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SCUBA TRAVEL AMBASSADOR TOMAS JANSSON
2018 • ENCOUNTER
GREAT WHITE SHARKS
Join us on an adventure to the Pacific coast of Mexico and ✤ Sharks with a capital S
experience the beautiful Great White shark up close. You will ✤ Meet great whites in the clear waters of
spend 6 days onboard a liveaboard that will take you to different Guadalupe
✤ Live comfortably onboard the Nau=lus Explorer
sites around the legendary great white shark island Guadalupe.
✤ Enjoy the wonderful Mexican food
You will also have the opportunity of extending your trip with
✤ Extend your trip - leopard sharks, blue sharks,
some extra days to snorkel with leopard sharks, blue sharks and
mako sharks, kelp forests
mako sharks, as well as dive in unique kelp forests. ✤ UW photo workshop with Tomas Jansson
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Great White Sharks at Guadalupe
This trip focuses fully on great white sharks, and is set up as a 5 night live aboard trip, where
you will stay onboard the very comfortable Nau=lus Explorer. You will board the vessel in
Ensenada, Mexico, and from there con=nue towards the island of Guadalupe, one of the best
places in the world to experience diving with great whites in clear blue water.
In the floa=ng cages the air is surface supplied with so called hookah which is simply a long hose
with a regulator on top. This way you do not need a tank or a BCD. The surface is just above
you, so it possible to get up whenever you want. You do not need a diving cer=ficate to dive
with hookah in the floa=ng cages and you can spend almost as much =me as you want there,
restricted only by the water temperature which is18-21⁰c. Because of the temperature, you will
need a good two layer wetsuit with hood, boots and gloves.
Submersible cages are offered to cer=fied divers. Although the submersible cage lowers to only
6 meters below the surface of the water, it provides a completely different perspec=ve to the
shark diving experience. The view offered by the submersible cage is a photographer’s dream
come true. You are actually surrounded on all sides by the magnificent great whites in clear blue
water. Both professional and amateur photographers rave about the different angles available
to capture the mighty great white sharks of Guadalupe Island.
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Nau2lus Explorer
The white shark diving we will do during a five day long cruise with the luxurious liveaboard
boat Nau=lus Explorer. It is a carefully built ship that was custom designed for divers to the
highest possible level of comfort and safety with a layout that u=lizes every bit of available
space. The crew takes excep=onal pride in keeping the boat spotlessly clean and running
smoothly. Your comfort is priority everywhere onboard. The Nau=lus Explorer is a happy ship
and carefully designed to be very safe with a heavy, strong steel construc=on and extensive
soundproofing. The vessel's hullform, passive stability system and bulbous bow provides for a
remarkably easy ride while heavy-duty commercial grade systems ensure that you have a
smooth-running voyage.
A water level placorm ad of the dive deck provides easy entry into dive skiffs. Imagina=ve and
fresh cuisine is one of the cornerstones of the business. Soups are homemade; bread, pastries
and deserts are baked onboard and there is always lots to eat with up to 4 meals a day, a choice
of entrees and plenty of snacks. On offer is a mix of both buffet and table service with a menu
that combines North American and European tastes and also a touch of Mexico. Having a chef
and two hostesses means that they can take excellent care of our guests. Most special dietary
requests can be cheerfully accommodated with advance no=ce.
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About Scuba Travel ambassador Tomas Jansson
Joining you on this adventure is Scuba Travel ambassador Tomas Jansson.
He will give you =ps and tricks to make your photos as personal as possible. You can also ask
him about GoPro filming and freediving, two of his favourite things to do.
As early as 9 years old, Tomas started free diving with Nisses Freedivers club. And it was at this
point his interest for diving and marine life took off. As a 15-year-old, Tomas became a free diver
instructor for children between 9-15 years (on a voluntary basis) and 19 years later you can s=ll
find Tomas at Nisse’s on Friday evenings. Years went by and eventually Tomas switched over to
scuba diving. He took a number of courses, with the ul=mate goal of becoming a PADI Dive
Master. His interest in underwater photography has only grown stronger over the years, and
ader a shark expedi=on to the southern Red Sea Tomas understood that underwater
photography was his future.
Thomas has now been traveling around the world for years and is s=ll discovering exci=ng new
des=na=ons to explore. There is always something new that amracts Tomas. His main interest
today is sharks, large and small. He is very grateful for the opportunity given to photograph
endangered species. He will gladly tell you about his trips and underwater photography. If you
are curious and want to know more about Tomas and his ac=vi=es as well as see his crea=ons,
then visit www.scubasite.nu.
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UW photography with Tomas Jansson
During the trip you will have the opportunity to take spectacular photographs of great white
sharks. Tomas will give some short, informa=ve and inspiring presenta=ons during the trip
about:
• Mee=ngs with whales and other large animals
• Choosing lens for wide angle photography
• Safety in photography and filming large animals
• Video Filming and edi=ng (GoPro)
Target audience
The in-water part of this trip is very simple with only snorkelling, hookah or a max depth of 5-6
meters in the cages. It does not mamer if you are a well experienced scuba diver or shark fana=c
who has never tried scuba equipment. On this trip it is your passion for being close to these
magnificent sharks that counts, not your previous diving experience. If you would like to stay
hours in the water together with great white sharks, then this is the trip for you!
In fact, to take part you do not even need a diving cer=ficate. As long as you feel comfortable in
the water it is possible to do cage diving with white sharks without previous experience of
scuba diving. Non-cer=fied divers need to stay in the floa=ng cages. To dive in the submersible
cages you need to be a PADI Advanced diver or equivalent with at least 20 dives.
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Want to extend your holiday?
You have the possibility of extending your trip. Add three nights in La Jolla outside of San Diego,
and you can experience snorkelling with mako sharks, blue sharks and leopard sharks, as well as
diving in an enchan=ng keep forest! Contact us for more informa=on.
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ABOUT THE TRIP
Date Aug 7 – 12 2018 (liveaboard only)
Des2na2on Guadalupe - Mexico - Pacific Ocean
Included in the price
➔ Group transfers hotel in San Diego - liveaboard - hotel in San Diego
➔ 6 days/5 nights on board Nau=lus Explorer with full board (Aug 7 - 12)
➔ 3 days of diving with white sharks at Guadalupe including 12 L tank and weights
➔ UW photo workshop with Tomas Jansson
Included in extension (voluntary) (Aug 12 - 15):
➔ Group transfers hotel in San Diego - La Jolla Shores Hotel - San Diego airport
➔ 3 nights in shared double room at La Jolla Shores Hotel with breakfast
➔ 1 snorkelling tour focusing on leopard sharks in La Jolla Shores incl. equipment
➔ 1 dive in kelp forest in La Jolla Cove incl. equipment
➔ 1 day snorkelling focusing on blue sharks and mako sharks incl. equipment
Not included in the price
➔ Flight to/from San Diego, USA
➔ Extra nights in San Diego before and ader your liveaboard stay
➔ Port fee, ca 65 USD, to be paid in cash
➔ Addi=onal ac=vi=es, dive equipment/gases and meals not specified above
➔ Tips for guides and crew
➔ Cancella=on fee and travel+dive insurance
Price per person: 32 695 SEK
Extension per person: +12 800 SEK
How can I pay for my trip?
You can pay by bank transfer or our online payment system. We only accept VISA and
MasterCard. Contact us if you would like to pay in another currency. Do not make the currency
exchange without our permission. Please note that all extra payment fees must be paid by the
customer.
How much do I pay and when?
When you have accepted the offer from Scuba Travel Scandinavia, you will receive a booking
confirma=on within one to two workdays. To confirm your spot, a deposit of 3000 SEK is
required within 7 days from the booking date. This is a trip with a scheduled flight, you will need
to pay the total flight cost for us to be able to confirm your flight. Before this has been done
flight cost and availability can change. Flights will be available ca ten months before your trip
departure. The final trip payment should be in Scuba Travel Scandinavia's account a minimum of
14 days prior to your departure date.
Contact
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Extras
➔ Equipment rental
All equipment necessary for the cage diving is included onboard Nau=lus Explorer. All other
equipment will be paid on site at the dive centers. Snorkelling and diving equipment is available.
Ask us for a updated price list.
Important
➔ Your passport must be whole and valid for more than six months ader your arrival back
home. Please note that you need to apply for an ESTA if you are flying through, or to the US, and
do not hold an American or Canadian passport.. The applica=on must be done online via:
hmps://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/ and a fee is incurred which is not included in the price of this
trip. The applica=on must be done a minimum of 72 hours before arrival to the US.
➔ All divers must bring a valid diver cer=fica=on, log book and proof of dive insurance.
➔ When free diving with the whale sharks, we are only allowed use our snorkelling gear and
when diving with the great white sharks are we deeper than 5-6 m inside the cage. Therefore, it
is irrelevant whether you are a cer=fied diver or just a shark lover without diving cer=ficate.
Cage diving at the surface is available for everybody, even non-cer=fied divers, provided you are
comfortable in the water. However to be able to go down below the surface in the cage you
need to have at least Advanced open Water cer=ficate and 20 logged dives.
➔ Please make sure that you have a valid insurance which includes scuba diving, and covers
transporta=on to medical services. If you do not have insurance or need a complement, we
strongly recommend you to purchase a diving insurance such as DAN or similar,
diversalertnetwork.org.
➔ Due to ever increasing baggage restric=ons on flights, overweight and extra baggage must be
reported to, and accepted by the flight company. Pricing and baggage allowance varies between
flight companies. We are happy to assist you. If you would like our help, please contact us in
good =me before departure.
➔ Different countries have different =pping cultures. Onboard the Nau=lus vessels, it is custom
to =p according to American standards. A guideline is ca 10%, a good =p would be ca 200-300
USD per trip. Please note that =pping is of course voluntary.
We reserve the right for price changes due to currency fluctua=ons or flight price increases. When you
book your trip you accept Scuba Travel Scandinavia's terms and condi=ons. The given informa=on that
Scuba Travel Scandinavia has in its wrimen informa=on (i.e. the trip content, amount of dives, diving at a
special loca=on) is provided under the pretense of op=mal condi=ons, and unforeseen circumstances
may affect this. The dive leader or boat captain that is in charge of the trip always has the right to change
the contents of the trip due to such unforeseen circumstances such as e.g. weather/wind, poli=cal/
governmental decisions, or other acts that lie outside of their control that can affect the safety of the
customers or ship. In this situa=on, the customer has no right to compensa=on or refund.
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