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The next three days on site were a mixed bag; we never had fewer than two great whites on site. Day four saw another full stack. At the end of day four, divers had abandoned the cages early; they sat unused as the fading sun heralded our return to San Diego that night. Most divers, exhausted from 4 days on board were enjoying a beer in the galley and reviewing moments caught on tape. Sharks who had “tasted” our cages, others who came up for hang baits so quickly they left the water briefly only to splash down like Humpback whales. There was even a clip of me battling a 60 pound Yellowfin Tuna with fishing pole in hand on the bow only to have it neatly bitten in half by a 15 foot white shark as it slid effortlessly from underneath the boat. You had to give that shark credit, it knew when an easy meal was available.
Isla Guadalupe remains one of the best adventures I have done in a long time, memories of great whites, and new friends are still fresh months later. Recently I took my girlfriend out to a French restaurant, I had to suppress the urge to ask our waiter to say, “ see zeh mahgificent greaht white, it’s silky flanks”…one of these days
 Absolute Adventures offers 5-day expeditions to Isla Guadalupe to view this pristine and untouched site. In less than 3 years it has now been established that Great Whites have a large and valuable presence in Pacific waters, with three known areas where Great Whites congregate year after year and are able to be viewed with relative ease by interested divers and shark researchers.
Absolute Adventures uses the Odyssey, a state of the art 85-foot by 25 foot vessel long. She has wo heads and three showers (one on deck) plus 500-gallon water makers to ensure hot showers for all after a long day. Gourmet meals and snacks are provided by their experienced chef on board.
The Odessey leaves at 6am on the day of departure and is onsite usually 20 hours later and beginning your first exciting White Shark cage dives after a hearty breakfast. They take a maximum of 16 divers per trip.
Their two 4-diver cages are built to maximize your safety and comfort. Our cages feature excellent viewing and photography characteristics, providing you with total freedom of movement and 360 degree panoramic visibility. They use surface supplied air, allowing you to be comfortable and secure during your dives.
Every expedition to Isla Guadalupe leaves from San Diego's famous Fisherman's Landing, 10 minutes from San Diego's airport. San Diego is an international airport and is well connected with other cities in the USA so you should have no problem getting there.
Absolute Adventure offers high season dates from Oct through November; where they can guarantee you up to 7 animals on site at the same time. Please see their calendar for specific dates you may be interested in.
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Philip Colla Isla Guadalupe photos
To get more information on great white shark diving from San Diego, contact Charlotte @ Dive Global
or visit the Absolute Adventure Web site...
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