Bohol Panglao Sardine Run Snorkeling Tour - Freediving Guide & Hotel Pickup

Swim among sardine schools
at Panglao's sardine reef with a guide

This experience lets you safely meet the sardine schools that can be seen year-round in Panglao, together with a guide. After hotel pickup in the Panglao area, you get a short safety briefing and gear check, then enter the water with your guide. The whole experience takes about 4 hours, with about 2.5 hours for snorkeling.

Your guide leads you to the most active sardine spots

The sardine reef is known for dense, shimmering schools of sardines moving as one. Your guide takes you to where the sardines are most active depending on the day's conditions and manages timing, positioning and group flow throughout the session. It's paced for beginners and relaxed.

A small-group guided experience, in the water together

This isn't independent snorkeling: the guide stays in the water with your small group, helps when needed and leads you so the reef environment is respected. After snorkeling, take a short break, check your photos and return to your hotel.

※ Sardines are wild animals; their numbers vary daily with ocean conditions, and sightings cannot be guaranteed.
※ The itinerary is for reference only and may change depending on local conditions.