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Shark Adventures: Isla Guadalupe
Now Booking 2008 Shark
Adventures
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Isla Guadalupe - An Incredible Shark Adventure
Your cage dive expedition takes you on a 5 day live-aboard adventure
to the newly discovered and pristine Isla Guadalupe site off the coast
of Mexico. You will have the opportunity to dive by day with Great White
Sharks in the year-round marine habitat and hunting grounds of 10-18
foot Great Whites and Mako sharks.
Shark Adventures,
Isla Guadalupe
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Your 5 day Great White Shark dive expedition begins and ends
in San Diego where you’ll board our chartered bus headed for the
boat docks in Ensenada, Mexico.
We are onsite usually 20 hours later and beginning your first
exciting White Shark cage dives after a hearty breakfast. We take
a maximum of 16 divers per trip – perfect for dive clubs, corporate
groups, international film crews, and photographers. A current
passport is required for travel to and from Mexico and the United
States.
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Day 1
At 6:00 am we board our chartered bus for the 2 hr drive to Ensenada
where we’ll depart from the docks around 9:00 am. Travel time
to Guadalupe is approximately 20 hours.
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Day
2
We will arrive at Guadalupe approximately 8:00 am (breakfast
time). Upon arrival, we anchor, deploy our huge shark cages and
begin operations. Cage diving rotations are usually one hour at
a time. Lunch is served around noon. Dinner is served approximately
6:00pm.
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Day 3
If we decide to try a different site, we move early and begin
operations at sunrise. Cage diving continues throughout the day
and rotation times will be increased.
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Day 4
New shark location or the same as the day before depending on
the "sharkyness" of the site. By now, everyone will be old pros,
and enjoy the relaxed feel of things. The photographers will be
focused on getting the "best of the trip" shot. The shark fan
will now be able to accurately measure, sex, and identify each
new shark. We depart around dinner time and head for home. There
is lots of celebrating the "great shark expedition" with lots
of time to rest on the way home.
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Day 5
We travel back to San Diego arriving at approximately 5:00 -
7:00 PM.
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Price
$3100 - 5 days, inclusive of on board accommodations, meals, snacks,
beverages, Mexican permits, shark crews and more.
Islander Details
Featuring 10 very private air conditioned staterooms offering
individual thermostats and washbasins, plus every other diving amenity
you and your groups will need, the  Islander
is the perfect long range boat for those seeking comfort and style while
diving with Great White Sharks.
The Islander's galley/salon area is spacious with ample room for 20
passengers at one seating. Complete with TV and VCR/DVD, and internet
access, the salon is an excellent place to wind down after a day of
incredible shark diving or while en route to Isla Guadalupe. All beverages,
including beer and wine, are available at no extra cost. We are proud
to feature "Great White Wines" with your meals. This local eco minded
company gives back 10% of its total sales to ongoing shark research
world wide, and they have a fantastic wine.
Islander Technical Specs
At 88 x 24 feet the Islander is also powered by two reliable
Caterpillar 3406 Diesel engines that are routinely maintained for maximum
performance. Her size cuts down on rougher crossings to and from Isla
Guadalupe and provides superior diving comfort while on site. Twin 55KW
Isuzu generators provide ample power at all times. The boat has a fresh
water tank which is supplemented as needed by a reverse osmosis water
maker capable of generating 400 gallons of water daily. This surplus
of fresh water provides all our divers with ample hot water in either
of the two main showers aboard or through our hot water deck shower,
the perfect way to warm up after a long dive with Great Whites. The
Islander has been refitted with a "built in" low pressure air system
for our divers; it is one of three boats in the entire fleet to have
this system in place. Built in air systems provide our divers with the
dedicated air systems and safety aspects we demand from our shark boats.
Cage Diving Design
Our cages feature external flotation pods, allowing for
more space and comfort inside the cages. Two unique external observation
hatches are designed for film crews seeking another angle to film Great
White Sharks.
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