How to get here

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Oslob is located in southern Cebu but is only a short boat and bus ride away from Dumaguete. The actual whale watching is located at Tan-awan, a barangay of Oslob.

If you're coming from Dumaguete like we were, head for the port at Sibulan, a town located just north of Dumaguete and 6-7 kilometers/20-30 minutes away from Dumaguete City proper (the airport is also located in Sibulan). You can hire a trike to Sibulan port (which most likely costs somewhere between P60-P100 since it's a special trip) or take a multicab which is cheaper. At Sibulan port, take a fast craft ferry or pumpboat to Liloan port in Santander across the Tañon Strait for P62 and P45 respectively. A fast craft leaves every hour after 5AM and could complete the trip in 20 minutes. A bus is usually waiting at the Liloan port terminal – apparently timed with the arrival of the fast craft from Sibulan – to take passengers to Tan-awan in Oslob. This is another 30 minute ride for P40. Because we took our sweet time and ended up missing this bus, we ended up getting a trike to take us to Tan-awan for P300.

If coming from Cebu City, hop on a Ceres bus at the South Bus Terminal which will take you all the way to Oslob in 3-3.5 hours.