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Trips in 2008:
Date:
July 30 - Aug. 7, 2008
Cost: $12,500
Max. No. of Guests: 4 guests
Availability:
SOLD OUT/ Standby Only
* Excluding airfare.
Based on shared accommodation. All flights and expedition costs are
subject to change without prior notice until confirmed reservation.
Tour price includes:
- 7 days of search on board high-speed 35'
Motor Vessel, for encounter with Blue whales
- Spotter plane assistance for 7 days of 3
to 4 hours per day
- Snorkeling only
- Lunch and snacks on board
- Only 4 guests only
- Underwater and topside photography instruction
Not included in Tour Price:
- Airfare from home town to San Diego and
return
- 8 nights hotel
- Meals which aren't specified above, soft
drinks and alcohol
- Transfers. Airport taxes and Car rental
- Independent tour itinerary
- Activities outside of the itinerary
- Items of personal nature (phone calls, tips,
drinks)
- Overweight luggage. Airport tax & crew
tip
- Items not specifically mentioned above under
"Tour Price Includes"
- Insurance – we strongly recommend
you buy your own travel, health and diving insurance
- Additional costs incurred due to independent
travel arrangements
- Gratuities to the local guides
Payment Policy & Deposit:
When we receive your deposit, we will
send you a comprehensive and detailed Trip Preparation Bulletin
about the experience and the destination. All flights and trip costs
are subject to change without prior notice until confirmed reservation.
- A non-refundable deposit of $4,000
is required to secure a space on the trip
- Full payment is due no later than 90 days before departure.
- We reserve the right to sell any space that is not paid in full by 60 days before departure.
- Refund is made if replacement was found less unrecoverable costs of sales, administration special promotion.
- Cancellation must be made in writing, 90 days before departure.
- No refund is made for unused part of the itinerary.
The following are subject to change:
- Cost of services, which are not included
in the expedition price
- Flight time and schedule
- Weather, water temperature and Blue Whale
behavior
- I will confirm and update whatever information
humanly possible 30 days prior to departure
A general note:
Although we have reported honestly and accurately
about our sightings and experiences, we would like to point out
that we are working in the wilderness and despite all of our good
intentions and utmost preparation, Mother Nature may not cooperate
with us everyday to the tee, and the Blue Whales are not under contract
with us. When we are at sea we are not at Sea World. It is an effort
of wait and see. We trust our previous experiences, and so far our
record is receiving high marks. We believe that with good planning
and a realistic approach, you will have a successful time with us
in the beautiful waters off San Diego and with this magnificent
mammal - the Blue Whale.
Information current as of March, 2008. Dates and prices may be subject to change without prior notice.
For Booking and/or further
questions, contact Amos:
Phone: (415) 923-9865
Toll free: 877-229-4253
Email:
We look forward to you joining
us on this adventure of a lifetime!
To join us, please complete the Registration
Form
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Day 1:
Arrive San Diego. The rest of the day
to be spent preparing cameras, discussing logistics and strategy.
Day 2 - 8:
For the next seven days, a spotter plane
will leave early in the morning and spend 3 to 4 hours searching
for Blue Whales in an area 15 to 25 miles offshore between San Diego
and Coronado Island. We will leave by boat each morning toward
the same area and proceed to the point when the whales have been
spotted or pursue the report from our scouting pilot. In the
meantime, if we come across an encounter with other marine life
along the way, we will free dive into the blue waters.
There are so many different marine animals arriving in Southern
California waters this time of the year to feed and breed. We will
have a ball.
In the event we have good contact with the
whales we stay out until evening. That is in order to be close
to the action, to increase our knowledge of the whales' behavior
and create quality photography encounters above and below water
with the shy Blue Whales.
At the end of the day, we will return to shore.
Day 9:
Depart San Diego for home.
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