tour provider and guides than the actual activity itself. We had a driver/guides who spoke little English, if they even attempted to communicate. Little to no clarity around instruction. Our boat failed halfway through, but they got it working again. We were surprised to miss our third stop on the boat tour - again, no communication from the guides. The activities themselves were cool as hell, and the additional gopro purchase was well worth the money. The falls are gorgeous, and worth the addition. We really enjoyed it as a private tour with just us, and at…”

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10.Sardine Run, Turtles and Pescador Island Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 19 reviews · 1 day · from $95

Review of Moalboal’s Pescador Island, Sardine Run and turtle tour, with practical advice on price, transport, snorkeling, crowds and what to bring.

“Had great fun with the whole activity! Seeing the fishes and the turtles was breathtaking!”

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11.Private Mactan Island Hopping Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $100

Review of Cebu’s private Mactan island tour, with snorkeling at three islands, hotel transfers, BBQ lunch, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“La gentillesse du personnel Un barbecue chaud aurait été meilleur”

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12.Pescador Island Hopping Adventure and Sardine Run

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $126

Review of Moalboal’s Pescador Island tour, Sardine Run, turtle watching, snorkeling, transfers, price, timing, and practical tips.

“Amazing activity!! Really exceeded our expectations! The guides were very friendly and communicative! 100% recommend renting a GoPro through them as well the photos are unreal! Would definitely recommend!”

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13.Private Island Hopping in Nasuluan, Hiltotongan and Caohngan

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $137

Review of Cebu’s private island-hopping tour to Nalusuan, Hilutungan, and Caohagan, with snorkeling, lunch, boat transfers, costs, and tips.

“The tour operator was a no show for our tour. We were to be picked up at 8 am. At 9 am we finally got through to them. They said they forgot about our tour. When on vacation losing a planned day is not good. Waiting to confirm refund”

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14.Moalboal Island Hopping & Kawasan Falls Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $126

Review of Cebu’s Moalboal island hopping and Kawasan Falls day tour, with sardines, turtles, snorkeling, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Amazing! My Tour guide, Java, is kind and thoughtful. I did this as a solo traveler and felt very safe! The activities were extremely peaceful with stunning views of the waterfall and water life”

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15.Scuba Diving and Pescador Island Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $168

Explore Moalboal’s sardine run, Pescador Island, coral reefs, and turtles with two guided scuba sessions, gear, meals, and transfers.

“It was a great trip where we saw millions of sardines, sea turtles, and all the fish in Finding Nemo.”

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