Great White Shark Expedition (3 Days 3 Nights) Trip – (Adventure)

Ocean Floor Great White Shark Diving

The ultimate experience to see Great White Sharks is as from an Ocean Floor Cage with the most experienced operator being Rodney Fox Shark Adventures.  To experience the Ocean Floor Cage dive is you need to hold a Open Water Certification and book a Liveaboard trip departing from Port Lincoln. Ocean Floor Cage experience places you in their natural environment on this liveaboard trip.  The opportunity to experience both surface cage dives and ocean floor diving.  All Great White Shark Cage Diving trips depart from Port Lincoln, South Australia.

Australia is the only place in the world where you can enjoy an ocean floor cage scuba dive experience with Great White Sharks in their natural environment.  The Ocean Floor Dive is only offered on this liveaboard trip in Port Lincoln and you must hold at least an Open Water Certification. This exclusive experience is offered onboard these expeditions which offers a number of different trip departures ranging from 3 to 5 nights and other scheduled dedicated trip experiences.

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Great White Shark Surface Cage Diving

Don’t worry if you don’t hold a dive certification!

You do not need to be a certified diver to participate in the Surface Cage Dive with the Great White Sharks in Port Lincoln. You will receive unlimited opportunities to see the Great White Sharks participating in the surface cage dive. This experience allows non-certified divers to see the sharks up close.  If there’s a better way to get an adrenaline hit while diving, I’m not sure what it is! Great White Sharks are majestic, intriguing and just a little bit terrifying.

Trips are scheduled in accordance with the Port Lincoln South Australian seasons.  It has been recorded that you will see larger female Great White Sharks in Autumn and Winter months. The current success rate of seeing Great White Sharks around the Neptune Islands is very high but being on a liveaboard trip provides you with a greater opportunity to see the Great White sharks.

Trip Highlights

• Multiple scheduled trip departures – 3 Night 3 Day Liveaboard
• Top Deck viewing
• Unlimited Surface Cage Viewing (No dive certification needed)
• Daily Ocean Floor Cage dives (Certified Divers only)
• Double and Twin-Share Cabins
• Hopkins Islands for an hour so you can snorkel with Australian Sea Lions

Guest cabins

• 6 double/twin top deck with doors directly onto the deck
• 2 lower deck twin singles
• 1 top deck master ensuite
• Maximum of 18 guests onboard

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The diving – Experience being in the water with Great White Sharks as the wonder and excitement of being in the water with these amazing creatures is indescribable.  This trip will give you much more dive time and more time to immerse yourself in the world of the Great White Shark.  Each dive schedule is planned on a daily basis, taking into account weather conditions and the type of diving experiences you have signed up for.  As a certified diver (Open Water Certification minimum level) you have the amazing opportunity to experience the Ocean Floor Cage.  In this situation you will get to see the sharks in a more natural environment.

The Surface Cage – (open to everyone over 8 years of age) holds four divers comfortably. Once secured and safe inside the cage these magnificent animals  glide effortlessly around and below the cage.

Ocean Floor Cage – This is your only opportunity in the world to experience Great white Sharks from the safety of a cage in their natural environment.  Anchored off the Neptune Islands, up to three guests and a Dive Professional descend approximately 20 metres (66ft) into the ocean floor. Witness in addition to the Great White Sharks a blue aquarium of rocky outcrops teeming with reef fish, white sand and swaying sea-grasses, laconic Giant Blue Groupers, elegant stingrays and a watchful assortment of sharks.

The vessel

• 32m in length
• Spacious dive deck with upper deck for shark viewing
• Open plan saloon and galley
• 9 guest cabins with a maximum of 18 guests onboard.
• 7 crew to cater to your every need and show you our wonderful sharks
• Brand new tender boat for island tours and sea lion snorkels and dives
• 3 decks to relax for you to have the best time on

Booking your trip

Just as a “guide only” the below information may be helpful in planning your trip.

• Best Weather – October through to April
• January to February – usually solid Shark sighting
• March/April/May – Good sightings
• September/October/November/December – Great reliability of sightings
• Late April/June/July – Usually larger Female Sharks – Trade-off is weather can be unpredictable during these months
• Interactions with Sealions: Best – September to May
• Water Temperature: December–May (approximately 18-19 degrees)
• Remainder of the year (approximately 15 -16 degrees)

Here at Dive in Australia we offer you the ability to check live availability and book safely and secure payment process.

We still encourage customers to contact us as Rodney Fox Shark Adventures have a number of different scheduled trips throughout each month making it difficult to locate a specific number of nights and date. Let us do the checking on your behalf which is all part of our service.  

Simply click on the Check Availability link on this page if you are wanting to book a 3 Night Day 4 Day trip based on the available dates.  Please contact us if you are interested in one of the other trips tour dates.

3 Night – Great White Shark Trip Itinerary 

Day 1

You will be met outside of the Marina Hotel, Port Lincoln at 6.15 pm and be escorted to the MV Rodney Fox. Welcome aboard at 6:30 pm. Formal inductions and safety talk will begin, followed by being shown to your cabins to unload your belongings. Anchors away and we head off to Hopkins Island or the Neptune Islands. Please note that dinner is included onboard on this first night.

Day 2

It’s worth getting up at day-break for the rest of the journey down to the Neptune Islands. The scenery is spectacular – we pass through the stunning Thorny Passage and stop by the Hopkins Islands for an hour so you can snorkel with Australian Sea Lions. Anchor at the Neptune Islands (our destination), where you’ll no doubt spot a few dorsal fins. Divers are briefed, and the cages hit the water, ready for action!

Relax, unwind, talk about the day while feasting on the buffet, check out the amazing night-sky, retire to your cabin.

Day 3

Diving resumes in the Surface Cage and the Ocean Floor Cage. Expect the opportunity to hop in the tender boat, check out the New Zealand Fur Seals and go walking around the Neptune Islands. By now, you’ll be getting to your sharks and the Rodney Fox Shark Presentation in the evening will share even more information about these wonderful animals.

Day 4

More time to spend Surface and Ocean Floor diving – there is no time limit in the cages, as long as everyone has their fair share. You can also do some Shark and Wildlife watching from the observation deck, relax with a book.

Leave the Neptune Islands by 3:00 pm and enjoy some lovely local South Australian ‘wine on the bow’ usually with common dolphins joining us for company.

We arrive back in Port Lincoln by 8.00PM for guests to disembark. Dinner is provided onboard.

*Itinerary is indicative only (subject to weather and any other circumstances that may affect the scheduling of events).

Additional Information

What to bring checklist:

• Warm clothing– Fox Expedition clothing available for purchase on board
• Comfortable flat shoes
• Wetsuits– can be hired onboard, see website for more info
• Camera– underwater still and video cameras available for hire
• Sunglasses– polarized recommended
• Batteries– for cameras
• Sunscreen and hats
• Personal medical and toiletries
• Seasickness tablets

What you do not need to bring:

• Towels for personal use and diving
• Please do not bring any alcoholic beverages onboard as we have a’Ship’s Bar Only’ policy.
• Soft drinks are complimentary.
• Food/snacks – Snacks and soft drinks are provided complimentary, including crisps, chocolate, nuts, and cheese.  Bringing extras is always a great idea especially for bribes and special favours.
• Fins, weight belts or regulators for surface cage