Bluewater Scuba - "Where Nashville Learns To Dive"

$3,300 for Triple State Room
(3 spots available)

$3,710 for Shared Double Stateroom
(8 spots available)

*Further upgrades available upon request

Includes: 5 nights - 6 days.
- All food/beverages except alcohol. Full bar on board.
- All rates are based on shared accommodations (double or triple);
- Rates are subject to change until group air is obtained and ticketed (minimum of 10 required for group air)
- Highway Coach transfers from San Diego to Ensenada
- 2 nights shared accommodations in San Diego
R/T transfers from airport to hotel and hotel to Ensenada (via chartered Hwy Coach)

Not included: Port Tax ($65). Equipment rental. Crew gratuities.

Non-Divers Welcome. You do not need to be scuba certified to enjoy the surface cage. Air is supplied via "hookah".

Exerps taken from: http://www.nautilusexplorer.com/guadalupe_great_white_shark_diving

GUADALUPE ISLAND GREAT WHITE SHARK DIVING...

We are divers. We believe that the best way to observe great white sharks is to descend into their world and interact with them on their own terms in a natural way from our double-decker submersible cages. Conditions permitting, you can get out from behind the bars on the upper deck of 2 of these cages with only a single hand-rail between you and these incredible apex predators. Our highly experienced divemasters in the submersible cages are always there to both “critter point” and ensure your safety. Guests on the Nautilus Explorer have 4 cages at varying depths to choose from providing the best way to see lots of “whiteys” up close and very personal.

Guadalupe Island (Mexico) is the top destination for great white shark encounters. This small volcanic island located in the Pacific 240 kilometers (150 miles) off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula outperforms both South Africa and Australia with shark-seeing consistency and watching conditions. Only Guadalupe Island can boast shark viewing in beautiful clear blue water with 125 – 150 foot visibility. We recently counted 108 great white sharks in the bay where we stage our submersible cage diving operations which guarantees unforgettable encounters.

DIVING ON THE NAUTILUS EXPLORER...

A liveaboard diveboat is only as good as it’s crew and on the Nautilus Explorer we are proud to say that we have some of the best and most experienced staff in the business. A quick peek at the blogs, logs, comments and ratings posted online after every trip will give a true measure of the quality and pride we take in our operation.

Unlike the other boats in the fleet, we arrive on station early so that you can have a nice relaxing dinner and a restful sleep in a still, calm and quiet anchorage. Cages open at 6:30 a.m. the next morning. Guests who are certificated divers will have the opportunity to make 3 submersible dives every day. Cages close at 5 p.m. (not earlier) on the last dive day.

Our crew and staff take great pride in our beautiful little ship. It was custom designed and built specifically for this kind of work and we keep it in tip top shape. No other ship in this part of the world boasts SOLAS certification (your guarantee of safety at sea), stabilization for an easier ride in open ocean, a mixed crew of men and women with decades of combined experience or all the little touches like a sparkling clear hot-tub, wide selection of micro-brew beer, fine wine, contemporary menu, etc.

YOUR TRIP...

The voyage is 5 nights/6 days. Number of shark-dives on the trip is virtually unlimited. On the first morning upon arrival we do warm-up dives and afterwards the pool is always open. Current record is 31.5 hours of cage time over 3 dive days. Cages close at 5 p.m. on the last dive day to get ready for the steam home.

We offer a rich and natural experience of shark encounters on these trips by descending down into the shark’s world where they prefer to spend their time. We don’t need to use chum at depth; the sharks are already there. And we don’t need to use heavy slicks of blood, oil and chum on the surface. We have seen up to six great whites at once circling the cage and even bumping up against it in a gentle way. Without chum around they are more relaxed, exhibit MUCH more curiosity, and come in MUCH closer to the cages. Best of all, our cages are “double-deckers,” which means you can venture onto the upper deck and outside the bars to truly go face-to-face with great white sharks out in the open. It is an unforgettable rush when a great white looks at you from 50 feet away and then swims over for a very close look!

Diving is done via surface supplied “hookah” with backup dive gear in each cage. Submersible cage dives are 30 minutes long and if you are a certificated diver, you will have the opportunity to make 3 dives a day.. Dive time in the “suspended cage” and “surface cage” is unlimited.

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Click here to purchase travel insurance for any of these trips online through CSA Travel Protection.