Dubbed as “Switzerland of the Orient” located at the center of the Bulusan National Park.
Whaleshark was a scientific phenomenon in Donsol for its migration in our waters in vast numbers.
Years ago, locals view this giants as an enchanted creature and called it butanding.
Some feared it for its size, some for their superstition that this is a spirit in Katondolan point.
Their are stories that are attributed with this shark.
Until, a group of divers from Sorsogon City learned about this giants.
they discovered that it's a whaleshark with the scientific (rhincodon typus)..