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See this video for further insights which was filmed during a trip with BigAnimals Global Expeditions. Special Thanks to Amanda Cotton, Tony Meyer, Pierre Robert de Latour, Olav Magne Strømsholm, Eirin Røverdatter Salseggen
This is more information about this trip provided by the operator Orcanorway:
The 6 days trip includes :
- 6 days liveaboard expedition and accommodation in an equipped liveaboard boat M/S "Sula” / 12 guests per trip.
- All meals/food, coffee/tea/soft-drinks. Professional chef onboard.
- All guiding and transport to the field for seeking orcas.
- Snorkeling with orcas
- Dinghy with driver and guide (fuel is included).
- Harbor Fee
- Bedclothes and towels included
- Wireless Internet onboard.
- Hot tub
- One evening with Hydrophone for listening to the sound of orcas and humpbacks. (If good conditions).
- USEA Lectures with USEA Certification / Lecturer Orca Expert Pierre Robert de Latour.( Approx one hour per evening).
* No flights or other transfer to the location are not included in the offer.
** We offer pick-up service from the nearest airport to the harbor, free of charge,.
Price, 2018
6 days orca exepediton trip = NOK 38.700,- per person
Rental of complete equipment : Dry suit with underwear/thinsulate, mask, snorkel,fins, gloves, weight
and aquafloat. Price = NOK 2.100,- per person
An aquafloat is an overall protect the body for rain, wind and coldness. Good to wear when you are topside on the boat decK.
ARRIVAL : TROMSÖ AIRPORT (TOS)
DEPARTURE : TROMSÖ AIRPORT (TOS)
The main activity is snorkeling /freediving with orcas and humpbacks. You can expect to be into water 2-4 times a day, we are out on the orca field all the daylight time.
We don't use tanks with the animals, they are afraid of the bubbles and will then disappear. The animals are friendly, but we never don’t touch them or feed them. It’s not necessary to have any diving license to join our orca exp. trips, and you don’t need prior training. We do snorkeling/swimming with orcas and humpbacks.
Our crew will teach you how to use the dry-suit for snorkeling. There are diving instructors onboard. The orca season is in wintertime and we use dry-suits. You can bring with your own dry-suit, but it’s possible to rent. There are dry-suits for rental in all standard sizes onboard.
USEA
USEA is the network for those who care about the respect of the comfort and the wild nature of marine mammals.
Approved by scientists working in the field of marine mammals, USEA interactions are much better than enforced encounters for both diver and marine mammal.
On board the SULA, during ORCA EXPEDITION, guided by the best specialists you will learn with USEA techniques how to come close and interact in the best conditions with orcas and large whales.
Successful USEA interaction allows you to be USEA Diver, registered in the network with an unique number. You will have your own Certification.
Our captain Olav Strömsholm and the USEA Leader Pierre ROBERT de LATOUR are well experienced to come close to the animals, and Pierre is perhaps the most experienced free-diver in the world to be into water with the orcas with more than 5000 encounters.
WHO CAN DO THAT?
It's not necessary to have a certification for snorkeling with the animals.
We use dry-suits and it’s opportunity to rent complete diving equipment from us.
However, if you don't have experience with snorkeling we give you lessons when you are onboard and also using of dry-suits.
HOW WE OPERATE?
We are at your service in realizing this expedition.
When we are into the water with the animals we don't use bottles.
How many times you will be into the water with the animals depends of weather and windy conditions, but you can expect from 2-4 times or even more a day if good conditions.
It's opportunity to do regulary diving in the evenings after seeking orcas. Scuba diving for well experienced divers only! Need to have 30 dives with dry suit.
All diving arrangements are included in our offer/price.
There are weights and bottles onboard. Single 12 liter 200 bar and 15 liter 200 bar.
THE ORCA TEAM
The crew onboard is well experienced dive-instructors/boat drivers, guides and chef.
Our crew speaks Scandinavian, English and French.
RENTAL OF DIVING EQUIPMENT :
You can bring with your own dry-suit and/or equipment for snorkeling/diving or it’s possible to rent.
Onboard there are dry-suits in all standard sizes.
TEMPERATURE :
October - January : Water temperature is about 4-6 degrees. Air temperature from -7 to +10 degrees C
30 сен 2024
