Dive with Whale Sharks

Don’t be intimidated by their name. Whale sharks are really just fish — except that they’re the biggest fish in the world.

Don’t be intimidated by their name. Whale sharks are really just fish — except that they’re the biggest fish in the world. But they eat planktons, not humans. So you can swim with them, and have a selfie or a video taken while cavorting with them underwater. The best places to meet and greet these marine darlings are in Donsol, Sorsogon, at the Donsol Whale Shark Interaction Center, as well as in the central Philippine town of Oslob in the island-province Cebu, through a community-based ecotourism initiative.