 South
Australia
Itinerary
We operate out in the clear offshore waters of
the Neptune Islands, which are only accessible through the use of
large live-aboard boats such as “Princess II”. We can
operate at either the North or South Neptune Island groups depending
on weather conditions and where we feel is the best place for shark
activity.
The 3-9 day tour agendas allow us enough time
to first get out to our viewing locations and back, while also allowing
for the chance of sitting out spells of poor weather and/or slow
shark action. We then give ourselves the best chance of enjoying
that extraordinary magical day when the conditions are at their
best and the sharks ready to interact with us.
In recent times, many enquiries to us first look
for shorter agendas, however interestingly after each expedition,
most passengers comment that they would prefer to return with us
for even longer next time. This is so regardless of shark activity
experienced. So to see everything there is to see, and to have the
most fun, we highly recommend you spend as long at this as your
time and budget will allow. You will not regret it and chances are
you will want to come back again anyway!
Evening prior to departure:
On some dates with no other expedition immediately prior, the vessel
is available for complimentary accommodation onboard. This option
is strongly recommended and we expect most passengers to take advantage
of such availability, thus giving us the advantage of taking an earlier
start to the day, while you may choose to sleep in.
Departure Day:
 Expedition
members board the vessel in Port Lincoln and we depart by 8.30am.
This departure time allows people to fly in from Adelaide that same
morning to make the tour. We travel out through the sheltered gulf
waters and islands of the Western Spencer's Gulf and the Thorny
Passage, and then out into the clear Southern Ocean. Newly arrived
passengers can then settle into their cabins, unpack and familiarize
themselves with the vessel. We are on location by lunchtime.
On location:
Once on location we start chumming, have lunch and watch out for
sharks. We start cage diving down to the bottom below or in the
surface cages, and when conditions allow we also offer island excursions.
After a test dive to orientate new divers with the shark cage divers
are encouraged to enter and exit the cages at their leisure.
 There
is plenty of time just to relax or get involved in our research
programs, or just enjoy the shark action topside. Activities revolve
around the shark activity, the shore parties, mealtimes and special
talks. After dinner and our special talks, the nights are free to
stargaze, view the days video and picture taking, and telling stories.
We generally stay on location during the day, usually moving location
only during the night to give us maximum productivity.
On the longer 6-9 day dates, we transfer passengers
doing the shorter Splits Trip overnight in Port Lincoln every 3-4
days. Here we spend the night back in the Port Lincoln Marina, allowing
passengers to stretch their legs and drop into the Marina Hotel,
and say farewell to any passengers departing.
 Last
Day
Arrival back in Port Lincoln: After a full day on location we depart
around 5pm for the return journey back to Port Lincoln, arriving
to our homeport around 10pm on this final day. Passengers may stay
onboard the vessel this night and depart before 8am the following
day, or may pre-arrange alternative accommodation in Port Lincoln
with a late night entry. No flights from Port Lincoln can be met
until the following day.
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