Guided Swimming Experience with Sharks in Portugal

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!