Face to Face With an Apex Predator

Some 180 miles off the coast of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, a fall gathering of elephant seals on the shores of Guadalupe Island attracts the world's largest predatory fish: the great white shark. There are relatively few places in the world where humans can observe these apex predators with certainty, and none that can rival Guadalupe Island for water clarity, which remains in the 60 to 100-foot range.

There are few spectacles more thrilling than seeing the distinctive profile of a great white shark come into focus as these huge fish glide in for a closer look. Divers can witness this spectacle from the safety of cages either floating on the surface, or suspended in the water column. Great white encounters organized by Caradonna and BigAnimals Global Expeditions are organized to provide maximum interaction times by providing two cages, and limiting trips a maximum of 12 participants.

This one-week encounter provides four full days of cage time. It is scheduled for November, which is the peak migration season for the great whites and the best time of year to see the largest females, some of which can exceed lengths of 18 feet. Participants are housed on a comfortable 140-foot luxury dive boat and research vessel that departs from Ensenada Mexico.

This trip is organized as Conservation Partnership Expeditions with Fins Attached. 20 percent of the trip price is tax-deductible, and guests will have immersive educational experiences with onboard researchers, scientists, photographers and journalists. The conservation goal is to collect information to create a safe Eastern Pacific shark corridor.

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