We Fell in Love
with Palawan
A small Puerto Princesa marine-tour team running wild whale shark expeditions with clear rules, small groups and honest wildlife expectations.
From Visitors to Locals
Tour Z started with a simple frustration: too many marine tours were crowded, rushed and vague about how wildlife was treated.
Johann M. built Tour Z Palawan around the kind of trip he wanted his own family to join: small groups, clear safety briefings, no feeding, no baiting, and crew decisions based on sea conditions rather than a fixed sales script.
Tour Z is operated by Good Shepherd Voyages Incorporated in Puerto Princesa City. Our active bookable product is the seasonal wild whale shark tour from Puerto Princesa.
Meet the Puerto Princesa whale shark crew →
We are not affiliated with Mellow Yellow Tour Z in El Nido.
Three Reasons Tour Z Exists
Better Wildlife Conduct
Whale sharks are wild migratory animals. Our rules are direct: no feeding, no baiting, no touching, no blocking the animal's path and controlled swimmer numbers.
Smaller Groups
The whale shark boat is capped at 10 guests. That limit makes briefings clearer, water entries calmer and guide attention more personal.
Local Accountability
The team lives and works in Puerto Princesa. Weather, safety, animal behaviour and guest communication are handled by people who return to the same water week after week.
We Record What Happens On the Water
The crew records practical trip notes such as sea state, visibility, wildlife observations and encounter behaviour. Those records help us improve our own decisions and keep the public page honest.
We do not claim that sightings are guaranteed. We do not claim that a scientific organization certifies Tour Z unless a formal document supports it.
"We are not trying to be the biggest operator in Palawan. We are trying to run the trip with enough care that guests understand why the rules matter." - Johann
Specific facts, not brochure language.
The whale shark page shows the current price, season, group limit, booking calendar and wildlife policy in crawlable HTML.
The current whale shark tour is capped at 10 guests per departure.
The tour searches open water and does not use food to force wildlife encounters.
Operations are based in Puerto Princesa with hotel pickup for the active tour.
Good Shepherd Voyages Incorporated · 173 Valledor 2, Purok Masigla 1, Wescom Road, Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa, Palawan 5300, Philippines · +63 960 309 4195
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Check the current price, season, itinerary, wildlife policy and booking calendar before you reserve.