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You can become one of the few divers that come face to face with the ocean's ultimate predator. Many of the world's foremost divers and adventurers have acclaimed these Great White Shark Expeditions as the pinnacle of their diving careers. Our special live aboard adventures depart Port Lincoln and head out into the clear blue water of the Southern Ocean. South Australia is the only place in the world where you can experience Great White Sharks, with all the advantages of working from live-aboard dive boats.

Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Great White Shark adventures are organized by Rodney Fox, the world's leading exponent of Great White Shark expeditions. Since narrowly escaping death from the jaws of a Great White in 1963, Rodney and his son, Andrew, have led over 200 expeditions to the Neptune Islands off Adelaide, South Australia and been involved in 62 major Great White Shark film documentaries. ‘Fox Expeditions’ are proud to continue providing vital research platforms for field studies. Current research includes a major electronic tagging program, designed to unlock more of the Great Whites secrets.

First Day – Embark

• Boarding at the Main Wharf in Port Lincoln at 11pm . Most passengers fly (or bus) into Port Lincoln on the afternoon or evening of departure from Adelaide . Most passengers prefer to wait at the Grand Tasman Hotel restaurant or front bar.
• After just 5 hours cruising we are on location for diving the following morning.

On Location

• Once on location we start chumming and watch out for sharks. We start cage diving and when conditions allow we also offer island excursions. After a test dive to orientate new divers with the shark cage divers are free to enter and exit the cages at their leisure.
• There is plenty of time just to relax or get involved in our research collection, or just enjoy the shark action topside.
• Activities revolve around the current shark activity, the shore parties, meals and special talks. After talks the nights are free to stargaze, tell stories.
• Princess II is big enough to get away from people and find some privacy. We generally stay on location during the day, usually moving location only during the night to give us maximum productivity.

Note: On longer expeditions we transfer some passengers doing just the Split Trip half way through the tour. We spend some hours tied up at the wharf in Port Lincoln overnight allowing passengers to stretch their legs and walk the town’s foreshore at night. Some passengers like to drop into the Tasman Hotel and play a game of pool and say farewell to any passengers departing.

Final Day – Disembark

• Departing passengers disembark by 10.30pm on the final night. Passengers need to organize their night’s accommodation in Port Lincoln and also the means to fly/bus out from Port Lincoln the following day. We can happily assist here!