ホホジロザメに近づいてみよう

ホホジロザメとのケージ ダイビングは最高です。グアダルーペは真の冒険を求める人にぴったりの場所です。これらの動物にこれほど近づける場所は、世界でも他にほとんどありません。勇気を出して、ここで船上クルーズに参加してみませんか?

Guadalupe Island or Isla Guadalupe is a volcanic island located 241 kilometers (150 mi) off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and about 400 kilometers (249 mi) southwest of the city of Ensenada in the state of Baja California, in the Pacific Ocean. This island is very remote and there is not much to see above the surface. But from August to October the real adventure happens – underwater. In this time it is possible to dive with great white sharks in Guadalupe Island. Most of the diving is done in a cage. Only in three other places in the world, you can join this special adventure.

グアダルーペ島を訪れるのに最適な時期

Liveaboards visit Guadalupe only between July and October because in this time the water temperature is the coldest and that attracts the great white sharks. The average water temperature is between 19°C and 22°C.

ケージダイビングについて

– Most liveaboard operators do cage diving in Guadalupe Island. Only a few allow diving without cages for specially trained divers.

– Cage diving is possible for certified scuba divers and non-divers. Divers can jump into the bottom of the cage in around 10 meters in scuba equipment and non-divers stay in the shallower part with a hookah system that provides air from the surface. 

– Sometimes the operators are using open-top cages, which means there is an upper level with only a handrail between the diver and the shark. During the dives, the sharks will not be feed, as this is forbidden.

グアダルーペの船上生活

前述のように、グアダルーペ島へのダイビングツアーは 7 月から 10 月までしか行われません。通常、ツアー期間は 4 日から 6 日間です。ダイビング オペレーターの中には、グアダルーペ島とソコロ島を組み合わせたツアーもあります。その場合は、10 日から 14 日間のより長いスキューバ ダイビング ツアーを楽しむことができます。