Great White Shark Ocean Floor Cage Diving
Great White Shark Ocean Floor Cage Diving January 15th - January 18th 2019
Join us on an amazing adventure to Australia with Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions.
This special 4-day tour is perfect for people who are looking for an intimate Great
White Shark experience (and want to maximize their time at sea) and learn a lot about great white sharks. On this Expedition, we launch the world’s only Ocean Floor Cage (for qualified SCUBA Divers). However, all guests are able to get up-close and personal with Great Whites in our Surface Cage. It is an Expedition for people who are very interested in sharks and their behavior, experienced divers, adventurers, shark photographers and anyone who, like us, has a passion for these incredible creatures.
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3 Nights 4 Days Liveaboard
All fees
Meals
Drinks with your meals
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Air tickets
Transfer from Adelaide International Airport to Port Lincoln (domestic flight or land transfer)
Hotel in Port Lincoln.
Crew gratitude
Day 1
We’ll meet you at the Marina Hotel, Port Lincoln at 3.45pm and escort you to
the Princess II. Welcome aboard at 4.00pm. You’ll be shown to your
cabins where you can unload before the formal introductions and safety
talk. After leaving the Marina, we'll pass through the stunning Thorny Passage to cruise to the famous Neptune Islands Marine Park. We'll anchor and test out our dive kit for the shark diving. There is time to relax, unwind, talk about the day while feasting on the buffet, engage in the Great White Shark Research Talk (really interesting, with some fantastic photography), check out the amazing night-sky, retire to your cabin. Please note that no shark attractant is used on this day.
Day 2
Divers are briefed, and the Surface Cage hits the water, ready for action. Our priority is for everyone to see
the sharks in the surface cage before we descend deeper with our SCUBA
diving guests in the ocean floor cage. We also like to hop in the tender boat, check out the New
Zealand Fur Seals and go walking around the Neptune Islands. Here, there
are many bird species to watch and the elusive Australian Sea Lions can
also sometimes be spotted. More shark talks in the evening and then time for bed ready for the next days big adventure.
Day 3
More time with the great whites viewing topside, in the surface cage or down on the ocean floor and by now your shark identification skills will be finely tuned. The evening brings more opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of the Neptune Islands, listening to the sounds of the seals with a chilled glass of white. There is plenty time to chill out and rest. Hit the hay when you feel like it.
Day 4
More time to spend Surface and Ocean Floor diving – there is no time limit
in the cages, as long as everyone has their fair share. You can also do
some Shark and Wildlife watching from the observation deck, relax with a
book – anything that floats your boat. Leave the
Neptune Islands by midday and enjoy some lovely local South Australian
‘wine on the bow’ usually with common dolphins joining us for company.
We arrive back in Port Lincoln by 5.00PM for guests to disembark.
*Itinerary is indicative only (subject to weather and any other circumstances that may affect the scheduling of events).
Photo Credit: Andrew Fox
