Prices:
US $1995 - $3599 for (5-9 days)
9 lucky divers Fuel surcharges may apply
Schedule:
7 Day Trip $2499 - March 1-7, 2008
SOLD OUT
9 Day Trip $3099 - Dec. 12-20, 2008
6 Day Trip $2399 - Jan. 03-08, 2009
9 Day Trip $3599 - Jan. 11-19, 2009
7 Day Trip $2799 - Jan. 22-28, 2009
5 Day Trip $1999 - Jan. 31 - Feb. 4, 2009
These unique shark trips are being run exclusively for shark enthusiasts and photographers. The emphasis will be on getting quality in-water time and
photo opportunities; space is therefore limited to a maximum of ten people. This is a fantastic opportunity you will find nowhere else, Shark Diving
International has teamed up with Jim Abernethy and with his 25 years experience in diving with sharks, we can assure you the very best up close
encounters. Jim has been running these incredible trips for 5 years and the shark action has never been better! We have numerous new locations,
and we're seeing a lot of the same sharks at each site, along with many new sharks every day. We are starting our very own identification catalog
and look forward to sharing our encounters with you!
Our primary goal is to interact with great hammerhead sharks. These spectacular animals are among the most impressive yet rarely observed of oceanic
predators. For many years, the great hammerhead has eluded underwater photographers. In 2000, following a hunch, Jim set off on his first dedicated
shark expedition to find and photograph the King Kong of hammerheads, which can grow to a colossal 18 feet in length. The great hammerhead should not
to be confused with the smaller and more common scalloped hammerhead, which can be seen schooling in many locations around the world. Encountering
the great hammerhead with its spectacular angularity, its Orca-like dorsal fin, and its bristle-toothed mouth is at the very pinnacle of wildlife adventure.
In addition to great hammerheads, we are also in search of the tiger shark. Although the tiger shark tends to be more cautious than the great hammerhead,
we regularly encounter tiger sharks from 6-18 feet in length. The giant of the tropical shark world, this awesome predator will sometimes cruise past in
bulky silhouette, approaching the baits with fearless purpose, an exhilarating experience!
Our secret locations are often frequented by Caribbean reef sharks, bull sharks, lemon and nurse sharks while occasionally being visited by something
more exotic such as a dusky shark or its little cousin, the silky. At the end of a good day, we have had as many as twenty sharks of as many as six
different species.
To insure the best results we will be "chumming" the water with fish and fish parts. Consequently, there will be food in the water at the same
time as the divers. Please be aware that these are not "cage" dives, they are open water experiences. We will have crew members in the water at
all times to insure diver safety. A thorough briefing will be given for each dive site that we visit and each type of shark that you will encounter.
We do not move the boat after each dive, unless we are not having much luck at one site, then we may decide to move, but we generally stay in one
location overnight and all day.
Shark diving is a potentially dangerous sport and since there can be strong currents, divers should be fairly experienced. The depths that we anchor
in are between 10 and 100 feet. For this reason we ask that all divers be Advanced Open Water certified (or equivalent) and have deep and drift
diving experience or have the basic Open Water certification with a logbook showing the necessary experience. We will screen or question each
potential guest as to their experience level.
Although we have had great success in the past, please understand that these are wild animals and there is no guarantee that you will see any sharks.
Each encounter is different and last as long as the sharks want. Weather is also an uncontrollable force. There are no refunds due to bad weather.
For this reason, we mostly run these charters for a minimum of 9 days, 8 nights with 7 days of diving to insure plenty of diving days should we lose
one or two due to weather or "no play" days with sharks. We do not get "blown out" due to the weather much, as we have several locations to work in
that are pretty much protected from strong winds.
