Australian Geographic Expedition Round-up | Liveaboard Minke Whale Diving

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Australian Geographic Expedition Round-up

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Minke Whale

Minke whales are incredible, being able to join them in their own environment, and on their terms is sensational.  Now imagine seven days on a dedicated Mike Ball Dive Minke Whale expedition with Australian Geographic and Eye to Eye Marine encounters.  Want to make it more amazing?  How about add some legends of Australian Diving: Ron and Valerie Taylor to the guest list?  Include some top underwater photographers and photojournalists (aka Douglas Seifert and Jayne Jenkins) and the passenger manifest is starting to read like a who's who of diving.  The cherry on the top was Dr Alastair Birtles from James Cook University, who has researched and studied minke whales for the last 13 years.   But let's not distract from the reason everyone was here: the minke whales. 

The expedition was all about minke whales, and the minke whales appeared to know it.  From day one minke whales were approaching snorkellers in the water and, with up to seven minke whales around the boat at a time, there was ample opportunity for guests to experience close-up encounters.  These expeditions are tough though.  At each site there is the agonising decision to make: go for a dive on a world-class dive site, snorkel with Minke whales or divide your time between the two?  For those that choose to dive there is always the chance that a minke whale may join you on your safety stop.

Guests, researchers, dive legends and photojournalists alike all returned from the expedition with big smiles and great stories.  To read more about the expedition check out the links below: