Learn More About Sharks!
Scientist Led Special Trip
Dec 8-17 2022
Want to know more about what you see underwater?
Want to learn more about sharks?
Want to hear more about marine conservation?
YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRIP!
This 9 nights custom trip will bring you to the marine biodiversity of the Philippines !
What are you likely to see on this trip? Sardines, Thresher Sharks,White Tips, Whale Sharks, schooling fish, vivid corals, magnificent walls, incredible rock formations, and astounding critters!
Spend your evenings enjoying exquisite cuisine (you won’t know you’re on a liveaboard) with nightly informative sessions by our leader scientist on board!
This magical route embarks and returns to Atlantis Dumaguete, and dive spots include Moalboal and Pescador Island, Malapascua, Southern Leyte and Balicasag! You can add nights at the resort pre or post trip for a special rate!
About the leader
Gonzo is a marine scientist and conservationist. He has been working with marine megafauna research and conservation for 10 years. Originally from Argentina, he moved to the UK at 18, and onwards to the Philippines when he was 26 where he worked full-time on marine megafauna research and conservation. In 2020 he founded Marine Research and Conservation Foundation (MARECO), a marine conservation charity working to conserve marine biodiversity through charismatic species and collaborative work.
He works with a variety of different species, like turtles and rays, and with an extensive array of methods including tagging, genetics and citizen science.
Gonzalo Araujo, Ph.D., completed his doctorate in whale shark ecology and holds an MSc. in Management Science & Operational Research from the University of Warwick, UK and a BSc. in Biotechnology from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group and a Kinship Conservation Fellow.
- Price for this trip is $4,595 per person, including accommodation, all meals and snacks on board, complimentary local soft drinks, beer and social servings of wine, all diving (tanks, weights, boat and guide) and use of Lounge, Deck and TV areas
- Trip does not include Nitrox, rental equipment, Marine Park fees, gratuities or transfers to/from embarkation/disembarkation
* A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS TRIP IS DONATED TO MARECO CHARITY TO CONTINUE ITS SIGNIFICANT WORK *
