Swim with Sharks While sharks are typically the last thing that you'd want to encounter... Read More
Not exact matches
But the biggest treat arrived
while I was snorkeling afterwards, when I was treated to a
swim with a whale
shark — a filter feeder, not a predator — so close that our local guide, Diego, could pet its dorsal fin (I have my limits).
While in Bali, Dr. Dove also met
with the team at Conservation International to talk about our collaboration later this summer, which includes conducting unprecedented full scale health assessments on free -
swimming whale
sharks.
Clearly marked
with bright orange buoys you can
swim right out to the trail from the shore, and
while you might not see dolphins or
sharks you're guaranteed to spot tropical fish and possibly turtles.
Divers can
swim with hammerhead and giant whale
sharks,
while small expedition ships can access popular sites like Black Turtle Cove, Darwin Bay, and the Wall of Tears.
Here, divers can expect to
swim through deep trenches and canyons
while surrounded
with vibrant marine life like manta rays and whale
sharks.
There is literally nowhere else in the world where you can
swim with hundreds of hammerhead
sharks, whale
sharks while spotting some penguins and marine iguanas.
A WWF - supported ecotourism project that focuses on
swimming with whale
sharks (
while following strict rules to avoid disturbing the animals) has brought a flourishing tourism industry to Donsol, an island town in the Philippines.
Armed
with a torch you can discover the many caves and channels,
while swimming with many fish and reef
sharks.
North of Isla Mujeres, snorkelers
swim with whale
sharks and manta rays
while divers plunge beneath swirling schools of baitfish corralled by circling sailfish.
This tour includes a little bit of everything - dancing, snorkeling,
swimming with sharks and stingrays plus food and drinks
while on board!
While snorkeling you can enjoy hundred of colorful fish and sea earchens as well as viewing and
swimming with the Nurse
sharks.
As you drop in
with your mask and snorkel, the rays
with a wingspan of up to 5ft (1.5 m) directly approach you, sometimes brushing your legs as they
swim around you «begging» for food
while the
sharks up to 7ft (2m) in length circle just out of arms reach.
The draw of the strong and healthy corals are teeming
with eels, angelfish, grouper, and other bright reef fish
swimming in and out of the nooks and crevices,
while stone crabs, loggerhead turtles, manta rays, and even a small number of
sharks can be seen here as well.
While you can
swim with hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and reef
sharks around the country, at Tiger Beach, you'll find daily encounters
with tiger
sharks.
And
while you can snorkel and scuba dive on the reef, you can also enjoy some amazing, once - in - a-lifetime experiences like
swimming with the protected dwarf minke whales,
swimming with giant potato cods the size of small cars, feeding
sharks, walking on the bottom of the ocean
with the Seawalker (a spaceman - like helmet so your head and face stays dry) or exploring the reef on a Scuba Doo (a small motorised underwater vehicle for one which keeps your head dry and has a 180 degree viewing window) and cruises around at 2.5 knots).
Intrepid divers often see
sharks that are almost six metres (19 feet six inches) long, though thankfully, not
while they are
swimming with sea lions.
Along
with many juveniles and moral eels taking shelter in the corals, you can also expect to have the opportunity to dive
with Nassau grouper, sting rays, amberjacks, sergeant majors and reef
sharks while large schools of yellowfish and angelfish
swim by.
The following photos were taken by Oxford
while swimming with the
sharks and also exploring the relationship between the fish and the local fisherman.