点评:My 18-year old daughter had always been fascinated by sharks, so the prospect of being in the water was too good to pass up while we were in New Zealand in December. Bluff was an easy 2 ½ hour drive from Queenstown where we were based out of on this trip.
I can’t say enough about how great this experience was despite a bit of a rough start (the rough start had nothing to do with the crew at Shark Experience). The seas were a bit high on the 45 minute ride out to the shark grounds and my daughter got sick, but the crew did a great job making sure she was as comfortable as possible. The shark grounds themselves are near a small island and were much calmer.
Once we arrived at the grounds we went through a quick orientation in the water with the regulator and then waited. There was a bit of a concern as no shark had arrived in the first hour, and we were well aware that there was no guarantee one would show up at all, which yes would’ve been a disappointment.
However, soon after, Captain Mike up on the viewing platform shouted out, “Shark!” and it was on.
There were 12 of us diving that day and the cage holds four. All of us got 3 rotations in the cage while 3 different great white sharks stayed with us for a couple of hours. It was absolutely incredible being in the water with these enormous, amazing creatures. When it was over, thankfully the seas were much calmer on the ride back to port.
I can’t say enough about Mike and the crew (office staff included). If you’re ever on the south island in New Zealand, this is a must!
翻译:我 18 岁的女儿一直对鲨鱼很着迷,所以当我们 12 月在新西兰时,有机会下水游泳真是太让人兴奋了。从我们这次旅行的基地皇后镇开车 2 个半小时就可到达布拉夫。
尽管一开始有些不顺利(一开始的不顺利与 Shark Experience 的工作人员无关),但我还是无法用言语形容这次经历有多棒。在前往鲨鱼场的 45 分钟航程中,海浪有点高,我的女儿生病了,但工作人员做得很好,确保她尽可能舒适。鲨鱼场本身靠近一个小岛,平静得多。
我们到达鲨鱼场后,在水中用调节器进行了快速定位,然后等待。我们有点担心,因为第一个小时内没有鲨鱼到达,而且我们很清楚,根本无法保证会出现鲨鱼,这确实会令人失望。
然而,不久之后,观景台上的 Mike 船长大喊一声“鲨鱼!”,鲨鱼就开始了。
那天我们一共潜水 12 个人,笼子里只关了 4 只。我们所有人都在笼子里转了 3 圈,3 条不同的大白鲨和我们呆了几个小时。和这些巨大而神奇的生物一起在水中真是太不可思议了。当鲨鱼游完后,谢天谢地,在返回港口的途中,海面平静多了。
我对 Mike 和船员(包括办公室工作人员)赞不绝口。如果你有机会到新西兰南岛,一定要来这里!