Guided Swimming Experience with Sharks in Portugal

5.0 (20 reviews) 4 hours Free cancellation

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20 reviews

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Guided Swimming Experience with Sharks in Portugal — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Guided Swimming Experience with Sharks in Portugal, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

The specie we mostly see during our activity is the Blue Sharks and you will enjoy to swim with them at their own natural habitat or look at them from the boat. Blue Sharks are very curious and pass very close to the boat, spend long periods of time surface swimming, just floating at the surface or in the boat you will experience very close interactions with these beauties.

A very friendly species and one of the most beautiful animal around. We also happen to see Mako sharks, the fastest shark of the Ocean !

The activity have a maximum of 6 people on board to insure that marine life is comfortable and to provide closer interactions with the animals.

Book this lifetime Shark Adventure directly with your guide Silvio!

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 6 people
People per booking: 1–5
Guide: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Operated by: Go Shark Azores

Ages: Children (8–11 years) · Youth (12–18 years) · Adults (19–80 years) · Seniors (81–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Carbonated beverages: Ice cooler on board
Included: Snacks
Included: Use of snorkeling equipment: Use of Snorkelling equipment

Itinerary

We meet at our shop 1 hr before the activity. You'll choose and try on any necessary equipment, and then your guide Silvio will brief you on shark behavior and on the activity rules. Next, we head out for a 15-min check dive in a pristine coastal area—to refresh your snorkeling skills and get more comfortable in the water. After that, we navigate 30 min to 1 hr offshore to start “chumming” (attracting sharks). The wait for the sharks can take from 20 min to a few hrs. In the meantime, Silvio—your marine biologist and shark specialist with over 10 years of experience studying shark and ray behavior, ecology, and conservation—will share fascinating insights about these incredible animals, while you enjoy organic, local snacks and drinks. Once the sharks arrive, the dive lasts around 30 to 45 min, after which we head back. The total duration of the activity is approximately 3 to 5 hrs. This activity is also suitable for experienced free-divers. Your guide is a professional free-diver, and for those with a freediving certification, weight belts are available. Certified free-divers will have access to a vertical cable (max depth: 20m) and will dive in buddy teams. Let's Go Shark!

Stop 1
Faial Island

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

We meet at our shop B-3 in Horta Harbour (below Peter Café Sport)! The boat is parked on ponton E.

End point

We meet at our shop B-3 in Horta Harbour (below Peter Café Sport)! The boat is parked on ponton E.

Pickup points

We prefer to meet at our base in Horta harbour (unit B-3) but if you are hosted on an other island, we can pick you up at the ferry terminal in Horta. If you are staying on Pico Island and the ferry schedule to go to Horta is not convenient, we can Pick you up in Madalena harbour.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.