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Trips in 2008:
Date: June 20 - June 28,
2008
Cost:
$5,900 per person
Max. No. of Guests: 6
guests
Availability:
4 guests
* Excluding airfare.
Based on shared accomodation. All flights and expedition costs are
subject to change without prior notice until confirmed reservation
Airline recommendations:
South African Airways Leaving Atlanta - around
$1,400. Fifteen hour trip.
Tour price includes:
- Twelve nights accommodations, Gansbaai &
Simonstown including breakfast
- Eight (8) days of cage diving off Dyer Island
- Four (4) days Air Jaws off Seals Island,
False Bay
- All transfers, in accordance with group
activities after arrival in Cape Town
- All diving services, tanks, weights and
cages
- Photography seminar- Big Animal and photo
coaching
- Only three divers/guests
Not included in Tour Price.
- Airfare and transfers from your hometown
to Cape Town and return
- Overweight luggage
- Meals which aren’t specified (Dinners,
snacks and drinks on board the boat)
- Insurance. It is highly recommended that
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 $2,800
is required to secure a space on the trip
- Full payment is due no later than 60 days
before departure
- 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.
What to Bring Along
We will be in South Africa during the
fall season. Warm clothes - Polartec jacket, raincoat and
windbreaker are recommended. Outside temperatures can be from
50 - 65 degrees. Casual clothing is fine throughout South Africa.
Jeans and/or khakis, and layering options are a traveler's best
choice. Also recommended are a hat, sun glasses, sunscreen, etc.
Please remember all of your medical requirements. Remember, bring
your passport and c-card. Phone cards and credit cards are widely
accepted throughout the country. Consult you doctor for Malaria
prescription!!!
Scuba Diving Equipment
You must bring your own exposure suit. We strongly
recommend that you bring a Dry Suit . We also highly recommend that
if you have no experience in Dry Suit diving that you take course
and/or a refresher course. Polartec undergarment for your Dry Suit,
dry gloves. Sweat shirt and pants. Regulator, mask (bring spare
mask) and snorkel. Weight belt, (weights will be provided) and ankle
weights. Diving gloves and diving hood. Spare parts and tools.
Travel Documents:
US citizens are required to have a valid passport
and round-trip air ticket.
The following are subject to change:
- Cost of services, which are not included
in the expedition price
- The vessel may change however, the number
of participants will not exceed 6 divers
- Weather and water temperature and Great
White Shark 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 in South Africa, 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 Great White Sharks
are not on 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 South Africa and with the ultimate shark - the Great
White.
Information current as of January, 2006. 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:
Depart South African Airways to Cape Town,
South Africa.
Day 2:
Arrive in Cape Town. After clearing customs
and immigration, a representative of Marine Dynamic Diving Adventures
will meet us at the airport. Transfer to Gansbaai (about 90 minute’s
drive from Cape Town) and get situated in our private B&B.
Day 3 - 10:
Start our cage diving program for the next
eight days. We will be picked up every morning at about 9AM
for the drive to Gansbaai port (about a 5 minute drive). At the
wharf, we load our gear on board the boat and depart toward Dyer
Channel. Dyer Channel is about a 20 minute cruise from the
wharf. We return to the wharf every afternoon by sunset (weather
permitting) and transfer back to our Bed & Breakfast.
The uniqueness of your adventure is enhanced by operating with a
small intimate group of 1 guest, allowing you excellent photo opportunities
and coaching. I will share my time and experience together with
you according to the action everyday.
Day 10:
After a day of cage diving, we pack up and
transfer to Simonstown to film breaching great white sharks.
Day 11-13 :
Depart early in the morning about 6:00am
everyday and cruise to Seals Island at False Bay. Until about 11AM,
we will tow a seal dummy in order to lure a Great White Shark into
its launch out of the water, taking the seal dummy into its powerful
jaws at the same time (as opposed to it going after the real seals
that frequent this area).
We may be able to witness a natural predation
of Great White Sharks leaping out of the water and feeding on seals
that are returning from night fishing back to the safe shore of
Seals Island. You can see photos of this behavior on this
web site just as you may have seen on the Discovery Channel.
Day 14:
Depart Simonstown by early evening directly
to the airport in Cape Town (only 60 minutes away) for your return
flight to the US, or for your extension in South Africa.
Day 15:
If you fly South African Airways or Delta,
you arrive in Atlanta on August 5th. |
