Due to the nature of Expedition Travel, booking of “OPTIONAL EXPEDITIONS” (Submersibles & Kayaks) is done at a voyage level (Embarkation Day) and not a port level. This helps to facilitate the best possible guest experience. As such, we do not allocate a specific time or day for your booking or activity. This will be decided by the Expedition Leader the evening before, to allow for the most up to date weather and operational information. Your booking is for one departure during your expedition cruise. Your onboard expedition team will assign your date, time, and destination, onboard, taking note of others in your party who may have also booked. To waitlist for specific times or destinations, or to book additional departures, please contact your expedition coordinator once onboard.
Seventy-one percent of the surface of our planet is covered by ocean water. What lies beneath the surface is less documented and understood than any other part of our world. Join a submersible tour to explore the unknown depths and be potentially the very first to set eyes on whatever you encounter - jellyfish, a single small fish, teeming coral reef or simply the joy of exploring the ocean depths. The fact that we do not know what we might find is part of the adventure. Admire the amazing technology of these fascinating subs and be excited to explore new worlds without getting wet! Whatever you encounter underwater, take the time to appreciate that you are in a place on this earth where very few people have ever been.
Please note: Submersibles are sensitive to adverse weather conditions and dives can be cancelled at a moment’s notice. You will need to be able to negotiate a narrow hatch and several steps on a vertical ladder to enter and exit the sub. An accurate weight of each participant including the gear (cameras etc.) being brought into the sub is required for the pilot to calculate safe diving parameters. Minimum age is 8. Guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Guests will be required to remove shoes and will wear special socks before entering. The duration submerged under water is 45 minutes on average. (Dis)embarking the submersibles will take place from a Zodiac at a suitable location depending on operational requirements.