3 DAYS SEARCHING FOR WHALE SHARKS

🦈 3 DAYS SEARCHING FOR WHALE SHARKS — DONSOL, PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭

No feeding. No guarantees. Just a boat, a spotter, and a lot of patience.

We traveled to Donsol, Bicol — one of the only places on Earth where whale sharks show up entirely on their own terms — to find out what it actually takes to encounter the largest fish in the ocean the right way. This is the story of two days on the water, one empty-handed search, and the moment it all paid off.

📍 LOCATION: Donsol, Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines

🗺️ Map Credits:

3D Map
Murillo Velarde, Pedro, and Nicolás De La Cruz Bagay. Carta hydrographica y chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas: dedicada al Rey Nuestro Señor por el Mariscal d. Campo D.
Fernando Valdes Tamon Cavallo del Orden de Santiago de Govor. Y Capn. [Manila: Publisher Not Identified, 1734] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2013585226/.

Other map by Google

🐋 WHAT’S IN THIS VIDEO:

• Whale shark encounters, above and below the surface
• The history of Donsol’s protected whale shark sanctuary
• A side trip to Ticao Pass in search of manta rays
• Baracuda Bar
• Everything you need to know before booking your own trip

👥 FEATURING:
Glenn Harrington & Andrea layman
Special thanks to Lexi, John Paul, and Basia for the good company while we waited out the whale sharks 🍻

🎬 Filmed and edited by Neptune’s Ocean TV

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