Great White Shark Cage Dive, Port Lincoln - 3 Night

Fitness and Experience

• Fitness/Flexibility: This expedition can include situations such as tricky island landings, entry/exit from the cages. Even just manoeuvring though the ships stairways and bulkheads can sometimes be challenging to those with restricted movement. We will however happily try to assist any passenger to overcome such difficulties wherever possible
• Non-Divers, who sign a declaration that they are physically fit and participate successfully in an onboard instructional briefing, can SCUBA dive in the surface cages!
• Diver Qualification if you wish to upgrade to a ocean floor dive: Basic entry level or “Open Water” SCUBA certification allows for all surface and bottom diving activities
• If you have any medical concerns, please inform Adrenalin at the time of booking so that we can accommodate you on the tour

What to Bring/Wear

• Warm clothing – clothing available for purchase on board
• Comfortable flat shoes
• Dive certification card if you have one (divers must show qualification to participate in the ocean floor cage dive)
• Dive gear can be hired onboard, see website for more info
• Camera underwater still and video cameras available for hire
• Sunglasses – polarized recommended
• Batteries – for cameras
• Sunscreen and hats
• Personal medical and toiletries
• Seasickness tablets

What is Supplied

• Swim with Australian sea lions at Hopkins Island
• Evening shore party along a remote coastline
• Surface Cage Diving
• Ocean Floor Shark Cage Diving (for certified divers only)
• Boat tour with our tender around the coasts and into the crevasses of the Neptune Islands to see the fur seal colonies up close
• Great White Shark Research and Biology talk
• Optional Involvement in current shark research programs
• Quiz and games Night
• Selected special trip dates with heavier emphasis on research and photography

Expedition Itinerary:

Day 1: Board 11am, swim with seals at Hopkins Island, and evening cruise at another favorable location
Day 2: Full day on location at Neptune Islands – shark viewing and diving
Day 3: Full day on shark diving location and return home to port late at night
Day 4: Disembark vessel before 9am

Passengers should arrive at Princess II, North Quay Boulevard, Lincoln Cove Marina by 11:00 AM. Taxis are available from the airport by phoning Port Lincoln Taxi Company 08 8682 1222 or by arranging this with the airhostess on your flight. We recommend the latter as there are not typically queues of taxis at Port Lincoln Airport. If you arrive prior to 10:30 AM please note that bags cannot be dropped off at the boat as it is being prepared for your expedition. 

We do offer a pick up from the local Marina Hotel, 13 Jubilee Drive, Lincoln Cove Marina, this is a great spot to watch the boats sail by and have a coffee. If you wish to make use of this, please be at the front of the hotel at 10:45 PM for pick up. Please note that this is a convenient but not ‘official’ meeting place, though the reception staff will be happy to hold your bags for you until pickup time. 

On the last day of the expedition the Princess II arrives back into Port Lincoln very late in the evening. We welcome all guests to stay on board overnight and disembark the vessel the following morning before 9am. The crew will check your taxi requirements and arrange these for you.

More Information

All guests are encouraged to participate in our surface cage dives by simply breathing air from a surface fed air supply. Our dive masters gently, patiently encourage and guide all new divers!

Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions is the only operation in the world to take qualified SCUBA divers all the way to the ocean floor to see great white sharks. Here on the bottom of the Southern Ocean we enjoy vastly superior shark viewing opportunities, as well as being surrounded with other local sea life, including the world's largest stingrays, southern eagle rays, giant blue wrasse, and many other fish species found nowhere else.

During the expedition, guests are encouraged to enjoy our boat tour of the scenic Neptune Islands, where a wonderful variety of wildlife, including many birds, dolphins, fur seals and the rare Australian sea lion are commonly seen.

En route to the Neptune Islands (weather depending) we also stop off to snorkel with the beautiful and photogenic Australian sea lions. These cute and playful marine mammals are a highlight in their own right!

We strive to make each and every great white shark expedition a comprehensive and ultimately satisfying adventure for every special guest. We like to show our passengers a real taste of South Australia's remote natural beauty, a taste of our local wonderful food and wine, all while staying out on location, living onboard the Princess II, our comfortable liveaboard home.

Please note that all activities are weather dependant. We strongly advise you arrange travel insurance. Payment can be made onboard with cash or credit card (not AMEX) for incidentals, merchandise, dive gear/camera hire etc.