Whale Shark

Guatemalan temples, whale shark encounters in Honduras, volcano boarding in Nicaragua, volunteering at the wild life sanctuary in Costa Rica and chilling in Panama with much, much more in between > 50+ days Central America adventures

... , a small fly bridge and set of seats afforded a panoramic view of the surrounding ocean and – hopefully – a whacking big whale shark! Luckily, it didn’t take long to warm up and by the time the dive/safety briefing was completed the sun ...

... about 8m long - the biggest they`d had this season. It was also one of the fastest swimmers they`d ever seen! Between the whale shark, the manta ray, hammerhead and leopard sharks, dugongs, and dolphins, I think I am one of the luckiest people in Coral ...

... suit with the dog in first wagging its tail fin and second flapping one pectoral fin in a rapid paddling fashion leaving the Whale Shark swimming continuously in circles. The theory was not simply grown from a silly curiosity, but rather from a desire to ...

... and as food for the locals.  Now they are a tourist attraction and 30 boats line up daily to take snorkelers for whale shark interactions.  There are strict rules about the conduct of the boats and the snorkelers in order to keep the whale ...

... to Dr T: 'whale shark'. He answers: 'no way.' He is above me. That is one of those moments ne screws all rules. I ascent. The whale shark is almost at the surface! And it is small: a baby! All the divers saw it by now and the ones with the cameras are ...

... third ones were much slower, so we got to see them up close.  It was neat to see smaller fish swimming underneath the whale shark. Upon returning to the boat after the third snorkel, Ben was kicked under the jaw by one of the male tourists, and he ...

... , so we signal to them, pointing to the fin.  They come over and pick us up and together we quietly come alongside a small whale shark; probably a juvenile.  We follow it for a while, but not wanting to stress out the fish we return to our boats ...

... out into the ocean and through the clear blue mist a giant, gorgeous, Yellow / white spotted fish approached.....  A WHALE SHARK!!!!!!!!!  WAAAA WOOOO YEAAA!!!  It was amazing!!! apparently only juvenile and coming in at just over three ...

... with his presentation.  By attending both the Whale Shark tour the previous day and the lecture, we would be certified Whale Shark Specialty Divers once we completed our open water course. We headed back to the apartment after the lecture and ...

... of course we accepted.       Saturday 14th February - Punta, Mozambique, Dive 1 Aquarium & 2 Bass City, Whale Shark for Valentine Day! Happy divers. (-; We were required to be up at 6am today to kit up, ready to ...

... the only eco-friendly dive company operating around the Similans, and just as we were arriving they were beginning their second ever Whale Shark Research and Education trip.  Having fallen in love with Whale Sharks while diving off Ko Tao, we decided ...

... from it's gills, I was in awe! It was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. We each swam twice with a whale shark in pairs. They seemed to be everywhere swimming lazyly around us and quite happy to be in our company. It some instances they ...

... sized tuna which must have been about 4 foot long, several sharks, a manta ray that was about 15 - 18 foot wide and a giant Whale shark which was over 15 foot long. It swims along with its mouth open like a whale catching small fish and crustaceans. It ...

... Whale Shark. It one of only two places in the world where you can see groups of them. You can run into an occasional whale shark on a dive in remote regions, but according to Matt seeing one is the "granddaddy of diving". Locally they are known as the ...